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Patel Brothers Indian Marketplace, Tampa, FL
Because I am now writing a second blog with a friend called America’s Test Chicken, I’ve gotten deeply involved in the cuisine of India. One of the challenges we faced in exploring the exotic ingredients was finding them! We paid far too much for the spices at gourmet supermarkets, if we could even find them.…
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Hillsborough River State Park in Florida
Located on Florida Highway 301 in Thonotosassa near Tampa, Hillsborough River State Park offers 2990 acres of hiking, kayaking, picnicking, canoeing, camping, swimming and more. Lots of Florida flora and fauna for a very reasonable price.
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Clearwater, FL, Chalk Walk
A stroll down the seaside sidewalk in Clearwater, Florida, to see the chalk artists creating. Lots of cartoon characters and 3D effect works, plus tents of food, clothing, jewelry and other handmade arts to shop in Tampa Bay.
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Radi, the German Radish They Eat with Beer
Curly-cut radishes – they call them Radi at Oktoberfest in Germany, and their salty goodness is the perfect accompaniment to beer. You can make them at home with a vegetable spiral-cutter and little else. They are delicious as well as raw vegan, gluten-free, non-dairy and all that other healthy stuff.
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Kallitypes and Czech Pickled Sausage Salad (Utopenci)
This cold, pickled sausage salad is a staple in Europe. The Germans have a similar dish called Wurstsalat. This is a Czech family recipe given to me when I lived there a few years ago, and you can find it in my book ATFT: Collected Czech Family Recipes. It makes a great snack, light meal,…
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Hand-Colored Photographs of American Diners
A sampling of Karren Doll Tolliver’s handcolored American diner photos.
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My Newest Book, “A Travel for Taste: Germany”, is Now Available for Sale!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American peeps! And just in time for Black Friday, my newest book is available for sale online! I’m hoping that it will save you a shopping trip or two since you can buy it with a couple of clicks. Here’s what it looks like on the outside: Isn’t it handsome??…
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Mouflon Sheep Roast in the Bavarian Forest
The Bavarian Forest is an area of natural wonder in eastern Germany on the Czech border. There, I visited my friends’ friends’ hotel (Steinbruchsee) and had savory mouflon (sheep) roast.
A Travel for Taste
…travel and food stories by Karren Doll Tolliver
A Travel for Taste 