My family has gotten the opportunity to stay in Buenos Aires, aka BA, on three very different occasions. The first time driving there was pure chaos. We arrived after dark and traffic was coming from all directions. Taxi drivers were honking with gusto while tailgating within an inch of the […]
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Let me count the ways. Who doesn’t love pizza? If you’re reading this then my guess is that you do too! Pizza and I go way back. I ate a lot of it growing up. It was always a special morning in our house when Mom would make pizza biscuits.😁 […]
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I’m adopting a new style of cooking while living in Argentina which is, in a word, Spanglish. I’m taking elements from my homeland and new province and melding them together. After all, what could be more American than that? 🇺🇸🥧🇦🇷🥟 We often hear about authentic, international dishes being “Americanized.” I used to […]
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I was recently with my family conducting business in Buenos Aires when we decided to take an impromptu trip to Colonia del Sacramento. Uruguay is just a quick ferry ride across the Rio so we figured why not? Our day was off to a good start. Going through customs was […]
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I’m perpetually pining for pasta on Pinterest and there is no shortage here in Argentina. They really get me. 🇦🇷🤗 I decided to do a pasta tribute in the spirit of this newfound bounty. Disclaimer: I’m not Italian or proclaiming to be a pasta expert. I’m actually part Scottish but have […]
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I keep seeing posts online about a certain crisp in the air. I’m enviously scrolling through pictures of people enjoying Fall festivals, corn mazes and pumpkin patches with their families on social media. My mouth waters as I watch videos meticulously documenting how to make various apple, cranberry and pumpkin […]
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It’s time to pause, reflect and explore this beautiful new land after being in survival mode for the past few weeks. I’m not sure where to begin because there have been so many exciting, new discoveries. One of the first things that we noticed about traveling through central Argentina was […]
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Sometimes in life you may find yourself having to adapt to a new food land, so to speak. Some examples of this could be cooking while on vacation, moving to a new town, or like in my case; living abroad. Today, I want to share with you how I turned […]
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Did I forget to mention that Argentina is my temporary home? My family is currently residing here for my husband’s job. We’re a few months in now, so nice and settled, but those first few weeks were wild! I researched about the life and cuisine here beforehand and read about […]
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