“The Federal Republic of Central America, also known as the United Provinces of Central America, was a short-lived state in Central America, which consisted of the territories of the former Captaincy General of Guatemala. An experiment in republican democracy, it existed from July 1823 to 1840. It was intended to be a federal republic modeled… Read More In the Middle
Capt C. killed 2 bucks and 2 buffaloe, I also killed one buffaloe which proved to be the best meat, it was in tolerable order; we saved the best of the meat, and from the cow I killed we saved the necessary materials for making what our wrighthand cook Charbono calls the boudin blanc, and… Read More The White Pudding Breakfast
“The absolute neutrality of Switzerland as a political principle is generally dated from the year 1674, when the Federal Diet declared that the Confederation, as a body, would regard itself as a neutral state and intervene on neither side in the war which had just broken out. Edgar Bonjour, Swiss Neutrality, Its History and Meaning… Read More No Neutrality Here
We need to educate our children if we want our continent to prosper, but they can’t learn if they go to school hungry.” – Cesária Évora, the “Barefoot Diva”, Cape Verdian singer Buenos Aires – If I were to ask you to tell me a little about Cape Verde, I’m guessing you’d draw a blank.… Read More Green Cape
I speak: Portuguese, German, French, English, Spanish, Italian, Esperanto, some Russian; I read: Swedish, Dutch, Latin and Greek (but with the dictionary right next to me); I understand some German dialects; I studied the grammar of: Hungarian, Arabic, Sanskrit, Lithuanian, Polish, Tupi, Hebrew, Japanese, Czech, Finnish, Danish; I dabbled in others. But all at a… Read More A Novel Dinner
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean, country singer, actor, businessman Buenos Aires – Those of us from the U.S. recognize the name Jimmy Dean from the sausage brand. What many people probably don’t know (I certainly didn’t) is that… Read More Bondi, Cured Bondi
The whole country is filled with adventures, but there is adventure just in the visual landscape alone. There is always something familiar, but if it looks too familiar, you just have to look a little farther for the oddity.” – Chris Patterson Buenos Aires – Oddiites, curiosities, serendipities… A trio of restaurants that I’ve found… Read More Trio of Oddities
Summer sausage is the general term for any sausage that can be kept without the need of refrigeration. Summer sausage is usually a mixture of pork and other meat such as beef and venison. Summer sausage can be either dried or smoked, and curing ingredients can vary significantly, although some sort of curing salt is… Read More End of Summer Sausage