Hey Everyone ~  Meet Ellen.  She is an expat living in Antalya, Turkey.  Ellen has a passion for music, travel, life abroad and food, oh… and she has a passion for writing.  You can follow her blog at:  http://www.elleninturkey.com/  Lucky for us, Ellen has shared a traditional lamb dish, Ali Nazik.

Ireland, is very much on our “must see” list.  I don’t know when we’ll get there, but we will.  One of the things I love about owning a Bed & Breakfast Inn is the connection between Innkeepers world wide.  It is a vast community and I’ve never come across an Innkeeper who wasn’t willing to lend a hand, answer a question or in this case offer a specialty of the house recipe. 

We are home again, it was an awesome road trip.  We left Springdale, UT late Wednesday morning because we just couldn’t seem to tear ourselves away.  Our first night on the road was back to Vegas, then Reno, then Ashland. 

Does anyone not love flan?  It’s smooth, creamy and delicious, right? I received the following two recipes from two lovely women from different parts of the world.  After receiving the recipes, I started wondering about the origins of the yummy dessert.

Lomo Saltado – Peruvian Stir-fried Beef and Potatoes

Shared by:  Lyle at GringWasi B&B – http://agringoslifeincusco.wordpress.com/

When I first met Lyle, online, (there is a vast world of travelers who also happen to own B&B’s) we discussed his B&B, why he moved to Peru and how could I get some of his recipes! 

Posted by: Kent at La Casita B&B.  You can find Kent on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/LaCasitaBB

Here’s the thing, I am not someone who can eat super spicy food.  I never have been.  My palette screams out in pain and my eyes weep and my nose warns me before I even get too close, “Those are not for you!”

There are multiple reasons why I launched this blog.  Being one of a gazillion other travel blogs is not on top of the list, but I do have a few good reasons.  While there are indeed a LOT of travel blogs (and various assorted other blogs) out there, I wanted to put just a bit of a different spin on mine and I knew food needed to be a piece of the puzzle.