Semolina monkey puzzle nut cookies

Yes, I sound like I float around in potato sacking, chewing flowers and weaving watercress through my hair. I did not intend to make these earth-mother cookies, they crept up on me. I… Continue reading →

Welsh tea in Patagonia

Yes, more Welsh tea in Patagonia, but this time here in Bariloche. We get it where we can, oink oink. The smiley, ruddy-cheeked, white-haired and moustachioed owner of Equs was jubilant to discover JP… Continue reading →

Rough-edged strawberry tart

Thanks Hugh, for this exquisitely delicious tart recipe. I made it in record time one evening last month before the strawbs ran out here in Bariloche, and scoffed my half (my half) in… Continue reading →

El Calafate

Just a few short days after my mum arrived in Bariloche from England, after three flights and countless hours of milling around in airports, we braced ourselves for a …. wait for it… Continue reading →

Risotto con funghi secchi & Torta di mele

It is the umpteenth time I’ve made this risotto with dried mushrooms and the first time for the apple tart. Both are from The Fratelli Camisa Cookery Book and both hold flavours of… 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 →

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 →

Peaches & cream

This couple of little herberts looking sheepish on the balcony were snapped the second day into our latest bout of storms. Note the greyish-blue stained sky behind them. Alongside the apricot lilies – now flickering… 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 →

Tarts & quiche

Just because they’re yum. Pastry is a favourite any time of the year, but here in Buenos Aires tarts and quiche are easier for me to cook in winter when having the oven… Continue reading →