El Viejo Oso Chocolatería

I have discovered a new Argentine chocolate that is pretty sublime. I had walked past El Viejo Oso Chocolatería just a couple of days before I stumbled across my first bar, but was… Continue reading →

Argentine-American brownies

A very American recipe – from glamorous Katherine Hepburn, no less, and tweaked by David Lebovitz – using artisan Argentine chocolate. Rapa Nui is my favourite chocolate shop here in Bariloche, with its… Continue reading →

San Carlos de Bariloche

Lakes, forested hills, snow-topped mountains, alpine air, chocolate chocolate chocolate. We have escaped the hot humid city in the last remnants of summer to the cool, fresh air of Bariloche for the next… Continue reading →

The Fratelli Camisa Cookery Book

In this Buenos Aires household we are celebrating JP’s recently acquired Italian citizenship. Ma che bello! It is the well-deserved result of gathering essential paperwork – a birth certificate was sent over from Italy and… Continue reading →

Alfajores & apricots

An alfajor in Argentina is a special biscuit with dulce de leche caramel sandwiched in the middle. I became quite porky gorging on these and other dulce de leche delights in 2003, my… Continue reading →

El Superclásico

Last Sunday was the Superclásico match between Argentina’s arch-rivals, River Plate vs Boca Juniors. There was a tremendous build-up as the teams hadn’t played each other for around a year and a half,… Continue reading →

30

I turned 30 this weekend, a milestone, and was spoilt to bits by JP, family and friends. I feel extremely lucky. The week had started off with a bright clear break in the recent stormy… Continue reading →

Colonia del Sacramento

I have to cross the border every three months to renew my 90-day tourist visa, which is a fine excuse to take a wee trip. The usual getaway for tourists is Colonia del… Continue reading →

Indoors

Down in this corner of the world we are settling well into autumn, like a dog circling round and round in his basket to find the snuggest spot for a snooze. Thoughts of… Continue reading →

Spying & eating

Working indoors on roasting summer days, the balcony is my escape. There is a large glistening blue pool below us and this man, as brown as a nut, has been the first to… Continue reading →