34 out of 52 done

We have come far in our goal of making a meal each week from a new country. We have finished 34 out of 52 weeks. I have not been able to update our progress until now because of the birth of our beautiful baby girl and an extended time in the bubble afterwards, not to mention two crushed computers and one really slow one with a broken charger. When I say crushed I mean literally crushed; one my husband "threw" on the floor and the screen smashed, and the other computer I dramatically fell on while I was falling and at the same time throwing my baby on the bed before I crumbled into a ball underneath her highchair in the corner of our bedroom. This made it a little difficult to write a blog regularly.

This project has been one of the most fun to execute than I have ever done. None of the meals we made tasted bad, but some were absolutely better than others. A few of our favorite countries that we "went to" that are mentioned here were Japan, Nepal, Azerbaijan, Mexico, Cyprus, Argentina and Denmark. Besides these Russia, Cuba and the sweet potato pones from Liberia were good and very different flavors than 'normal' that were fun to try. I was impressed that we kept this up every week with all that we have had going on, the only thing we missed was a picture of our dish from Zambia.

Here is the update of what we have made the last 26 weeks:

8.Austria - Schnitzel, Home made French fries and Red cabbage salad.

9.Albania - Gjelleme Arra, Turli perimesh and Ruccola
                                     

10.Holland - Philosopher's Stew with Cinnamon Glazed Carrots

http://dutchfood.about.com/od/mainmeals/r/PhilosopherStew.htm
http://dutchfood.about.com/od/sidedishes/r/CinnamonCarrots.htm

11.Burma - Mandalay Chicken/Burmanese Noodles

12.Jamaica - Jerk Chicken with Plantains and rice & peas which means beans. (Marinaded for two days)

13.South Africa -Bobotie

14.Turkey - Chicken Kebabmarinert i en dag

15.Scottland - Shepherd's Pie

16. Nepal - Momo Meat Dumplings

http://www.food.com/recipe/nepali-momo-nepalese-meat-dumplings-86666

17. Japan - Ramen Noodle Soup

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/722637/

18. Azerbaijan - Kutab (Stuffed Flatbread) with Winter Squash filling and Meat filling

http://foodperestroika.com/2013/02/10/kutab-azerbaijani-stuffed-flatbread/

19. Georgia -Ajapsandali (Eggplant Stew)

http://georgiaabout.com/2012/06/27/about-food-ajapsandali-georgian-eggplant-stew/

20. Mexico -Asado de Bodas (Pork in Red Chile Sauce) and Slaw w/ Jicama, Cilantro and Lime

http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Asado-de-Bodas-Pork-in-Red-Chile-Sauce

http://stylishcuisine.com/?p=2174

21. Portugal - Bacalhau with Cream

22. Spain - Albondigas (meatballs) and Ensalada Verde (Green Salad)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/spanish_meatballs_60593

http://spanishfood.about.com/od/soupssalads/r/ensaladaverde.htm

23. Phillipines -Arroz Caldo (Chicken and Rice Soup)

http://kitchenconfidante.com/arroz-caldo-filipino-chicken-and-rice-soup-recipe

24. Chile - Charquicán (Beef Stew)

http://rickcooks.com/recipes/txt2html.cgi?charquican

25. Cuba - Pulpeta (not meatloaf) and Cuban Salad

http://www.mybigfatcubanfamily.com/my_big_fat_cuban_family/pulpeta-not-meatloaf.html

26. Liberia -Jollof Rice and Sweet Potato Pone

http://www.foodbycountry.com/Kazakhstan-to-South-Africa/Liberia.html

http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Cookbook/Liberia.html

27. Cyprus - Chicken Souvlakiz with Haloumi, Tzatziki and Pita

http://www.kalofagas.ca/2009/01/06/chicken-halloumi-souvlaki/

28. Zambia - Ifisashi

http://www.food.com/recipe/ifisashi-455142
http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/miscellaneous/fetch-recipe.php?rid=misc-ifisashi
29. France - Ratatouille

30.Russia - Borscht

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/borscht/

31.Argentina - Empanada and Guacamole

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/419624/argentinian-empanadas

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Guacamole/Detail.aspx?evt19=1

32.Ireland - Boxty (Potato Pancakes) with Bacon

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/boxtywithcrispstreak_91836

33. Denmark - Fried Plaice Fillet with Parsley Gravy

http://www.altomkost.dk/Opskrifter/noegleulsmaerkede_opskrifter/aftensmad/fisk_og_skaldyr/stegte_roedspaetter_med_persillesauce.htm

34. Pakistan - Biryani