Katie Metz de Martínez's Posts Tagged 'fruit' (4)

We are lucky enough to have a sizable vegetable patch adjacent to our flower garden, a space which is primarily tended to by my husband's stepdad. All manner of green, leafy things grow there under Tomás' care, including a sprawling, prickly blackberry…

As an American expat living abroad, I think it’s only natural to draw comparisons between the food I grew up with in the U.S. and the cuisine that I encounter in my adopted country, Argentina. The first time I saw pepitas at a bakery here, I felt…

Inside the cramped little bakery, glass display cases overflowed with coconut-rimmed tarts filled with glistening, red jam, small cookies with deep ruby centers, and an assortment of danishes decorated with the same eye-catching yet unfamiliar topping.…

Holiday parties in the northern climes typically feature belly-warming tipples such as warm, fragrant mulled wine or rich, creamy eggnog; however, as I mentioned in my previous post about arrollado primavera, many here in Argentina prefer to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s with lighter food and drink given the hot and humid temperatures at this time of…