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 [...]
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 [...]
Most people who know me will tell you I am not a big fan of Halloween. Sure, I love the excuse for purchasing massive amounts of candy sans guilt of any kind; the warmly-glowing light of jack-o-lanterns, which in some cases have really intricate artistic designs; and when kids go door-to-door trick-or-treating and seeing all [...]
Welcome Fall! How many of us have been waiting for this season to arrive since at least August? I know I’m not the only one to have a special fondness for this beautiful season of crimson and gold colors. Some of my baker friends have been ready to embrace the change of season and have [...]
It’s Father’s Day and I can’t believe we are onto the last two weeks of the month of June. Summer is here and Minnesota is abloom in all its emerald green leafy goodness, with a canopy of shade trees lining the streets, gardens full of leaves and flowers, and lake season in full swing. Summer [...]
Carol's Baking adventures 