An Expatriate's Culinary Journey from the Argentine Pampas to the Minnesotan Prairie
We are almost a week away from Chinese New Year! It is always a joyous time in our house when this holiday comes around, because it is one of our most favorite holidays, celebrated by over 1 billion people around the world. This year, Lunar New Year will start on February 1 and will conclude on [...]
We are still in the season of miracles, also known as Hanukkah! We’ve been celebrating at home since the evening of November 28 and honoring the Jewish side of our family. Every evening we tune in to the live stream of Temple Israel and get to share with our community.Hanukkah is one of the holidays I [...]
It’s almost Thanksgiving! One of the national holidays in the United States that commemorates the Pilgrims' first successful harvest thanks to the help from the Native Americans, and while no record exists of that first Thanksgiving’s menu, we know that the table was covered with dishes of poultry, corn, pumpkins, and squashes that were most [...]
Every week, we eagerly anticipate the arrival of Friday. TGIF! We all need a way to celebrate the end of the working week, and going back to my high school days, Friday was the day I did something low key with my friends, completely forgetting about school and homework, chatting about the week, laughing, and [...]
It’s National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! And normally I don’t observe any of these new food holidays celebrated all over the Internet, but…chocolate chip cookies are actually my most favorite cookie of all time. The first time I baked something in the US, it was chocolate chip cookies. I had heard about this American classic [...]
Carol's Baking adventures 