Just in time for the 29th–a video with a gnocchi recipe so simple, even a five-year-old can make it! I recently shot a series of technique videos, and in this one, my son Esteban teaches ME how to make Ñoquis del 29. We had a blast shooting this one–I hope you enjoy!
Filed under: Budget Meals (Comida Barata), Classics (Recetas Clasicas), Cultural Notes, Main Dishes (Platos Principales), People (Gente), Vegetarian (Vegetariana), Video by Rebecca Caro on 01/28/13
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My recipe for Zapallo en Almíbar is evolving! I think that’s how it starts with all family recipes that get passed down. Everyone makes their adaptations until it tastes just right for them, and then they write it in a tattered notebook where their prized family recipes are held. (Does your family have one of […]
Filed under: Bites (Picadita), Classics (Recetas Clasicas), Condiments, Sauces, and Jellies, Desserts (Postres), Holiday Recipes (Recetas de Dias Festivas), Recipe Index, Starters (Entradas), Vegetarian (Vegetariana) by Rebecca Caro on 01/8/13
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When I started this blog years ago, the foods of Argentina were foreign to me–I blindly tested a recipe, often without much of an idea of what the end result was supposed to taste like. After all, I was making the dishes in an attempt to replicate the flavors coming from my suegra's kitchen to […]
Filed under: Classics (Recetas Clasicas), Main Dishes (Platos Principales), Vegetarian (Vegetariana) by Rebecca Caro on 11/20/12
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As the old adage goes, "patience is a virtue". Why is a patient person more virtuous than the average person? Because no one has any patience, or at least patience is something that has to be cultivated, not a natural-born trait. So often, part of our human nature leaves us with a nagging question in the back […]
Filed under: Bites (Picadita), Classes (Clases), Classics (Recetas Clasicas), Empanadas, Vegetarian (Vegetariana) by Rebecca Caro on 11/8/12
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What do you do when your sweet Argentine husband confesses that he's homesick? If you're like me, you find that food–while never being quite like the real thing–brings you pretty close to home. And having that comforting flavor of home in your mouth soothes the homesick beast (even ten years, two kids and a mortgage […]
Filed under: Bites (Picadita), Breakfast (Desayuno), Classics (Recetas Clasicas), Condiments, Sauces, and Jellies, Vegetarian (Vegetariana) by Rebecca Caro on 10/2/12
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