“I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn’t study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people.” – Dan Quayle, former Vice President of the U.S.A. We spent the first three nights of this week playing host to a touring group… Read More The Tour Group
“A picture is the expression of an impression. If the beautiful were not in us, how would we ever recognize it?” – Ernest Haas, photographer A few months ago we went out for an interesting and creative “brunch” at Paraje Arévalo – I put it in quotes because it wasn’t really brunch, it was just… Read More Re-hashing Arévalo
“FOR certain voracious readers, April 1 has become a red-letter day: It’s the one time of the year when they get to eat books. They won’t eat just any book, only those prepared especially for the occasion, known as the Edible Books Festival and celebrated in libraries, bookstores, galleries and private homes around the world.… Read More The Incredible Edible… Book
“Laos is an enchanting land that demands that you slow your pace to match its own, and even the shortest visit might add tranquility to your travels. Sixty percent of Lao people are practicing Buddhists, and that fact colors every facet of life. Temples and stupas dominate the architecture of even the smallest village, and… Read More All About the Curry Paste
“We all need to start making some changes to how our families eat. Now, everyone loves a good Sunday dinner. Me included. And there’s nothing wrong with that. The problem is when we eat Sunday dinner Monday through Saturday.” – Michelle Obama, First Lady of the U.S.A. I guess Michelle should eat Sunday dinners more… Read More 4th Sunday Veg-Out
“The nation needs to return to the colonial way of life, when a wife was judged by the amount of wood she could split.” – W.C. Fields, comedian It’s been a couple of weeks since our last step-by-step recipe for pejerrey, and it’s time for another. I’m not sure why this particular recipe is “colonial”… Read More Colonial Silverside
“When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I’m only really alive when I’m writing.” – Tennessee Williams Joining the ranks of our various centenarians whom we’ve celebrated at Casa S, this weekend would have been Tennessee Williams’ 100th. Having spent most of his life, at least the latter part of it,… Read More The Selected Plates of Tennessee Williams
“So why not eat uncooked? And does that mean you can only eat uncooked foods? Not at all! That sort of fundamental approach can only lead to disappointment. Never tasting freshly baked bread again, abandoning spaghetti carbonara, or saying goodbye forever to chili con carne would be to adopt a food monoculture that might even… Read More Raw Excitement!