Scampi's Inferno
Shrimp scampi is technically a very simple dish. The fundamental ingredients are shrimp, garlic, parsley, lemon juice, wine, butter and red pepper flakes.…
April 7, 2013
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Chocolate Double Date
What do you get when a self-imposed cleanse meets dessert? Chocolate covered prunes and toasted almonds! We were out of our usual favorite go-to fruit, the…
April 5, 2013
Don't Cry for My Big Toe, Argentina
On our last full day in Buenos Aires, we took a short trip to the town of Tigres, a river delta region where a number of tributaries flow into the massive Rio…
April 2, 2013
Bolitas, Milanesas, y Libres...Oh My!
For the entire trip so far we've been on the hunt for a bead shop for Carinn’s jewelry, with low expectations of finding one. Imagine our surprise when we…
March 29, 2013
Tango in an Elevator
We'd heard a lot about the neighborhood La Boca and decided to brave the crazy taxi ride in rush hour traffic to get there (traffic laws and stoplights are…
March 27, 2013
A (Monday) Night Out With a Local
This is what a photo looks like when your battery dies in the middle of a shot... or maybe Martin is just a figment of our imagination. Last night we connected…
March 26, 2013
Two Little Tourists Went to the Market
After an 11 hour coma to recover from our travel day, we were ready for an adventure. We'd heard about the Sunday market at San Telmo but the scope of it was…
March 25, 2013
What's New Buenos Aires?
¡Buenos Días Desde Argentina! Well we finally made it after 23 hours of travel and less than 2 hours of sleep. Our first stop was lunch at The Natural Deli, a…
March 24, 2013
Alliteration Chicken (a.k.a. Cheddar & Chutney Stuffed Chicken Breasts)
The idea for this chicken actually came from Rachel Ray’s “Big Orange Book,” a solid collection of totally manageable recipes. This is technically my second…
March 18, 2013
Strawberry Clouds
On a recent Saturday morning I had a hankering for pancakes. Elliott is usually up for a weekend feast but he wanted to somehow offset the white flour. He…
March 9, 2013
Pasta for Grown-Ups (a.k.a. Pasta Puttanesca)
I first stumbled across a Pasta Puttanesca-like recipe a few years ago when I was trying to put together a meal from the meager supplies I had in my cupboards…
March 3, 2013