From Argentina With Love

Martini de Yerba Mate--Yerba Mate Martini

 
Sometimes life throws you lemons.  And if you're an optimist, you make lemonade.  Or, you use the rind of said lemon and use it to make a twist in an awesome martini and wait for things to get better.

One of my favorite haunts when I was in my early 20s is the time-honored Cruise Room at Denver's Oxford Hotel.  It opened the day after Prohibition ended in 1933, and has been open ever since.  A quintessential example of Art Deco design, the Cruise Room was modelled after a bar on the ocean liner the Queen Mary.  Carved panels of cultures around the world saying 'Cheers!' line the walls, basking in dim pink light.

Argentinean Products

Where can a gal procure her husband's favorites that remind him of home?

You're probably not thinking that an Asian market is the place...but you'd be wrong!  Asian Seafood Market in Boulder stocks not just foodstuffs from all over Asia, and for some mysterious reason, a slew of Argentinean goods, too.  No other Latin products, only Argentina's. 

Churros--Churros

Today's recipe for Churros comes thanks to reader Marcos' from Australia's request.  I often get emails  from readers with suggestions, so your Reader Requests will be a new monthly feature. Please email (or tweet, or facebook) me your requests and ideas!  Thanks!

There are a lot of things in this world I just can't understand.  Some I may eventually learn, others will remain a mystery to me forever.  Quantum Physics, the intricacies of the human brain, and why everyone on earth is so enamored of Churros--all a puzzle to me.

Pionono de Dulce de Leche--Caramel Jelly Roll

You know if you're a parent that moment when your toddler is quiet, and you allow yourself a momentary  mental sigh of relief.  And then, you think, wait--it's too quiet, and discover them in the bathroom, an entire roll of toilet paper unraveled around them, or the in the kitchen with the bubbles from the dish soap overflowing all over the kitchen floor, or all of your makeup taken out and spread all over the place.  (Not that this has happened to me,  ummm, I'm just saying!)

Ensalada Waldorf--Waldorf Salad

 

Waldorf Salad is such a part of our culinary vernacular that it finds a home on holiday tables around the world. 

It all began in March of 1893, on 5th and 33rd Streets in New York City--the location of the original Waldorf Hotel.  Alva Vanderbilt threw a charity ball to fete the hotel's opening, drawing society A-listers from New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore and everywhere in between.