A look at local food discoveries, whether it’s a particular dish or an ingredient, often with one or more recipes.
Those of you who’ve been with me awhile may remember that several years ago I took a series of private cooking classes from one of the best Brazilian chefs here in Argentina, Eduardo Pinheiro. He’s since moved back to Brazil (and I inherited those lovely dark clay soup and stew bowls you’ve been seeing the… Read More Brazil in Four Passes
“Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum (the commencement of Thai paves the way for new opportunities)” A year ago, still in the midst of very thematic dinners, we had a happy camper weekend of celebrating Thai Pongal, the start of the month of Thai – basically a harvest festival. I decided to bring back some of the… Read More The Return of Thai Pongal
Not to be confused with Chicken of Aragon Pie, which seems to be a chicken pot pie from Britain, flavored with lots of t’arragon, the pollo al chilindrón, one of Aragon, Spain’s best chicken dishes, is a slow cooked chicken stew with a strong red bell pepper base to the sauce. There are also versions… Read More Pollo al Chilindrón
“Continual improvement is an unending journey.” – Lloyd Dobyns, news correspondent Catching up on the last week’s worth of postings. Last weekend we continued into a two-day menu of tweaks to four dishes and one new one that I’ve been playing with. Brought the goat’s milk feta cheese back to the chilled avocado and roasted… Read More Tweaks and Something New
“Over the years, Audrey Hepburn has become a symbol for class, elegance, and timeless style. Word has it that she had an hourglass figure, 34-20-34, a weight of never no more than 110 lbs. (except when she was pregnant), at a height of 5 foot 7. So how did she stay so slim, even after… Read More Pasta and Chocolate, Every Day
“Time goes by so slowly for those who wait. No time to hesitate. Those who run seem to have all the fun. – from Madonna’s Hung Up It’s already halfway through January 3rd. Really. The year is flying by. So this holiday weekend started out with a conflict. Initially an internal conflict, but one that… Read More Time is Flying
“How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?” – Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) After the last post being a wrap-up of the year, it feels like I shouldn’t… Read More The December Photos
At this season things always get busy – lots of tourism and lots of folk wanting places to dine, particularly on the “nearly everything in town is closed what do we do now?” nights of the 24th, 25th, 31st and 1st. La Noche Buena, or Christmas Eve, we could have filled ten times over with… Read More Almost Like Full Time Work!