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COOKING TIP III, meat
Cooking meat, not as simple as one might think. If you have the basics covered your meat skills will increase drastically and you wont be stuck with dry tough cuts that your body is super pissed about...
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COOKING TIP IV, salads
If you care about your body you feed it leafy greens. Colored vegetables have many minerals and anti-oxidants. They can never be underestimated, they give you more vitality than anything else. Eat...
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BLACK sugar
Black sugar. Do you know it?!! I didn’t. Not until I came to Buenos Aires. I first spotted black sugar in Jumbo, the megastore of Argentina. Then I stumbled upon it at Casa Naturista, the best...
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COOKING TIP V, soups
Soup is one of my absolute favorite things to cook. It’s inexpensive, made in one pot for easy clean up, and the creations are endless. I can throw it on the stove and continue with life while it...
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COOKING TIP VI, French doughs
There are three French doughs you must know. They’re classic, simple, and ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. Stop buying the pre-made and do it yourself. Don’t be intimidated! With these three recipes you’ll...
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chocolate & chili puffs, pate a choux
I was responsible for last weeks postre del dia (pastry of the day) at Mexican Pop-Up. Normally the BA Pie Lady supplies the sweets on Thursday nights, but this particular week I was on my own....
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COOKING TIP VII, roasting garlic
En español Raw garlic can be somewhat fierce. By roasting it the spiciness (spicy like ginger, not like chilis) gets replaced with sweetness. It makes for a great addition in salad dressings,...
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blueberry goat cheese tart & buttermilk crust
Since the beginning it’s always been about bourbon pecan pie at our small restaurant Nola here in Buenos Aires. With the weather warming we’ve been making loads of menu changes, and our most well...
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makin’ chicken stock, DO IT!
One of the greatest things you can do in the kitchen is make your own stocks. This is one of the biggest things they pushed in culinary school. In the French kitchen it’s all about the sauce. And...
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30 second salad dressing
Another reason I love Buenos Aires, the grocery stores are so much smaller! Not stocked to the max with pre-made everything’s. Yes, of course there are loads of processed junk, cookies, and chips...
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makin’ perfect steamed rice
I know it seems crazy, but it’s really not! Rice is one of those foods that is simple yet we seem to screw up over and over again. I’ve been gettin’ in lots of practice these past few months. Rice =...
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