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Because Cooking’s Like Love
Yes, cooking’s exactly like love, a process which binds us and ties us, and molds us into the people we aspire to be. For that I give thanks. Over the weekend, I finished a book by my favorite blogger,...
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Of Birthdays and Celebrations, of Friends and Life
Birthdays can be the happiest days of our lives. But they can also be some of the saddest days.. I tend to get especially emotional and sensitive during my birthday, because I miss spending my birthday...
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This Period of My Life is Called “Cooking”
We all have defining moments in life. Just like Chris Gardner had different defining periods of life in “The Pursuit of Happyness”, our lives are pieces of moments categorized by the activities we...
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2013 Will Be A Year Of Abundance
Some say that the way you start the year determines how you will spend the rest of it. I’m not sure how true the saying is, but we broke the usual New Year’s celebration tradition this time, and...
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The Challenge: Living A Bigger Life
It’s January again, and we’ve come full circle, to the start of another cycle, and another chapter. Just like an empty chalkboard with bullet points to be filled, the beginnings of new phases are...
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Telling Stories About Life, People & Food In Between
Have you ever chanced upon random people on the street, looked past the time-weathered lines on their faces, and seen the kindness that is their soul? Do you wonder, when for a brief moment your glance...
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A couple which eats together, grows together
Along the journey called life, we meet people who later become lifelong friends, with whom we share certain aspects and experiences. And then among some of these friends, we meet those who, because of...
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Journeys
I’ve finally understood why people say life is a continuous journey, not a destination. And why we never seem to remain at a constant point in our lives, but instead are always moving, either forwards...
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I wish for you a thousand suns
“If you are a writer, you must write.” - Nicole Gulotta of Eat This Poem. Write what? you may ask. I have no English major to boast of, no books in my name to push in your face, nor compilation …...
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Authentic Japanese Cuisine at Kuriya Penthouse
Buenos Aires is no doubt a cove for feasting on amazing food. However, in my honest and humble opinion, much of its food scene is largely biased towards Western cuisine, particularly Argentine food...
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Re-capturing the Magic of the Little Things
The magic that at first enthralled me.. *** A long time ago, when my feet first trod the streets of Avenida Corrientes, and I stared wide-eyed at the bright lights of the theaters flanking this...
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On Determination + Chicken Saffron Risotto
*** ON DETERMINATION *** “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” ― Vince Lombardi Jr. *** In one of the...
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Quiche Lorraine + Let’s Do Something New
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DID SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME? *** A couple of years ago, I was sitting on the breakwater at East Coast Park, alongside Jinhua, one of my best friends in the world, as we...
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For these precious days of tranquil peace
THE COUNTRYSIDE *** “It is not easy to walk alone in the country without musing upon something.” - Charles Dickens *** I was born with the vibrations of the city flowing thorough my veins, amidst a...
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I choose to focus on beauty instead
While this space is mainly about easy, homemade recipes, it is also about telling stories, and to a much smaller extent, my views on life in general. And while this post has absolutely nothing to do...
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Countryside Escapade – Los Cardales
*** COUNTRYSIDE ESCAPADE LOS CARDALES *** Saturday was one of those beautifully perfect days that seemed to belong more to spring than winter - the kind of day when you wake up to see the sun shining...
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It’s the little things that make up a big life
*** LIFE IS MADE UP OF MANY LITTLE MOMENTS *** Walking along the elegant Avenue Libertador with my sister Valerie the other day, I watched as the warm afternoon sun rays spilled over the grass lawn...
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Sweet Corn Tart + I wish you enough
The week before Valerie left Buenos Aires, we invited my friend Mercedes over for dinner at our place, for a mini “farewell dinner” for Val as well as to just hang out on a Monday night. Mechi (short...
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Chocolate Truffles + How sweet it is
November has been a very sweet month so far. A constant gathering of friends at our new place; birthday cakes that are brimming with fresh berries and light, cream cheese; and plenty of birthday love,...
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Beef Ragu with Creamy Polenta
It’s one of those rainy periods in Buenos Aires again – and today is the kind of day that greets you with looming clouds that don’t seem about to go away anytime soon. The weather forecast is a picture...
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