Posted in Buenos Aires, Montevideo, South America, Uruguay, beef, crispy, culture, grilled, grilling, guts, indulgent meal, lemon, morcilla, offal, pork, sausage, sweetbreads, tourism, travel, veal on Jun 2nd, 2009
As Odysseus was nearly drawn to his destruction on the rocks by the enchanting song of the sirens, so your hardy WANF voyagers were almost powerless to resist breaking themselves on the plentiful tables of Uruguay. However, unlike Homer’s hero, for whom women were the main weakness throughout his epic peregrinations, during our recent travels [...]
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Posted in Argentina, South America, alcoholic drink, beverage, cognac, drink, egg, grapes, history, lemon, lime, tart, travel on May 7th, 2009
Picture this, if you will: A warm, humid day in Argentina’s early autumn; the last rays of sun slanting sharply through the browning leaves of mature plane trees; myriad dog-walkers rustling quietly by in the litter of those already fallen. In the lee of a giant ficus planted for sidewalk shade, two travelers recline in [...]
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Posted in Jose Andres, Olive Oil, Recipe, almond, couscous, crispy, egg, fish, fried, healthy, lemon, nuts, olives, oranges, parsley, sauce, seafood, side dish, vegetables on Mar 19th, 2009
So, lately we’ve been experiencing a certain degree of apathy with regard to food. Maybe it’s the time of year or the grind of work, either way, it’s not a great place to be for us, and hopefully somewhere we will leave soon. Nonetheless, sometimes inspiration can strike, and delicious, seasonal citrus fruit can be [...]
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Posted in Alba, Garlic, Italian, Italy, Olive Oil, Puglia, Pugliese, celery, culture, lemon, octopus, salad, seafood, tourism, travel, winter on Feb 25th, 2009
Looking for a ray of sunshine in your diet?
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Posted in Olive Oil, Recipe, Recipes, broccoli raab, crispy, fish, healthy, lemon, lower fat, mushroom, mushrooms, onions, skin, vegetables on Feb 8th, 2009
How many times can one person write the word crispy in one post title? Guess five times was enough. Now how many times can one person write crispy within a post? Word count at the end of this post – I know you’ll be on the edge of your computer chair. Seriously, the other night I was [...]
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Posted in British, Christmas, England, Recipe, alcohol, alcoholic drink, anise, bay, beverage, brown sugar, cinnamon, culture, drink, easy, holiday, holidays, juice, lemon, orange juice, oranges, spices, sweet, tradition, wine, winter on Dec 20th, 2008
Even though mulled wine should remind me of being in the church choir as a cherub-faced youngster and singing Christmas carols with frosty breath overlooking a seasonally-decorated nave and a sea of pink-cheeked parishoners, it doesn’t. In spite of this being the way I was introduced to this most famous Yuletide beverage, my abiding memories [...]
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Posted in Fall, Garlic, Olive Oil, Recipe, breadcrumbs, butter, easy, egg, flour, herbs, lemon, liver, lunch, mushrooms, thyme, veal, weather on Nov 19th, 2008
A month or so ago we bought a package of veal liver at our local grocery store telling ourselves that we going to cook them, but not really having any idea how. We’ve made veal kidneys before without relying on a recipe so we were convinced we could do the same with the beast’s liver, [...]
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Posted in Moroccan, Recipe, Recipes, asparagus, cheap meal, chops, grilled, grilling, healthy, lamb, lemon, olives, onions, paprika, pine nuts, pistachios, spices on Jul 26th, 2008
Although we were the lucky recipients of a gorgeous red tagine as an engagement pressie from my parents friends a few years ago, we decided to forgo using it in the 95 degree heat New Yorkers were forced to endure last week. For those who may not know, a tagine (or tajine) is a [...]
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