Curanto

¡Epa! I’ve managed to skip the whole of June. Since we’ve been back in the Big Smoke, I’ve been embroiled in getting my permanent residency and getting a full-time, in-house job here in… Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Argentine cooking with Norma

My family generously surprised me with an Argentine cookery class for my birthday and off I went on the bus last Saturday to a flat in Belgrano, a smart residential neighbourhood. I did… 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 →

Pizzette

Or pizzetas here… This is getting ridiculous, but these colourful paint palettes are yet another Rose Bakery recipe from Paris. The thin base is light and crispy, they go down a treat. We… Continue reading →

Patagonian smooth-hound

Could a cooler name for a fish exist? It was labelled gatuzo at the supermarket’s fish counter. Also known as Mustelus schmitti or Narrownose smooth-hound, I was thrilled to bits with this exotic discovery until… 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 →

Croque Madame muffins

We have no telly in our flat so I miss out on Argentine cookery programmes, but I discovered Croydon-born Rachel Khoo by accident while ferreting around on Google for something. These muffins are… Continue reading →