An Expatriate's Culinary Journey from the Argentine Pampas to the Minnesotan Prairie
I am the world’s largest consumer of lemons—at least, that’s what Dan used to tell me when we first started dating. I love the sour, acidic, punchy notes of lemon peel and lemon juice, and a lot of the things I make rely on citrus, and of all the citrus fruits, lemon is definitely my [...]
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 [...]
Happy August! How are you all? The past month of July struck Minnesota with a steamy heat wave that set all kinds of new records, sometimes with as many as seven consecutive days with a temperature of 90° or more, and that has prompted my kitchen to be strangely dormant. This weather is so unusual [...]
I confess that I used to never like Tres Leches Cake. It used to be a dessert that eluded me. I couldn’t understand the concept of a cake sitting in a sweet, milky sauce. The majority of restaurants have Tres Leches Cake on their dessert menu. Maybe it’s just bad luck but I’ve never liked [...]
Who doesn’t love coffee? I know I rely on this magical beverage to wake me up every morning and power me through the day. I’m actually one of those rare people who still prefers to brew her own coffee at home rather than go to Starbucks or Caribou Coffee. A Starbucks habit is definitely something [...]
Carol's Baking adventures 