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The promising beginning of a kings cake

Greta bakes… a King’s Cake, and fails

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Kings cake is famously eaten during the Mardi Gras and Carnival season. We Americans know it as an obnoxious green, purple and yellow bread cake with a baby hidden inside. The French as per usual have a more elegant and understated interpretation of the pastry. Le Gallette des Rois as it’s called in French has no topping, no artificial colors and no baby. It is a simple pastry cake with a sugary-almond inside with a knife-drawn picture on top. Well, simple is what I thought, but I’ve learned. She promised it would be easy…

nola vs france's kings cake
left: NoLa’s Kings Cake ; right: France’s Le Gallette des Rois

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Croatian Hangover Cure

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Malinska Croatia sunset
Insane Croatian sunset from our AirBnB in Malinska.

D and I went to Croatia twice last year and had the pleasure of meeting some wonderful human beings through Airbnb. Our host Slavica (pronounced Slavitsa), welcomed us with open arms and an open kitchen. She made wonderful treats for us but one stood out in particular.

After a night of one too many schnapps, we headed over to see our host. She could see that we were a bit hungover so she rushed over to the kitchen and started blending this magical elixir.

D and I on our travel around Croatia
D and I on our travel around Croatia

Not only does this shake taste amazing, but it seriously settled our stomachs and soothed our pain. Apparently she makes this for her sons after their eventful nights. It seriously worked for me! And if it doesn’t for you, I don’t know what will.

The recipe goes as followed:

2 bananas
2 pears (skinned and quartered)
2 eggs
Milk
sugar (to taste)

Mix it all in a blender and voila! You’ve got yourself two servings of hope for a better morning. Let me know if it works for you!