Entries from July 2008

July 21, 2008

Tack så mycket!

For those of you who don’t speak Swedish…
that means THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
And it goes to fellow blogger, Anne from Anne’s food, who organized this amazing book giveaway contest.
 

 
 
  
Believe it or not, I was one of the lucky winners!
Although I haven’t seen it yet, the book seems gorgeous and I can’t wait to start trying [...]

July 20, 2008

Friend’s Day

  

 

Today we celebrate Friend’s Day in Argentina.

I had an early celebration this week because Julie and Buffy came to visit.
 
 
Having baked treats for Buffy, I couldn’t very well leave Julie without hers. Having found (quite by chance, actually) the madeleines mould that I had bought a while ago in France, I decided to bake [...]

July 19, 2008

Dog-sitting

Yesterday I had a very special visit.
Julie, my previous landlady came to pay me a visit.
And she brought someone very special along. 
 
 

 
When I went to see the room at Julie’s house, almost five years ago, she invited me over for a cup of tea.
No sooner had I sat down that this little thing called [...]

July 16, 2008

Something fishy

 
 
 
 Sometimes I don’t have much time to cook. Or I don’t feel like washing up… And this is when dishes like this one come really, really handy. You won’t even need to use plates for this one!
Narda Lepes is well-known in Argentina. She has been on television for a while. I would even say she is [...]

July 13, 2008

A gift from Tibet

 
  
 

 
 
 
 
Yes, Tibet. Can you get any more exotic than that?
I bet you can’t.
This v. good friend of mine gave me an edible gift and whenever the gift is food-related (or simply, just food) I am elated. So when I got these berries I was over the moon.
 
 
 

 
  
 
I have to confess that I hadn’t heard about [...]