Day 42: Costa Rica and Chifrijo costarricense

Hola, Raffies! Dreaming about summer, we go over to Costa Rica, one of the happiest countries in the world, or so they say.. We are making some nice Chifrijo with pico de gallo. The recipe is really easy: You prepare your kidney beans. You boil your rice with some chili, laurel, some finely chopped sweet…

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Day 41: Republic of the Congo and Goat stew

Hello Raffies! Today was the day of my first injury while cooking. I managed to heavenly cut my finger while peeling the yams. But fear not, all is well and after applying a pressure band-aid I was back preparing today's dish. We are going to the country that has among the last gorillas' living in…

Day 40: Democratic Republic of the Congo and Poulet Yassa

Good evening, Raffies! Today the spring weather recoiled and gave way to the nice and cloudy Dutch standard..I have come to appreciate and cherish the sunny weather I had back in Italy.. Nevertheless, we are already at day 40! wow..almost 2 months cooking a different dish from a different country every night. I should be…

Day 39: Comoros and its Akoho sy voanio

Hello Raffies! Spring is finally here and hopefully it is here to stay. Otherwise why not pack your things and enjoy the sandy beaches of the Comoros Islands? Since I am passionate about active volcanoes, I was surprised to find out that the Comoros is a volcanic archipelago with some active volcanoes..now it rocketed high…

Day 38: Colombia and Bandeja Paisa

Good evening, Raffies! Tonight we are going to the country with the richest biological diversity in the world: Colombia and enjoying some traditional Bandeja Paisa. A friend of mine came over to have dinner with us and we enjoyed a big meal with a lot of different parts composing it. This is a really filling…