It’s been a couple of months since my last Chop Suey, and it felt like time for another. And, maybe something a little different from the usual dumpling and a kung pao or something similar as a litmus test. Maybe a couple of litmus tests first…. I have also decided that 2019 is the year of no… Read More Chop Suey #20
Menu #2 January 10-12 – 2019 – 10-12 de Enero This turned out to be one of the best menus we’ve done in awhile. All five dishes got praise from multiple guests! Este resultó ser uno de los mejores menús que hemos hecho en un rato. Cada uno de los cinco platos recibieron elogios… Read More A Very Orange Menu
The double entendre in the title is intentional… and hey, could be the start of a new series of posts like Bite Marks and Chop Suey. Maybe this is Meat Matters 1. Oh hell, I’m going to go and stick the 1 up there on the title now. Recently, the city of Buenos Aires held one of its… Read More Meat Matters #1
Menu #1 January 2-5 – 2019 – 2-5 de Enero Sometimes it’s the simple things that everyone loves. We’ve already had five emailed requests for the recipe for this soup, so, let’s put it on the blog! A veces es las cosas sencillas que todos aman. Ya recibimos cinco pedidos de email para la… Read More Beeting the Heet
After my write-up of Don Ignacio, I’ve had milanesas on the brain… and, more to the point, in my mouth… and stomach…. it is practically the national icon casual dish of this country, and as I mentioned in that post, something locals grow up with often eating multiple times a week. The government, years ago, even declared… Read More A MilaNapo Quint
As promised, a step by step recipe for our latest pasta hit! The original idea came from a post on the Salt & Lavender blog. It was good, though for our tastes, not enough punch, and too much heavy dairy in the cream and cheese. We played. Whole Wheat Pappardelle with Roasted Radishes &… Read More When Life Gives You Radishes
Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks, in-fighting, protests, concentration camps, riots – that’s pretty much what most of us likely think of when we hear about Bosnia and Herzegovina (well, we hear about Bosnia… has anyone ever said the word “herzegovina” to you in polite company?). When I was growing up it was part of Yugoslavia. It’s only been… Read More The Bread & Soup Project #24 – Bosnia & Herzegovina
Let’s start off the new year with a bang…! Many moons ago, we’re talking November 2006, there was an article in the New York Times that provoked a bit of ire amongst the foodie populace here. I was still new to the scene, but I weighed in, for the most part siding with the local response.… Read More Enter the Tigerfish