A look at local food discoveries, whether it’s a particular dish or an ingredient, often with one or more recipes.
“Take a lesson from this old Parisian And the finest entertainment she/he has known. Folies Bergères What a showing of color, costume, and dancing! Not a moment in life could be more entrancing Than an evening you spend aux Folies Bergères.” – lyrics from Folies Bergères Buenos Aires – Being the 140th anniversary of the… Read More Life is a Cabaret
“I love your jellyroll. It do’s me good deep down in my soul.” – Lonnie Johnson, from the lyrics to He’s a Jelly Roll Baker Buenos Aires – This odd looking thing is a pionono de pollo. The pionono itself is the cake that’s wrapped around the outside, and, make no mistake, it’s cake –… Read More Sugar Bird
“Caramels are only a fad. Chocolate is a permanent thing.” – Milton S. Hershey, entrepreneur Buenos Aires – The 102nd anniversary of the opening of Hersheypark, the amusement park created by Milton S. Hershey, seemed about as good a weekend as any to host our second Casa SaltShaker all-chocolate dinner. From my perspective, a far… Read More The Cocoa Bean
“Energy is that amazing feeling that comes to life inside of you when you’re happy and believe in yourself.” – Richard Simmons, fitness guru Buenos Aires – It’s been quite some time since I did a photo-illustrated step-by-step recipe for y’all. The other night I sent Henry a text while he was in class asking… Read More Sweat dat Fish
“Aleppo – Town of ancient and of modern Syria, and capital of a Turkish vilayet of the same name, between the Orontes and Euphrates rivers; situated on the banks of a little desert stream, Nahr-el-Haleb, seventy miles east of Alexandretta, its seaport on the Mediterranean. Formerly it derived its importance from being on the route… Read More Cooking the Aleppo Code
“The word “avocado” comes from the Nahuatl word āhuacatl (“testicle”, a reference to the shape of the vegetable). Historically avocados had a long-standing stigma as a sexual stimulant and were not purchased or consumed by any person wishing to preserve a chaste image. Avocados were known by the Aztecs as “the fertility fruit”. In some… Read More Vegetarian Prairie Oysters?
“One of the happiest days of my life is when I made five or six hundred pesos from a crop of watermelons I raise all on my own.” – Emiliano Zapato, Mexican Independence Fighter/Leader Buenos Aires – Last weekend marked the 90th anniversary of Emiliano Zapato’s last stand, in his hometown of Morelos, Mexico. It… Read More Viva México!
[Denton] Cooley reportedly answered in the affirmative when a lawyer during a trial asked him if he considered himself to be the best heart surgeon in the world. “Don’t you think that’s being rather immodest?” the lawyer replied. “Perhaps,” Dr. Cooley responded. “But remember I’m under oath.” Buenos Aires – Perhaps it was just coincidence,… Read More A Little Bit of Heart