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		<title>Argentinean Chapa Bread..Enormous Sandwiches, to Say “Hello” to Buenos Aires, or Why “Love is Food” in the Argentinean Mind !</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abajo en Español Almost ready to board the plane, that in 13 hours!!! OMG, will take me to Buenos Aires&#8230;B.A. as I call to call my hometown&#8230;.Fours hours of &#8220;décalage horaire&#8221;, almost 40 degrees difference in temperature&#8230;yet SO happy ! When the sliding doors of Ezeiza airport open, paf! the sun dazzles me..the heat of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: #99cc00;">Abajo en Español</span></strong></p>
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<p>Almost <strong>ready to board the plane,</strong> that in 13 hours!!! OMG, will<strong> take me to Buenos Aires&#8230;B.A. as I call to call my hometown</strong>&#8230;.Fours hours of &#8220;décalage horaire&#8221;, almost 40 degrees difference in temperature&#8230;yet SO happy ! When the sliding doors of Ezeiza airport open, paf! the sun dazzles me..the heat of Argentinean summer burns my skin&#8230;a swarm of people asking &#8220;Taxi Madame?&#8221;<br />
No,<strong> my friend Patricia is waiting for me, ready to smother me in hugs, reassuring me that I look gorgeous</strong> &#8220;Estàs divina!!!&#8221; <strong>That&#8217;s the first thing a good Argentinean friend tells you</strong>..even if you cannot look &#8220;divina&#8221; after trying to catch some sleep in the ever-shrinking seats of an Air France plane&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_3512" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 563px"><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/02/argentinean-chapa-bread-recipe-sandwiches-receta-pan-mallmann.html/vacations-2-2" rel="attachment wp-att-3512"><img class="size-full wp-image-3512" title="Vacations-2" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Vacations-21.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="738" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Photo from web</p></div>
<p>Too soon, <strong>my tight schedule is announced:</strong> &#8220;If you want&#8230;but only if you want&#8230;if you are not too tired&#8230;I have <strong>organised an &#8220;asado&#8221;</strong> (barbecue) with Belén, Francis, Pacho, Bea, Sony &amp; Clara at home&#8230;and tomorrow there is <strong>another &#8220;asado&#8221;</strong> chez the other Patricia (80% of my friends are called Patricia!), to be <strong>followed by another &#8220;asado</strong>&#8221; chez Silvana&#8230;and like that I feel like <a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Lagarde">Christine Lagarde</a>..only my &#8220;unmissable&#8221; appointments are not IMF related&#8230;.my RDVs are<strong> a chain of &#8220;asados&#8221; where I will ingest more meat that is possible to imagine in the life of a normal human being.</strong>..Yes, because all Argentineans believe that their countrymen (or women) living abroad suffer a kind o<strong>f meat deprivation that has to be reversed in the 15 days they go back to their country on vacation..</strong>.Suddenly, I feel like a &#8220;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boa_constrictor">boa constrictor</a>&#8221; that has eaten three cows, and tries to digest that&#8230;while savoring<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://delugaresysabores.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/postre-rogel-0.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http://www.delugaresysabores.com.ar/%3Fp%3D776&amp;usg=__e4iVniBx9oKD7_6Q8_dNiUt60ls=&amp;h=325&amp;w=472&amp;sz=31&amp;hl=fr&amp;start=53&amp;zoom=1&amp;tbnid=A1gn4MJxcQGWyM:&amp;tbnh=128&amp;tbnw=171&amp;ei=rnU7T9DaEciXhQev0qCSCg&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Drogel%2Bdolli%26hl%3Dfr%26biw%3D1918%26bih%3D864%26tbm%3Disch&amp;itbs=1&amp;iact=hc&amp;vpx=1540&amp;vpy=567&amp;dur=6&amp;hovh=186&amp;hovw=271&amp;tx=185&amp;ty=133&amp;sig=114372603986393361442&amp;page=2&amp;ndsp=68&amp;ved=1t:429,r:9,s:53"> a Rogel </a>(dessert made with puff pastry AND insane quantities of dulce de leche!!) Yes, that is Argentinean love.<strong>.We love you so we feed you until you are ready to burst!!</strong></p>
<p>Do you believe that<strong> Parisian Cristina will say &#8220;no&#8221; to all these &#8220;delicacies&#8221; believing that is not &#8220;oh so chic&#8221; to eat like a pig???</strong>  &#8221;Tu parles&#8221; (very difficult to translate phrase, meaning like &#8216;not even crazy&#8221;) No, <strong>chic Cristina will ask for some &#8220;chimichurri&#8221; sauce to add to this meat !!! As I always say&#8230;&#8221;If we are going to commit a sin..it has to be a big one!!</strong></p>
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<p>I found the<strong> recipe for chapa bread</strong>, in <a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/argentinian-cooking-mallmann-tarta-pascualina-pie-spinach-eggs-tart.html">Francis Mallmann&#8217;s book</a>, and you can enjoy this with whatvever you want. In the first picture, <strong>pork meat and roasted sweet potatoes&#8230;accompanied by a mustard sauce..In the second sandwich, grilled and caramelized onions, with a hint of honey..the choice is yours!</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #99cc00;">Pan de Chapa Argentino&#8230;Sandwiches Enooormes, para decirle &#8220;Hola&#8221; a Buenos Aires, o Por Qué &#8220;el Amor es Comida&#8221; para la Mente Argentina&#8230;</span></strong></p>
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<p>Ya casi lista para tomar <strong>mi avion, que en trece horas (OMG!) me llevara a Buenos Aires.</strong>.B.A, como me gusta llamar a mi ciudad&#8230;<strong>Cuatro horas de diferencia horaria, y casi 40 grados de diferencia en temperatura!..</strong>.y sin embargo feliz! Cuando se abren las puertas corredizas en el aeropuerto de <strong>Ezeiza, PAF! el sol me ciega&#8230;el calor del verano argentino quema mi piel</strong>&#8230;una nube de taxitas y remiseros repite: &#8220;Taxi? Remise a capital?&#8221;</p>
<p>No, mi amiga Patricia me esta esperando&#8230;y en cuanto me ve, casi ahogandome en besos y abrazos, me dice: &#8220;Estas divina!!&#8221; <strong>Si, es lo primero que una amiga argentina le va a decir a otra..aunque no puedas estar &#8220;divina&#8221;después de tratar en vano de dormir en los cada dia mas chicos asientos del avion de Air France&#8230;..</strong></p>
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<p>Inmediatamente,<strong> se anuncia mi apretada agenda</strong>: &#8220;Si querés, pero solo si tenés ganas, eh! ya organizamos<strong> un &#8220;asadito&#8221;  en casa con Belén, Francis, Pacho, Bea, Sony y Clara.</strong>.y <strong>mañana, tendriamos otro asado</strong> en lo de la otra Patricia (el 80% de mis amigas se llaman Patricia) , <strong>y el lunes, asado</strong> en lo de Silvana&#8230;&#8221;, y ya me empiezo a sentir como<a rel="nofollow" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Lagarde"> Christine Lagarde</a>&#8230;solo que<strong> mis impostergables RDV no tiene nada que ver con el FMI..</strong>.todos mis RDV son <strong>una cadena de &#8220;asados</strong>&#8221; donde voy a comer carne en cantidades imposibles de  imaginar para un ser humano normal&#8230;<strong>Si, porque todos los argentinos piensan que sus compatriotas que viven en el exterior sufren de una carencia de carne &#8220;in extremis&#8221; que debe ser inefectiblemente corregida durante los quince dias de vacaciones en el pais !</strong> Cuando me quiero acordar, ya <strong>me siento una &#8220;boa constrictor&#8221;,</strong> que se comio tres vacas, y trata de digerirlas penosamente&#8230;pero en el mientras tanto me deleito con un<a rel="nofollow" href="http://recetasdecocinablog.com/postre-mil-hojas-rogel/"> Rogel !</a>! (postre hecho de capas de hojaldre y cantidades insanas de dulce de leche!!) Y si<strong>, asi es el amor argentino&#8230;Te quiero tanto que te hago comer&#8230;hasta explotar!!</strong></p>
<p>Ahora, ustedes creen que esta Cristina parisina le va a decir &#8220;no&#8221; a todas esas delicias?? pensando que<strong> no queda &#8220;tan chic&#8221; comer como una cerda?</strong>!?? &#8220;Ni ahi&#8230;&#8221; No, Cristina dira: &#8220;<strong>Chicas, como no hicieron chimichurri, para poner en el choripan???!?&#8221; Y si, como yo digo siempre: &#8220;si vamos a pecar, hay que hacerlo en grande..&#8221;</strong></p>
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<p>Encontré esta receta del <strong>Pan de Chapa,</strong> en el libro de <a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/argentinian-cooking-mallmann-tarta-pascualina-pie-spinach-eggs-tart.html">Francis Mallmann</a>. Excelentes pancitos a disfrutar con lo que uno quiera! Aca, en mi primera foto,<strong> con cerdo fileteado y batatitas al horno, con una salsita de mostaza..en el otro, cebollas grilladas y &#8220;confit&#8221; en miel y romero..</strong>.La opcion es infinita&#8230; la eleccion de ustedes!</p>
<p>A disfrutar!</p>
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<div class="customImage">To make <strong>this Chapa Bread</strong>, you will need:</div>
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<div class="customImage">*all purpose flour, 4 cups *coarse salt, 1tbsp *active dry yeast, 1 packet (5gr) *olive oil, 1tbsp *warm water (110°F), 1 1/4 cups</div>
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<div class="customImage">Combine the flour, salt, and yeast into the bowl of the mixer with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed. Add olive oil, then water gradually until the dough comes together. Change for the dough hook &amp; knead on medium for 5&#8242;, until the dough is smooth &amp; elastic. Transfer dough to the counter &amp; knead lightly &amp; shape into a ball. Place in a large floured bowl. Cover with damp cloth. Let it rise in a warm place for 45&#8242;/1 hour. Roll out dough into rectangle about 6 inches by 12 inches &amp; 1/4 inch thick. Using a sharp knife, cut it into 3 inch squares. Place on a floured baking sheet, cover with damp cloth, &amp; let it rise in a warm place till double in size, about 30&#8242;</div>
<div class="customImage">Heat a chapa (or oven 180°C) over medium low heat. Place the bread in batches on the chapa. Reduce the heat to low, and cook until puffed &amp; browned on the bottom, 5&#8242;. Flip and brown on the other side. To serve, split open with a knife &amp; fill with your choice of sandwich ingredients.</div>
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<div class="customImage">Para hacer<strong> este Pan de Chapa</strong>, se necesita:</div>
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<div class="customImage">*harina comun, 500gr *sal gruesa, 1cda *levadura fresca, 15gr o 5gr de levadura seca *aceite de oliva, 1 cda *agua tibia, 310ml</div>
<div class="customImage">Poner la harina, sal y levadura en un bowl, el aceite de oliva, y luego de a poco el agua hasta que la masa esté unida. Traspasar a la mesa enharinada y amasar 10&#8242;, hasta obtener una masa elastica y lisa. Darle forma de bola y colocarla en un bowl enharinado, cubrir con lienzo humedo, y dejar levar 45&#8242; en lugar calido. Extender la masa formando un rectangulo de 15&#215;30 y 6mm de espesor. Con un cuchillo afilado, cortarla en cuadrados de 7/8cm. Ponerlos en una placa para horno enharinada, cubrirlos con un paño o lienzo de cocina humedo, y dejarlos levar. Calentar una chapa o una plancha grande de hierro fundido sobre fuego moderado a suave. Colocar los panes, en tandas, sobre la chapa&#8230;reducir fuego al minimo, y cocinar hasta que se inflen y estén dorados en la base, unos 5&#8242;. Darlos vuelta y dorarlos del otro lado. Rellenar con los ingredientes de nuestro sandwich preferido.</div>
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		<title>Tea Tasting at the Shangri-La Hotel, Paris</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abajo en Español Parisian bloggers had the pleasure of being invited by the people of Nestlé, for the launching of a revolutionary tea machine, Special T. This event took place this Saturday at the Shangri La Hotel. Why is this machine revolutionary? Well, it works with capsules, like coffee machines&#8230;but tea experts know that each type of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: #ea0000;">Abajo en Español</span></strong></p>
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<p>Parisian bloggers had the pleasure of being invited by the people of Nestlé, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.special-t.fr/FR/Pages/Homepage.aspx#/nav/home">for the launching of a revolutionary tea machine, Special T</a>. This event took place this Saturday at the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/paris/shangrila">Shangri La</a> Hotel. Why is this machine revolutionary? Well, it works with capsules, like coffee machines&#8230;but tea experts know that each type of tea requires a specific temperature and a specific infusion time ! This is what this machine does: it detects the capsule you have chosen and acts accordingly&#8230;being able to alter temperatures and infusion times, just in seconds! (Machines and special blends have been launched only in France and Switzerland, for the time being)</p>
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<p>Thinking of Valentine&#8217;s Day, I <strong>tasted <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.special-t.fr/FR/Pages/Homepage.aspx#/nav/the/104">the tea Rose Amour</a>,</strong> a green tea with rose petals!! I loved it! Oui! L&#8217;amour!!!. Then, I tried <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.special-t.fr/FR/Pages/Homepage.aspx#/nav/the/21">the Blueberry Muffin tea.</a>.that was really like opening the oven and taking out a tray of muffins&#8230;Delicious but overpowering in its taste..I would probably drink it alone, but not with a cake or cookie, because of the conflict of aromas&#8230;The &#8220;problem&#8221; was there was plenty of pâtisserie, artfully concoted by Chef Pâtissier François Perret, so I tried a third tea! <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.special-t.fr/FR/Pages/Homepage.aspx#/nav/the">Their &#8220;haute-couture&#8221; tea: Noir de Luxe</a>: really refined, delicate, oh so chic!</p>
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<p>Tea tasting with <strong>the perfect setting of the Shangri-La Hotel. While being there we feel transported to a secluded, mysterious place, somewhere in Asia. I love this idea of delicate refinement, perfeccionism and good taste, so different from the &#8220;cheap&#8221; bling bling attitude we find in expensive places in some other parts of the world! AND their incredible service that we perceive as soon as we step into the hotel..respect, delicate manners always followed by a subdued but sincere smile&#8230;..Dreaming for a while! (sigh)</strong></p>
<p>I hope you enjoy the virtual visit!</p>
<p>(NB: I haven&#8217;t been paid neither by the people of Nestlé, nor by the Shangri-La Hotel to write this post. Nevertheless, I thank their kind invitation)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ea0000;">Degustacion de Tés en el Hotel Shangri-La, Paris</span></strong></p>
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<p>Las bloggers parisinas tuvimos el placer de ser invitadas por el grupo Nestlé, a un evento por el lanzamiento de su nueva y revolucionaria maquina de té <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.special-t.fr/FR/Pages/Homepage.aspx#/nav/home">Special T</a>. La cita tuvo lugar en el Hotel  <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/paris/shangrila">Shangri La</a> este sabado. Por qué digo que la maquina es revolucionaria? Bueno, funciona con capsulas, como las maquinas de café&#8230;pero los expertos en el arte de preparar un buen té saben que cada variedad, o blend necesita una temperatura del agua muy precisa, y un tiempo determinado de infusion. Y eso es precisamente lo que hace esta maquina. Detecta la capsula y por ende la variedad elegida, y funciona en consecuencia: ajustando temperatura y tiempo para cada té solo en segundos (Desafortunadamente, esta maquina solo se encuentra disponible por ahora en Francia y Suiza)</p>
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<p>Probablemente, con el San Valentin en el subconciente, elegi primero el té <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.special-t.fr/FR/Pages/Homepage.aspx#/nav/the/104"> Rose Amour</a>,</strong> un té verde con pétalos de rosas !! Me encanto! Lo encontré muy sutil&#8230;Oui! L&#8217;amour!!!. Después probé el <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.special-t.fr/FR/Pages/Homepage.aspx#/nav/the/21"> Blueberry Muffin tea.</a>.que era como abrir la puerta del horno y sacar una bandeja de muffins de arandanos&#8230;Delicioso pero en mi opinion , su gusto demasiado perfumado puede entrar en colision con otra cosa en estemos comiendo..lo tomaria solo, pero no si hay cositas ricas para acompañar&#8230;y justamente, &#8220;el problema&#8221; era que hay muchas cositas ricas preparadas por el chef pâtissier François Perret: madeleines, cookies, mini-cakes..etc. Asi que necesitaba un tercer té! (si conmigo Nestlé fundio) <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.special-t.fr/FR/Pages/Homepage.aspx#/nav/the"> &#8221;haute-couture&#8221; tea: Noir de Luxe</a>: realmente refinado, delicado..oh so chic!</p>
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<p><strong>Una degustacion de tés en el Shangri-La es estar en el ambiente perfecto. Apenas atravesé la puerta me senti transportada a un lugar misterioso y secreto de Oriente, o la China (bueno, muy secreto aca no es!) Adoro el refinamiento oriental por su sutileza, su perfeccionismo, su elegancia..tan lejos, gracias a Dios, del lujo obsceno y &#8220;barato&#8221; que abunda en otros lados del mundo! Y como si fuese poco, el servicio oriental: esa amabilidad permanente, acompañada de una esbozada pero sincera sonrisa, ese hablar susurrante, el perfume que se siente en todo el hotel&#8230;Qué sueño, no?</strong></p>
<p>Espero les haya gustado la visita virtual!</p>
<p>(NB: creo que no necesito decirlo, pero por las dudas aclaro: no he recibido ningun pago ni de la empresa Nestlé, ni del hotel Shangri-La por este post. Solo me gusta compartir con mis lectores los buenos lugares y los buenos productos, estrictamente ligados a mi actividad de blogger culinaria!)</p>
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		<title>Argentinean Humita (corn stew), because it is freezing cold out there !</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abajo, en Español Many Argentinean dishes are stews&#8230;like this humita I show you today. Humita has its origin, in northern Argentina, in the provinces of Salta and Jujuy. It was something like the staple food of the aborigines of the region. Nourishing, creamy, full of flavor thanks to the addition of onions, peppers... Then in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: #a30000;">Abajo, en Español</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Many Argentinean dishes are stews&#8230;like this humita </strong>I show you today. <strong>Humita has its origin, in northern Argentina, in the provinces of Salta and</strong> <strong>Jujuy.</strong> It was something like the <strong>staple food of the aborigines</strong> of the region. <strong>Nourishing, creamy, full of flavor</strong> thanks to the addition of <strong>onions, peppers.</strong>..</p>
<div id="attachment_3063" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 810px"><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/02/argentinean-humita-recipe-corn-stew-receta-humita-argentina.html/cerro-siete-colores" rel="attachment wp-att-3063"><img class="size-full wp-image-3063" title="cerro-siete-colores" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/cerro-siete-colores.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="600" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Seven Colors Mountain, Jujuy-Argentina (photo from web)</p></div>
<p>Then in <strong>modern times,</strong> &#8220;porteños&#8221; (inhabitants of Buenos Aires) started adding extra &#8220;touches&#8221; like <strong>basil, cheese</strong> (mozzarella or other, melting in the heat&#8230;.), cream&#8230;..Some people will say its authenticity was marred&#8230;others will call it &#8220;fusion&#8221;<br />
The <strong>sinequanon condition is to use fresh corn on the cob</strong>..that is grated to the core..(cans out!!!) The sort of &#8220;milk&#8221; they exude will precisely make this stew something like<strong> a &#8220;velouté&#8221;.</strong>..therefore, in my opinion, no cream should be added.<strong> Keep it natural!</strong></p>
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<p>I included <strong>Humita in my Menu Malbec menu</strong>, and you know what? <strong>After looking at me with a disbelieving eye, the French love it! </strong></p>
<p><strong>Who said the rustic and authentic can&#8217;t be chic?</strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #a30000;">Humita Argentina,porque nos estamos congelando por aqui!</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Muchos platos tipicos argentinos son guisos</strong>..como <strong>esta humita</strong> que les muestro hoy. La <strong>Humita es originaria de las provincias del norte argentino,</strong> <strong>Salta y Jujuy</strong>.  Era algo asi como el <strong>plato base de los aborigenes de la zona. Cremosa, muy nutritiva, y repleta de sabor</strong>, gracias a sus otros ingredientes: <strong>cebollita picada, aji morron, molido</strong>&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_3066" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 810px"><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/02/argentinean-humita-recipe-corn-stew-receta-humita-argentina.html/cerro-siete-colores-2" rel="attachment wp-att-3066"><img class="size-full wp-image-3066" title="cerro-siete-colores" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/cerro-siete-colores1.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="600" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Cerro Siete Colores, Jujuy-Argentina (foto web)</p></div>
<p>Después los porteños (habitantes de Buenos Aires) nos apropiamos del plato, y le agregamos <strong>crema, o pedacitos de queso (mozzarella o de cabra) para que se funda con el calor..No sé si lo &#8220;desvirtuamos&#8221; o lo hicimos &#8220;fusion&#8221;..enfin! </strong></p>
<p><strong>La condicion sinequanon es que es choclo (maiz) debe ser fresco.</strong>.Latas &#8220;out&#8221;!! Justamente al rallar el choclo es que vamos a obtener una leche que aporta el elemento de ligue que hara que tengamos casi<strong> un &#8220;velouté&#8221;</strong>. Si los choclos son bien frescos, no se necesita crema! <strong>Cuanto mas natural, mejor! </strong></p>
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<p><strong>Inclui la Humita en mi Menu Malbec</strong>, y saben qué? Después de mirarme con desconfianza,<strong> los franceses le dijeron &#8220;Oui&#8221;. Les encanto! </strong></p>
<p><strong>Quién dijo que lo rustico y auténtico no puede ser chic? </strong></p>
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<div class="customImage">To <strong>make this Argentinean Humita</strong>, you will need:</div>
<div class="customImage">Yield: 8/10 ramekins</div>
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<div class="customImage">*corn on the cob, 8 *olive oil, 5tbsp *onions, 2, sliced *red bell pepper, 1 *green bell pepper, 1 *garlic clove, 1 *tomatoes, peeled &amp; diced, 2 * dry white wine, 1/2 glass *pepper flake powder, to taste *sugar, 1tbsp (optional) *salt &amp; pepper *goat or mozzarella cheese (optional)</div>
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<div class="customImage">Grate the grains of the corn, keeping all the &#8220;juice&#8221;. Set aside. In a big skillet, sauté in olive oil, the onions, and the peppers. Then add the garlic (chopped), and the tomatoes. Deglaze with the wine.Once the alcohol has evaporated, add the grated corn. Season with salt, pepper and dried pepper flakes (to taste) &amp; sugar (if you choose) Cook 10&#8242;. Adjust consistency to taste, by adding cream, or milk, or vegetable stock. Before serving, add in some thinly sliced basil leaves, and cheese, if you like it.</div>
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<div class="customImage"><strong>Para hacer esta Humita Argentina</strong>, van a necesitar:</div>
<div class="customImage">Rinde: 8/10 bowls chicos o verrines</div>
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<div class="customImage">*choclos (maiz) , 8 *aceite de oliva, 5 cs *cebollas, 2 *aji morron, 1 rojo y 1 verde *diente de ajo, 1 *tomates, 2, pelados y cortados en daditos *vino blanco seco, 1/2 copa *aji molido, a gusto *sal, pimienta * azucar, 1 c té (opcional), queso de cabra o mozzarella (a gusto)</div>
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<div class="customImage">Rallar los choclos conservando los granos y su &#8220;jugo&#8221;. Para esto, poner el rallador sobre los bordes de un bowl, asi van cayendo los granos deshechos y el &#8220;jugo&#8221;. También al finalizar, se puede pasar la parte no filosa del cuchillo raspando el marlo, para obtener asi mas del jugo que desprende. Reservar. En una sarten, saltear en aceite de oliva, la cebolla picada, los morrones, cortados en daditos, luego agregar el ajo picadito, y los tomates. Desglazar con el vino. Una vez que se evaporo el alcohol, agregar el maiz. Condimentar con sal, pimienta a gusto, aji molido, azucar (opcional). Cocinar 10&#8242;. Ajustar consistencia (si es necesario) agregando leche, o crema, o caldo de verdura.  Justo antes de servir, agregar unas hojitas de albahaca cortadas en tiritas finas, y el queso, si gusta.</div>
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		<title>My Pastry Lessons: The Secrets of a French Entremets, in a Tiny Parisian Kitchen….</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abajo en Español ! I believe many of you must have read about my Pastry lessons here. Well, this week I had the enormous pleasure of receiving Belén, the charming blogger behind Cookbook. Belén&#8217;s dream was to see the &#8220;backstage&#8221; of a famous French entremets..so I shared with her one of the recipes I learnt [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Abajo en Español !</span></strong></p>
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<p>I believe many of you must have read about <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://issuu.com/menumalbec/docs/pastry-classes?mode=window&amp;backgroundColor=%23222222">my Pastry lessons here</a></strong>. Well, this week I had the enormous pleasure of receiving<strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://belencookbook.blogspot.com/"> Belén, the charming blogger behind Cookbook.</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/my-pastry-lessons-clases-de-pasteleria-how-to-make-an-entremets.html/belen-torta-deco" rel="attachment wp-att-2990"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2990" title="Belen-torta-deco" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Belen-torta-deco-680x1024.jpg" alt="" width="615" height="926" /></a></p>
<p>Belén&#8217;s dream was to see the <strong>&#8220;backstage&#8221; of a famous French entremets</strong>..so I shared with her one of the recipes I learnt during <strong>one training session, at the professional school of Lenôtre,</strong> in Plaisir, the outskirts of Paris. <strong><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2010/01/ecole-lenotre-paris-entremets-cakes_26.html">You can read about it here.</a></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/my-pastry-lessons-clases-de-pasteleria-how-to-make-an-entremets.html/recemment-mis-a-jour2-2" rel="attachment wp-att-3005"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3005" title="Récemment mis à jour2" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Récemment-mis-à-jour2-800x1024.jpg" alt="" width="615" height="787" /></a></p>
<p>There was a lot of talking&#8230;an <strong>Argentinean and a Spanish girl together</strong> seems to be a synonym of that&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/my-pastry-lessons-clases-de-pasteleria-how-to-make-an-entremets.html/recemment-mis-a-jour3-3" rel="attachment wp-att-3006"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3006" title="Récemment mis à jour3" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Récemment-mis-à-jour3-1024x800.jpg" alt="" width="615" height="480" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230;but <strong>also I shared with her a lot of my tips and &#8220;secrets&#8221; !!</strong></p>
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<p>And then we had a coffee AND we ate the cake&#8230;..! &#8220;Esta deliciosa&#8221;, said Belén&#8230;</p>
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<p>Oh, I was about to forget !!! <strong>We made a chocolate biscuit (for the base and walls of the mold) &#8230;then a chestnut mousse, then a &#8220;sirop d&#8217;imbibage au Cointreau&#8221;, then an orange and apple compote, to be used as &#8220;an insert&#8221; we analysed different options for inserts, different biscuits.., different methods of assembly)  then an orange/Cointreau parfait (we practised two methods for &#8220;pâte à bombe&#8221;) , and then a mirror glazing, with milk chocolate, that is Lenôtre&#8217;s secret recipe&#8230;and that is the only glazing that does not lose its superb shiny coating, even if the cake goes to the freezer!!</strong> I apologize because today there is no recipe&#8230; but this is what Lenôtre School asked me to do, and I gave them my word!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/my-pastry-lessons-clases-de-pasteleria-how-to-make-an-entremets.html/belen" rel="attachment wp-att-2994"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2994" title="Belen" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Belen-795x1024.jpg" alt="" width="615" height="792" /></a></p>
<p><strong>I want to thank Belén for trusting me&#8230;and I invite you to visit her place, full of recipes from sunny Spain!</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #339966;">Mis Clases de Pasteleria: Los Secretos de un Entremets Francés, desde mi Cocinita Parisina&#8230;..</span></strong></p>
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<p>Creo que muchos de ustedes deben haber leido sobre <a rel="nofollow" href="http://issuu.com/menumalbec/docs/pastry-classes?mode=window&amp;backgroundColor=%23222222">mis clases de Pasteleria aqui </a>. Bueno, esta semana tuve el inmenso placer de recibir a  <a rel="nofollow" href="http://belencookbook.blogspot.com/">Belén, la encantadora blogger de Cookbook.</a></p>
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<p>El sueño de Belén era conocer el &#8220;backstage&#8221; de un entremets francés..asi que comparti con ella, una de las recetas que<strong> aprendi en la escuela  Lenôtre,</strong> en  Plaisir, en las afueras de Paris. Pueden <a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2010/01/ecole-lenotre-paris-entremets-cakes_26.html">leer sobre esto aqui.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/my-pastry-lessons-clases-de-pasteleria-how-to-make-an-entremets.html/recemment-mis-a-jour2-2" rel="attachment wp-att-3005"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3005" title="Récemment mis à jour2" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Récemment-mis-à-jour2-800x1024.jpg" alt="" width="615" height="787" /></a></p>
<p>La verdad es que hablamos demasiado&#8230;bueno, una Argentina y una Española&#8230;qué pueden esperar?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/my-pastry-lessons-clases-de-pasteleria-how-to-make-an-entremets.html/recemment-mis-a-jour3-3" rel="attachment wp-att-3006"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3006" title="Récemment mis à jour3" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Récemment-mis-à-jour3-1024x800.jpg" alt="" width="615" height="480" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230;pero también <strong>comparti con ella muchos consejitos culinarios y  &#8221;secretos</strong>&#8221; !!</p>
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<p>Después tomamos un café Y comimos la torta (qué esperaban?) ! &#8220;Esta deliciosa&#8221;, dijo Belén&#8230;</p>
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<p>Y ya me olvidaba! <strong>Para esta torta hicimos primero un biscuit de chocolate, vimos como forrar un molde con biscuit, después preparamos un almibar al Cointreau&#8230;hablamos sobre el concepto de &#8220;inserts&#8221;, en este caso hicimos una comporta de naranjas y manzanas al Cointreau&#8230;luego una mousse de marrons, y un parfaît de naranjas al Cointreau. Vimos como se hace una pâte à bombe&#8230;y terminamos con este baño espejo, receta secretisima de Lenôtre, que tiene la particularidad de NO perder su brillo en la heladera o freezer! Casi magico! </strong></p>
<p>Me tengo que disculpar pero esta vez no hay receta ya que la escuela Lenôtre me ha pedido que no divulgue en masa sus recetas..y di mi palabra, asi que lo siento!</p>
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<p><strong>Quiero agradecerle a Belén el haber confiado en mi, el haberme hecho pasar una lindisima tarde y los invito a conocer su blog, lleno de recetas con el sol de España! </strong></p>
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		<title>St Valentine’s Day Menu: Verrine: Tomato, Goat Cheese Faisselle &amp; Tapenade (Starter)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abajo, Version en Español ! For those who can, want celebrate Valentine&#8217;s Day, an easy dinner option here&#8230;.starting with the starter, of course! This verrine takes no time, yet it will impress! It is almost a &#8220;Chef Express&#8220;, but WARNING! This will be sublime if, and only if, we choose first quality products&#8230;.Cheese from the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: #008400;">Abajo, Version en Español !</span></strong></p>
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<p>For those who can, want <strong>celebrate Valentine&#8217;s Day,</strong> an <strong>easy dinner option</strong> here&#8230;.starting with <strong>the starter,</strong> of course! This verrine takes no time, yet it will impress! It is almost a <strong>&#8220;<a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2010/11/chefex-chef-express-easy-to-make-fall.html">Chef Express</a></strong><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2010/11/chefex-chef-express-easy-to-make-fall.html">&#8220;,</a> but WARNING! This will be sublime if, and only if, we choose first <strong>quality products</strong>&#8230;.Cheese from the supermarket? Out!! Look for your<strong> local farmer&#8230;Same for the tomatoes and olives..</strong>..use a good quality olive oil&#8230;.then yes&#8230;you won&#8217;t need more!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/st-valentines-day-menu-verrine-tomato-goat-cheese-faisselle-tapenade-starter.html/faisselle-chevre-2" rel="attachment wp-att-2855"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2855" title="Faisselle-chèvre-2" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Faisselle-chèvre-2.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="1024" /></a></p>
<p>In this case here, instead of the maybe typical mozzarella cheese, <strong>I used a goat faisselle /</strong>feh-sel/. It is an <strong>unsalted soft curd cheese</strong>, which is placed in a container pierced with holes, which in turn in placed in a bigger bucket, so that the milk serum circulates freely and keeps the cheese fresh. This cheese is low in fat, and can be eaten &#8220;nature&#8221;, with herbs, or tomatoes, or for desserts, with quince, or other fruits!</p>
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<p>Here, I made a<strong> green tapenade, typical &#8220;dip&#8221; from the South of France</strong>, made with green olives, anchovies, garlic (optional) and a little lemon juice. (<strong>Tapenade</strong> is most often made with <strong>black olives</strong>, as you see in my <a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2010/01/le-lutetia-todays-cocktail-kir-kir.html">first recipe here</a>) It&#8217;s easy, fresh, colourful&#8230;.Simple, like love! (?) Not so simple sometimes, right? Anyway, our efforts merit to be rewarded!! <strong>I wouldn&#8217;t mind getting that little turquoise box..<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054698/">Am I not like Audrey Hepburn??!?</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #008400;">San Valentin: Verrine de Queso de Cabre, Tomates y Tapenade (Entrada)</span></strong></p>
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<p>Para aquellos que pueden, y quieren<strong> celebrar el San Valentin</strong>, vengo con una <strong>opcion facil de cena</strong>&#8230;y empiezo con la entrada, por supuesto! <strong>Esta verrine se hace rapidisim</strong>o, sin embargo, impresiona! Casi es digna de <a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2010/11/chefex-chef-express-easy-to-make-fall.html">&#8220;Chef Express&#8221;</a>, pero ATENCION! solo sera sublime, si la hacemos con muy <strong>buenos ingredientes&#8230;productos de primera calida</strong>d, si es posible artesanales&#8230;Queso del supermercado? Out !!! Si encontramos algun productor local seria perfecto&#8230;.Lo mismo para los<strong> tomates y aceitunas&#8230;un buen aceite de oliv</strong>a&#8230;y no se necesita mas!!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/st-valentines-day-menu-verrine-tomato-goat-cheese-faisselle-tapenade-starter.html/faisselle-chevre-2" rel="attachment wp-att-2855"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2855" title="Faisselle-chèvre-2" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Faisselle-chèvre-2.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="1024" /></a></p>
<p>En este caso, en vez de la clasica muzzarella, usé<strong> un queso de cabra, es casi un curd de queso de cabra, que aqui en Francia se llama Faisselle</strong> /fe-sel/. Tiene <strong>consistencia tipo queso crema / yogur, es sin sal, y tiene poca materia grasa, solo 6%.</strong> Viene en unos potes con agujeritos, para que el suero drene, pero al mismo tiempo, estos potes estan en uno mas grande, de modo que el queso se mantiene fresco. Se puede <strong>comer solo, con hierbas, tomates, o acompañando frutas, como el membrillo u otras! </strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/st-valentines-day-menu-verrine-tomato-goat-cheese-faisselle-tapenade-starter.html/tomate-chevre-verre-b" rel="attachment wp-att-2864"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2864" title="Tomate-Chèvre-verre-b" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Tomate-Chèvre-verre-b.jpg" alt="" width="948" height="1024" /></a></p>
<p>Como base de la verrine, preparé una<strong> tapenade de aceitunas verdes. La tapenade es como un dip, tipico del sur de Francia, que se hace normalmente con aceitunas negras</strong> (<a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2010/01/le-lutetia-todays-cocktail-kir-kir.html">Yo lo hice aqui!)</a>, pero para esta verrine lo hice con verdes, <strong>mas anchoas, un dientito de ajo (opcional) y un poquito de jugo de limon</strong>. Es facil, fresco&#8230;lleno de color..simple como el amor!! Simple? Bueno, a veces no lo es tanto, no? De cualquier manera, merecemos ser recompensadas por nuestros esfuerzos!! y si, <strong>la cajita turquesa no me venia mal..Acaso no soy como <a rel="nofollow" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast_at_Tiffany's">Audrey Hepburn??!??</a></strong></p>
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<p><strong>For this verrine</strong>, for two people, you will need:</p>
<p>*tomatoes, 2, depending on size *faisselle, 1 (or the cheese of you choice, muzzarella di Buffala, burrata, etc) *vinaigrette made with two tbsp of olive oil, 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, salt &amp; pepper to taste *basil leaves, 2 + some for decoration *pine nuts, for decoration</p>
<p>Slice one of the tomatoes in petals (you can peel the tomatoes if you don&#8217;t want the skin) Slice the other tomatoes in cubes. Slice the basil leaves thinly. Put them in a bowl together with the tomato cubes and a bit of vinaigrette. Combine well.</p>
<p>For the <strong>Tapenade</strong>: *pitted green olives, 150gr,  *anchovies, 3 *garlic, 1/2 clove (optional) *lemon juice, 1 teaspoon *olive oil, pepper</p>
<p>Put the olives, anchovies ,garlic and lemon juice in the food processor. Give two or three pulses. Add olive oil till the right consistence. Pepper to taste.</p>
<p>In a verrine, place a bit of tapenade, then the tomatoes in cubes, some spoonfuls of faisselle, the tomato petals, sprinkle with some extra vinaigrette. Decorate with pine nuts &amp; basil leaves. Crush some pepper on top. You can sprinkle with Fleur de sel or Maldon Salt.</p>
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<p>Para esta<strong> Verrine, para dos personas</strong>, se necesita:</p>
<p>*tomates, 2, depende del tamaño *faisselle, 1 (o el queso que les guste, puede ser  muzzarella di Buffala, burrata, etc) *vinagreta hecha con 2 cdas soperas de aceite de oliva, 1/2 cda sop de aceto balsamico, sal y pimienta a gusto *hojas de albahaca, 2 + algunas para la decoracion *piñones, para decorar</p>
<p>Cortar uno de los tomates en petalos. Sacar la piel si uno prefiere (yo no se la saqué) Cortar el otro tomate en daditos. Cortar las hojas de albahaca en tiras finitas. En un bowl, poner los dados de tomate, la albahaca, y un poco de vinagreta. Mezclar bien</p>
<p>Para la  <strong>Tapenade</strong>: *aceitunas verdes descarozadas, 150gr,  *anchoas, 3 *ajo (opcional) , 1/2 diente *jugo limon, 1 cda té *aceite de oliva, pimienta</p>
<p>Poner las aceitunas, anchoas, jugo de limon en la procesadora. Pulsar 2 o 3 veces. Agregar aceite de oliva hasta obtener la consistencia deseada (debe quedar como una pasta espesa)Sazonar con pimienta, a gusto.</p>
<p>Para armar la verrine, empezar con un poco de tapenade. Después los tomates en cubos. Agregar un poco del queso. Luego los pétalos de tomates. Un poco mas de queso. Rociar con una cdita de vinagreta. Decorar con hojitas de albahaca y los piñones. Moler un poco de pimienta y agregar un poquito de Fleur de Sel o Sal Maldon.</p>
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		<title>My Tribute to Argentinean Chefs: Tarta Pascualina (Spinach &amp; Eggs Tart) , by Francis Mallmann, a Gaucho “Ralph Lauren” Style….</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cristina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abajo en Español! I think you already know (but there are always new readers) that my &#8220;liaison&#8221; with cooking is comparatively recent&#8230;it all started in 2007. Before that, my closest connection with cooking was watching cooks on Argentinean TV ! This is how I got to know Francis Mallmann&#8230;.A &#8220;gaucho&#8221;, a gipsy, a dandy&#8230;.! I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #b70000;"><strong>Abajo en Español!</strong></span></p>
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<p>I think you already know (but there are always new readers) that my &#8220;liaison&#8221; with cooking is comparatively recent&#8230;it all started in 2007. Before that, my closest connection with cooking was watching cooks on Argentinean TV !</p>
<p>This is how I got to know Francis Mallmann&#8230;.A &#8220;gaucho&#8221;, a gipsy, a dandy&#8230;.! I loved the stories he used to tell about how he, a boy born in Bariloche, a sort of family rebel who dropped out of school, ended up in the most prestigious restaurants in France where he learnt &#8220;French discipline&#8221;&#8230;.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/argentinian-cooking-mallmann-tarta-pascualina-pie-spinach-eggs-tart.html/mallmann" rel="attachment wp-att-1648"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1648" title="mallmann" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mallmann-800x1024.jpg" alt="" width="584" height="747" /></a></p>
<p><em>&#8220;In the first Parisian restaurant where I worked, they kept me peeling artichokes for two months&#8230;until they were perfect! That is French discipline&#8221;</em></p>
<p>(At that time, I was far from guessing that I would be able to experience, or &#8220;suffer&#8221; that myself !! Life would make me spend one month at one of the most famous Parisian pâtisseries, and during that month I did nothing but &#8220;millefeuilles&#8221;&#8230;.)</p>
<p>One day, Mallmann came back to Argentina, and he marvelled us with his French cooking&#8230;for many years&#8230;until, and I ignore exactly when, why, how&#8230;.(well, once he confessed he was &#8220;tired of cooking French for wealthy Argentineans&#8221;),  he left the spotless kitchens, to start travelling around Patagonia, in his land Rover, to cook in the open air, using the technique mastered by most Argentineans, what gauchos do better: cooking with fire&#8230;in the open air! Even if you don&#8217;t understand Spanish, <strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rN9aknqvMY&amp;feature=related">take a look at this video here.</a></strong>..you will see him cooking&#8230;simple but oh, so tasty dishes! and you will capture his spirit!</p>
<p>From his world-acclaimed book, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Fires-Grilling-Argentine-Way/dp/1579653545">Seven Fires, Cooking the Argentine Way</a>,<strong> the Pascualina Tart</strong>&#8230;born in Italy, adopted in Argentina, as a classic! <strong>Here, generous, lavish, country-style for huge parts! Made with &#8220;empanada&#8221; dough, and eggs!</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/argentinian-cooking-mallmann-tarta-pascualina-pie-spinach-eggs-tart.html/attachment/363" rel="attachment wp-att-1625"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1625" title="363" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/363-800x1024.jpg" alt="" width="584" height="747" /></a></p>
<p>And here, <strong>my version, adapted to my French clientele, and my cocktails&#8230;! Puff pastry and spinach and quail eggs!</strong></p>
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<p>I hope you enjoy both!</p>
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<p><span style="color: #923000;"><em><strong>Mi Homenaje a los Chefs Argentinos (I): Tarta Pascualina, por Francis Mallmann: un Gaucho estilo &#8220;Ralph Lauren&#8221;</strong></em></span></p>
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<p>Creo que ustedes ya saben (pero siempre hay nuevos lectores) que <strong>mi &#8220;love-affair&#8221; con la cocina es comparativamente reciente.</strong>..Empezo en el 2007. Antes de esa fecha, mi acercamiento maximo a la gastronomia se<strong> limitaba a ver programas de cocina por la TV argentina!</strong></p>
<p>Es <strong>asi como conoci a Francis Mallmann&#8230;Un &#8220;gaucho&#8221;, medio gitano (pero vestido Ralph Lauren), medio hippie..un &#8220;dandy&#8221;&#8230;!</strong> Me encantaba escuchar sus historias de como él, un muchacho nacido en <a rel="nofollow" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Carlos_de_Bariloche">Bariloche</a>, algo asi como &#8220;<strong>la oveja negra&#8221; de la familia,</strong> que habia dejado el colegio, termino en los restaurants mas prestigiosos de <strong>Francia, donde aprendio, entre otras cosas, la disciplina &#8220;a la francesa&#8221;.</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/argentinian-cooking-mallmann-tarta-pascualina-pie-spinach-eggs-tart.html/mallmann" rel="attachment wp-att-1648"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1648" title="mallmann" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mallmann-800x1024.jpg" alt="" width="584" height="747" /></a></p>
<p><em>&#8220;En el primer restaurant parisino donde trabajé, me tuvieron dos meses pelando alcauciles&#8230;hasta que me salio perfecto! Esa es la disciplina francesa&#8221;</em></p>
<p>(En ese momento, yo no soñaba, ni remotamente&#8230;que algun dia<strong> yo iba a experimentar, &#8220;en carne propia&#8221; la famosa disciplina..</strong>.La vida mas tarde me haria pasar <strong>un mes</strong>, en una de las mas prestigiosas pâtisseries de Paris, nada mas que<strong> haciendo &#8220;milllefeuilles&#8221;&#8230;)</strong></p>
<p>Un dia<strong> Mallmann volvio a la Argentina, y nos maravillo con su cocina francesa</strong>&#8230;por muchos años..hasta que ignoro cuando, ni como, ni porqué&#8230;(luego él confesaria &#8220;haberse cansado de cocinar francés para argentinos ricos&#8221;) <strong>dejo las cocinas relucientes</strong> para empezar a &#8220;vagar&#8221; por la Patagonia, en su Land Rover, para cocinar al aire libre, en la nieve, sufriendo vientos, usando la técnica que muchos argentinos dominan, o en todo caso, los gauchos!<strong> el fuego&#8230;cocinar con brasas, al natural.</strong>.<strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rN9aknqvMY&amp;feature=related">.Véan este video,</a></strong> y se daràn una idea, de qué estoy hablando&#8230;.Cocina simple, pero sabrosa..y su espiritu !</p>
<p><strong>De su libro</strong>, aclamado mundialmente, <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://fondodeolla.com/los-siete-fuegos/">Siete Fuegos &#8211; Mi Cocina Argentina</a></strong>, <strong>esta Tarta Pascualina&#8230;nacida en Italia</strong>, para las Pascuas (de alli los huevos), <strong>adoptada por los argentinos, en su cocina diaria</strong>&#8230;.Aqui,<strong> la receta de Mallmann, hecha con masa de empanada&#8230;</strong>Tarta abundante, generosa, casi &#8220;pagana&#8221; (a pesar de su origen religioso)!</p>
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<p>Aqui, abajo, la mia&#8230;<strong>.mi version</strong> para<strong><a rel="nofollow" href="www.menumalbec.com"> Menu Malbec</a></strong>, adaptada a una <strong>clientela francesa:</strong> <strong>masa de hojaldre, las mismas espinacas o acelga, y un huevito de codorniz! </strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/argentinian-cooking-mallmann-tarta-pascualina-pie-spinach-eggs-tart.html/malbec-pascualina-mia" rel="attachment wp-att-1655"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1655" title="Malbec-pascualina-mia" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Malbec-pascualina-mia.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="920" /></a></p>
<p>Espero que disfruten las dos!</p>
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<div class="customImage">NB: Photos of Chef Mallmann from web sources / Las fotos de Chef Mallmann no me pertenecen.</div>
<p>La receta? / The recipe?</p>
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<p>For this<strong> Pascualina (Spinach &amp; Egg) Pie, by F Mallmann,</strong> you will need:</p>
<p>For the <strong>Empanada dough</strong>:</p>
<p>*water, 2cups *coarse salt, 1 1/2 tablespoon *high quality lard, 3 1/2 tablespoons *all-purpose flour, 6 to 7 cups</p>
<p>Bring the water and salt to a boil. Off the fire, add the lard until it melts. Transfer to a large bowl. Allow to cool to room temperature. Using your hand, gradually add 5 1/2 to 6 cups of flour, about 1 cup at a time, until you can gather the dough into a ball. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of flour, on a work surface &amp; knead, adding more flour until it won&#8217;t absorb any more. You want a stiff, dry dough. Put the dough in a bowl, wrap in plastic. Chill for at least one hour, or up to 24hs. The dough can be frozen, well wrapped, for up to one month.</p>
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<p><strong>For the Filling:</strong></p>
<p>*butter, 3tbsp * olive oil, 2tbsp *onions, 4, halved &amp; thinly sliced * 2 large bunches Swiss chard (or spinach, 2 kilos) *eggs, 8 * Parmesan, 2 1/2 cups, freshly grated * coarse salt, and freshly ground black pepper * nutmeg, freshly grated</p>
<p>Melt 2 tbsp of butter with the olive oil. Add the onions and sauté slowly until they are soft and golden brown. Set aside. In the meanwhile, trim the bottoms of the chard stalks &amp; wash the chard carefully.Reserve leaves and chop the stems separately. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Blanch the chard stems for 2/3&#8242;. Remove with a skimmer &amp; chill in ice waterBlanch the leaves for only 1&#8242;. Chill in ice water and drain. Squeeze the chard dry. Roughly chop the stems &amp; leaves together. Squeeze in a cloth to take all the water out. Combine the chard with the sauteed onions. in a large bowl. Beat in 4 of the eggs, then the parmesan. Season with salt, pepper &amp; nutmeg. Butter a 10-inch tart pan with reomvable bottom. Divide the dough in 3 pieces. Roll out one piece of dough into a 13 inch circle, 1/3 inch thick, &amp; fit into the pan, letting the excess drape over the edges. Brush with olive oil. Roll out the second piece of dough, a little thinner &amp; lay it over the first. , so that the pan has a double layer of though.  Spoon the filling into the pan. Make 4 wells in the filling &amp; carefully add an egg to each. Cover the top completely with the remaining 1 1/2 cups of Parmesan. Roll out the third piece of dough &amp; cover the tart. Trim off the excess dough. Pleat the three layers of dough all the way around to seal completely. Brush beaten egg over the top of the tart.  Place the tart on a baking sheet &amp; bake for 35/40&#8242;, until the top is golden brown. Let cool in the tart pan until it shrinks from the sides, then remove the ring &amp; slide the tart onto a platter.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Para la Masa de Empanada, se necesita </strong></span></p>
<p>*agua, 1/2 litro * sal gruesa, 1 1/2 cda * grasa/manteca de cerdo, 55ml * harina comun, de 850gr a 1k. (5 a 6 tazas)</p>
<p>Para la salmuera, hervir el agua con la sal. Retirar. Agregar la grasa de cerdo y revolver hasta que se derrita. Transferir a un bowl grande y ancho. Dejar enfriar a temperatura ambiente. Mezclando con la mano, incorporar de a una taza por vez, 5 a 6 tazas de harina, hasta que se forme un pelota con la masa. Esparcir harina sobre la superficie de amazado y amasar, agregando harina hasta que ya no absorba mas. La masa debe quedar bastante seca y durita. Poner en un bowl. Tapar con film. Refrigerar por lo menos un hora, hasta 24hs. Se puede frizar hasta un mes.</p>
<p><strong>Para el Relleno</strong></p>
<p>*manteca/mantequilla, 3cdas *aceite de oliva, 2 cdas *cebollas, 4, cortadas por la mitad, y luego en rebanadas finas *acelgas/espinacas frescas con su tallo, 2k *huevos, 8 *queso parmesano, recién rallado, 2 1/2 tazas *sal y pimienta, recién molida *nuez moscada, recién rallada</p>
<p>*masa de empanadas (arriba) *aceite de oliva, 1/4 taza *huevo, 1</p>
<p>Derretir 2 cdas de manteca con el aceite en una sarten. Saltear las cebollas hasta blandas y doradas. Reservar. Limpiar la acelgas descartando tallos duros. En una olla con agua salada hirviendo, blanquear los tallos (2/3&#8242;). Luego pasarlo inmediatamente a un bowl con agua helada. Colar. En la olla, con agua salada hirviendo esta vez, blanquear las hojas 1&#8242;. Pasar a agua helada. Colar. Estrujar hojas y tallos para extraer bien el liquido. Calentar horno de barro o comun 190°C. En un bowl grande mezclar acelga con cebollas salteadas. Agregar 4 de los huevos, ligeramente batidos, y una taza del parmesano. Sazonar con sal,pimienta y nuez moscada a gusto. Enmantecar un molde de tarta con base removible (25cm). Dividar la masa en tres partes. Extender cada parte formando un circulo de 33cm de diametro y 3mm de espesor. Forrar con ella el molde, dejando que la masa sobrante sobresalga de los bordes. Untar con aceite de oliva. Extender la segunda parte un poco mas fina y colocarla sobre la primera, de modo que haya doble espesor de masa. Presionar en la union de los lados con el fondo, por todo el contorno. Volcar relleno. Alisar con espatula. Hacer cuatro huecos en la superficie, y cuidadosamente colocar un huevo. Cubrir con 1 1/2 taza del parmesano restante. Extendet la tercera parte de masa, dejando aprox, 2 cm en todo el contorno. Juntar las tres capas y hacer un repulgue para sellarla por completo. Untar la parte superior con huevo batido. Hornear por 34/40&#8242;. Hasta que esté bien dorada. Dejar enfriar en la tartera hasta que la masa se despegue de los lados y desmoldar.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[En Español, en verde! Sopa Velouté de Calabaza/Apio y Morillas The first time I came to France, in the year 2000, I thought this country was not &#8220;real&#8221;. I got the impression it had been staged for a movie..where everything looks perfect, spotless&#8230;even if the weather is awful..like this New Year&#8217;s weekend, when it rained [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: #309261;">En Español, en verde! Sopa Velouté de Calabaza/Apio y Morillas</span></strong></p>
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<p>The first time I came to France, in the year 2000, I thought<strong> this country was not &#8220;real&#8221;. I got the impression it had been staged for a movie</strong>..where everything looks perfect, spotless&#8230;even if the weather is awful..like this New Year&#8217;s weekend, when it rained almost everywhere in France ! We left Paris on a sunny Thursday morning, thanks to the invitation of my friend Y, to spend the day in her cute cottage, in Normandy, near <a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neufchâtel-en-Bray">Neufchâtel</a>.</p>
<p><span style="color: #309261;">La primera vez que vine a Francia, alla por el año 2000, pensé que no era un pais &#8220;real&#8221;&#8230;Todo estaba tan perfecto, impecable, que me dio la sensacion que estaba preparado para la filmacion de una pelicula&#8230;.aunque el tiempo estuviese horrible..como este weekend de Fin de Año, donde llovio en casi toda Francia! Dejamos Paris el jueves a la mañana, gracias a la invitacion de mi amiga Y, para pasar el dia en su encantadora casita de campo, en Normandia, cerca de <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neufchâtel-en-Bray"><span style="color: #309261;">Neufchâtel.</span></a></strong></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/a-squash-celeriac-morel-mushroom-soup-or-a-new-years-weekend-in-normandy-brittany.html/normandie-1" rel="attachment wp-att-2061"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2061" title="Normandie-1" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Normandie-1-1024x680.jpg" alt="" width="584" height="387" /></a></p>
<p>Instead of taking the highway, we drove along a country road, which has the advantage of surprising us with amazing sights: humble barnyard, imposing castle, and the &#8220;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maison_a_colombage">maisons à colombage</a>&#8220;, typical of this region in France. In the meanwhile, the weather started deteriorating&#8230;.</p>
<p><span style="color: #309261;">En vez de tomar la autopista, fuimos por una ruta secundaria, lo cual tuvo la ventaja de sorprendernos con vistas increibles: el humilde galpon, un imponente castillo, y las casas &#8220;à colombage&#8221;(con vigas de roble) , tipicas de esta region de Francia. Mientras tanto, el tiempo empezaba a desmejorar&#8230;.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/a-squash-celeriac-morel-mushroom-soup-or-a-new-years-weekend-in-normandy-brittany.html/recemment-mis-a-jour1" rel="attachment wp-att-2360"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2360" title="Récemment mis à jour1" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Récemment-mis-à-jour1-800x1024.jpg" alt="" width="615" height="787" /></a></p>
<p>We finally arrived, to find the perfect place,<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVovQfq7U0w"> almost out of a story&#8230;like in &#8220;The beauty and the beast&#8221;&#8230;remember that typical village? </a>The only thing missing were the people singing &#8220;Bonjour&#8221; (Btw: I think that scene is a masterpiece by the Disney Studios, I saw that scene a hundred times!) But this was better !! <strong>Champagne was waiting for us&#8230;and foie-gras toasts.</strong>.Yes, we were in real France!!</p>
<p><span style="color: #309261;">Finalmente, llegamos para descubrir una casa salida como de un cuento..<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVovQfq7U0w"><span style="color: #309261;">.<strong>se acuerdan del pueblito donde vive Belle, en &#8220;La Bella y La Bestia&#8221;?&#8230;tal cual! </strong></span></a> Faltaba que todos empezasen a cantar &#8220;Bonjour&#8221;! (entre nosotros, creo que esa escena es una de las joyas de los estudios Disney-yo la vi como cien veces! ) Pero aca era mejor! <strong>Nos esperaban copas de champagne y tostaditas de foie-gras</strong><span style="color: #339966;">&#8230;</span>Si, estabamos en la Francia real!</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/a-squash-celeriac-morel-mushroom-soup-or-a-new-years-weekend-in-normandy-brittany.html/attachment/383" rel="attachment wp-att-2365"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2365" title="383" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/383-800x1024.jpg" alt="" width="615" height="787" /></a></p>
<p>The table had already been set..Look at it! This is what I call &#8220;<strong>campagne chic&#8221;&#8230; full of good taste AND authentic ! (I mean, this is not something recently made to &#8220;look&#8221; French Campagne&#8230;.this IS French Campagne!) </strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #309261;">La mesa ya estaba puesta..Miren! A esto yo lo llamo <strong>&#8220;campagne chic&#8221;&#8230;tanto buen gusto Y autenticidad! (quiero decir, no son cosas nuevas compradas en un negocio de decoracion para aparentar &#8220;French Campagne&#8221;&#8230;.esto ES French Campagne!) </strong></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/a-squash-celeriac-morel-mushroom-soup-or-a-new-years-weekend-in-normandy-brittany.html/normandie-table" rel="attachment wp-att-2408"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2408" title="Normandie-table" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Normandie-table-1024x680.jpg" alt="" width="615" height="408" /></a></p>
<p>We had the<strong> creamy velouté soup</strong>, that you see above, and then &#8220;<strong>boudin blanc&#8221; (white sausage</strong>) It seems that it is a tradition to eat this sausage during the Xmas season. Because of the cold and rain, and because it is a sight to behold, the sausages were grilled in the fireplace, with the master of the house keeping a close eye on the fire&#8230;and <strong>our stomachs making a choir of noises in anticipation!</strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #309261;">Comenzamos con <strong>ese cremoso &#8220;velouté&#8221; de calabaza</strong> que vieron arriba, y luego el<strong> &#8220;boudin blanc&#8221; (salchicha blanca)</strong> Parece que es tipico comer estas salchichas para las Fiestas. Por el frio, la lluvia, y porque es tan agradable de ver, las salchichas fueron grilladas en la chimenea, el dueño de casa controlando el fuego, <strong>mientras nuestros estomagos hacian todo tipo de ruido preparandose para el festin! </strong></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/a-squash-celeriac-morel-mushroom-soup-or-a-new-years-weekend-in-normandy-brittany.html/attachment/3831" rel="attachment wp-att-2402"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2402" title="3831" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/3831-800x1024.jpg" alt="" width="615" height="787" /></a></p>
<p>The sausages were accompanied by<strong> carrots, champignons and some old root vegetables, like &#8220;topinambour&#8221; (Jerusalem&#8217;s artichoke). </strong>The following day, <strong>we headed towards the Atlantic Ocean, direction <a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnac">Carnac</a>, in Brittany.</strong> Sky? even darker! <strong>The architecture changed completely: stone houses..slate roofs!</strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #309261;">Las salchichas fueron acompañadas de<strong> zanahorias, champignons, y otros tuberculos &#8220;antiguos&#8221; como el <a rel="nofollow" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helianthus_tuberosus"><span style="color: #309261;">&#8220;topinambur&#8221; (papa alcachofa de Jerusalem)</span></a>. </strong>Al dia siguiente, partimos en direccion Oceano Atlantico, hacia<strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnac"><span style="color: #309261;"> Carnac,</span></a> </strong>en la Bretaña. El cielo? mas oscuro todavia!<strong> La arquitectura cambio completamente: casas de piedra con techos de teja laja negros</strong></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/a-squash-celeriac-morel-mushroom-soup-or-a-new-years-weekend-in-normandy-brittany.html/carnac-mar" rel="attachment wp-att-2417"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2417" title="Carnac-mar" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Carnac-mar-1024x680.jpg" alt="" width="615" height="408" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/a-squash-celeriac-morel-mushroom-soup-or-a-new-years-weekend-in-normandy-brittany.html/attachment/3841" rel="attachment wp-att-2420"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2420" title="3841" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/3841-800x1024.jpg" alt="" width="615" height="787" /></a></p>
<p>There was a &#8220;little&#8221; problem with the home of my friend L. The kitchen was in renovation! A wall has just been pulled down, kitchen cabinets and oven in urgent need to be changed..but this did not discourage her, or us, for that matter..Cooking well is a matter of will and passion, after all!</p>
<p><span style="color: #309261;">Habia un &#8220;problemita&#8221; en la casa de mi amiga L. La cocina estaba en reparacion! Habian tirado una pared abajo para agrandarla&#8230;los muebles y el horno necesitaban ser cambiados&#8230;pero esto no nos desalento..ni a ella, ni a nosotros! Cocinar bien es una cuestion de voluntad y pasion, después de todo!</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/a-squash-celeriac-morel-mushroom-soup-or-a-new-years-weekend-in-normandy-brittany.html/attachment/384" rel="attachment wp-att-2058"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2058" title="384" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/384-800x1024.jpg" alt="" width="584" height="747" /></a></p>
<p>The teenagers of the house in deep concentration preparing foie-gras macarons! Guess who had made them? (recipe<a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2011/12/wordless-wednesday-foie-gras-macarons-yes-im-getting-ready-for-christmas.html"> here</a>)</p>
<p><span style="color: #2c8659;">Hasta las adolescentes de la casa se concentraron en rellenar las tapas de macarons, con dulce de higos y foie-gras! Adivinen quién los habia hecho? (la receta la pueden ver <a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2011/12/wordless-wednesday-foie-gras-macarons-yes-im-getting-ready-for-christmas.html"><span style="color: #2c8659;">aca</span></a>)</span></p>
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<p>The master of the house spent almost<strong> two days to make this &#8220;chapon&#8221; (castrasted rooster)</strong> . First day, for the stuffing: <strong>pork and beef meat, onions, chicken livers, raisins, champignons, pâté, and lots but lots of Armagnac.</strong> Second day: almost seven hours of low oven,  basting it with its own juices, every half an hour&#8230;..</p>
<p><span style="color: #309261;"><strong>El dueño de casa se paso dos dias en preparar el capon</strong> (pollo castrado). El primer dia para el <strong>relleno: carne de cerdo y vaca, higaditos de pollo, champignons, cebollas, pasas de uva, y litros de Armagnac</strong>. Segundo dia: casi siete horas de coccion en horno bien bajo, rociando al &#8220;muchacho&#8221; con sus propias jugos de coccion, cada media hora&#8230;.</span></p>
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<p>The table was set, one more time&#8230;old family fabrics for tablecloths and curtains&#8230;..</p>
<p><span style="color: #309261;">Pusimos la mesa: manteles antiguos, que hacian juego con las cortinas antiguas también!</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/a-squash-celeriac-morel-mushroom-soup-or-a-new-years-weekend-in-normandy-brittany.html/carnac-sepia" rel="attachment wp-att-2077"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2077" title="carnac-sepia" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/carnac-sepia-1024x800.jpg" alt="" width="584" height="456" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/a-squash-celeriac-morel-mushroom-soup-or-a-new-years-weekend-in-normandy-brittany.html/carnac-sepia-cat" rel="attachment wp-att-2467"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2467" title="carnac-sepia-cat" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/carnac-sepia-cat-1024x680.jpg" alt="" width="615" height="408" /></a></p>
<p>And sooner than we expected, the long weekend came to an end..We left the sea, seagulls and brisk air, to return to Paris, full of memories of good times with friends!</p>
<p><span style="color: #309261;">Y asi, mas pronto de lo esperado, el fin de semana largo llego a su fin&#8230;.Dejamos el mar, las gaviotas, y el aire mas que fresco, para volver a Paris, llenos de recuerdos de un buen momento con amigos!</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2012/01/a-squash-celeriac-morel-mushroom-soup-or-a-new-years-weekend-in-normandy-brittany.html/carnac-1" rel="attachment wp-att-2052"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2052" title="Carnac-1" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Carnac-1-1024x787.jpg" alt="" width="584" height="448" /></a></p>
<p>NB: all the photos here have no &#8220;styling&#8221;, since I would not dare to invade my friends&#8217; lives, with long photo sessions by a blogger. The dishes, glasses and bottles were not arranged by me&#8230;they were left in the position my friends had placed them..no extra lights, no props&#8230;just the real life of real people. The photos from the country road were captured from my car, while driving!</p>
<p><span style="color: #309261;">NB: las fotos no tienen &#8220;styling&#8221; , ya que no me gusta invadir la vida de mis amigos con largas sesiones de fotografia que puede no interesar (y hasta aburrir) a los demas. Los platos, copas, botellas estan en la posicion en la que mis amigos las pusieron, la vajilla es la de ellos, no hubo luces extra ni nada&#8230;.gente normal en sus vidas normales! Las fotos del camino de campo las saqué desde el auto, en movimiento!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">To make this<strong> Squash / Celeriac Velouté</strong>, you will need :</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></strong><span style="font-size: small;">*good quality pumpkin, 600g (not the watery Halloween kind, but a fleshy one like butternut) *celeriac, 300g  onions, 2 *mushrooms, 2 handfuls (morel in this case) * thick dairy cream,  3 tbsp (or a bit more if you prefer), * water, 1 liter *2 tbsp white wine *salt &amp; pepper.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Cut pumpkin &amp; celeriac into chunks and cook in salted water  until very soft. In the meantime, sauté the onions with a little oil and butter until golden. Add the wine together with the mushrooms and let them cook until soft. Keep a few nice ones for decoration.</span><span style="font-size: small;">Drain part of the vegetables water  (keep it on the side) and mix the vegetables together with the onions/mushrooms until you get a very smooth mixture. Add water if necessary, until you reach a nice creamy consistency. At last, mix in the dairy cream and add pepper to taste. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Pour into soup plates or bowls and decorate with a piece of mushroom and a little chopped parsley or chives.</span></p>
<p><em>Recipe by my friend Y.</em></p>
<p>Para hacer esta <strong>Sopa Velouté de Calabazas /<a rel="nofollow" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apium_graveolens">Bulbo de Apio</a> y Morillas, </strong>van a necesitar:</p>
<h4>*calabaza, o zapallo no aguachento, 600gr *bulbo de apio, 300gr *cebollas, 2 *morillas (u otro champiñon) , 2 manojos *crema espesa, 3c.soperas ( o mas si prefieren) *agua, 1 litro *vino blanco, 2 c. sop *sal y pimenta (a gusto)</h4>
<p>Pelar la calabaza y el apio y cortarlo en pedazos. Cocinar el agua con sal hasta que esté blando. Mientras tanto, saltear las cebollas en un poco de aceite y manteca, hasta que estén doraditas. Agregar el vino con los hongos, y cocinar hasta que estos estén blandos. Separar algunos (los mas lindos) para la decoracion. Colar la calabaza y apio. (reservar un poco de esta agua) . Pasar por la procesadora, todos los vegetales. Si queda muy espeso, agregar un poco del agua que se reservo. A lo ultimo, agregar la crema. Sazonar a gusto. Servir en los platos, decorando con una morilla, y perejil o cebollin picado.</p>
<p><em>Receta de mi amiga Y.</em></p>
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		<title>Rosé Champagne Sorbet, or When My Daughters Take Over…..( Yes, I’m a Proud Mother!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abajo en Español After so much Christmas cooking and eating: büche de Noël, panettone..I thought we all need something light to celebrate the New Year ! This is why a sorbet is just perfect to me! but&#8230;..we are celebrating after all&#8230;so Rosé Champagne ! Yes, we won&#8217;t work very hard..that&#8217;s good! Christmas has been exhausting&#8230;.! [...]]]></description>
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<p>After so much Christmas cooking and eating: büche de Noël, panettone..I thought we all need <strong>something light to celebrate the New Year</strong> ! This is why <strong>a sorbet is just perfect</strong> to me! but&#8230;..we are celebrating after all&#8230;so <strong>Rosé Champagne</strong> !</p>
<p>Yes, we won&#8217;t work very hard..that&#8217;s good! Christmas has been exhausting&#8230;.! We were unusually busy because to the usual rush, we had to add my orders for<strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.menumalbec.com"> Menu Malbec</a></strong>, so the clock was unrelentlessly ticking&#8230;.people would not take delays of course&#8230;mummy felt harassed, and my lovely girls took over, in what they could do&#8230;..!</p>
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<p>Like the packaging of the mini-panettone, which was not as easy as it seemed to be&#8230;</p>
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<p>And then home&#8230;our celebration! Decorating our table&#8230;.I think the girls just love it when I say &#8220;<strong>Mom can&#8217;t cope with all this, so you will have to do it&#8230;and it&#8217;s an important task</strong>! They don&#8217;t feel proud of helping wash the dishes&#8230;obviously! but when you say &#8220;You will have to set the Christmas table&#8230;.&#8221; little sparks come out of their eyes! They worked like little elves, our dog Gaucho, oblivious of their hustle and bustle&#8230;.</p>
<p>When I came back home, the table was perfect! and you know what? when I sat down at my desk, looked at my computer screen, there was a site open: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feminin.ch/art_table/table.htm">&#8220;L&#8217;Art de la Table&#8221;</a>. They had not improvised&#8230;they had been so professional..I felt so proud!! Since I know my girls read my posts, I would like to surprise them thanking them&#8230;for all their love, for their unconditional support: when I &#8216;m sad&#8230;.when I feel my blog does not get the attention I think it merits (&#8220;Oh, come on mom! yours is the best blog in the world&#8221;), when I see only wrinkles in my face&#8230;(Millie: &#8220;ma mère c&#8217;est la plus chic!), when something goes wrong in the kitchen (Camila: mamà es la mejor chef!)</p>
<p>Thank you my darlings!!<strong> Mom&#8217;s greatest achievement is not her blog, not her cooking..is you!! (and your brother also, but he is a boy&#8230;. in his world of boys!)</strong> I love you immensely.<strong>.You are my most perfect creation!!</strong></p>
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<p>(Wiping my tears!) The sorbet can be served with chocolate biscotti, as you see here..or it could be a side, for a chocolate &#8220;fondant&#8221;&#8230;.</p>
<p>I will take some days off&#8230;going to Brittany to spend New Year&#8217;s Eve with friends! See you back in 2012!</p>
<p><em><strong>Have a great beginning of the New Year! And thanks for having been here with me in 2011! You make me so happy too! </strong></em></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #e15bd9;">Sorbet de Champagne Rosé, o Cuando mis Nenas Toman el Control.. (Si, estoy re-orgullosa!)</span></strong></p>
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<p>Después de tanto cocinar y comer para Navidad&#8230;que la bûche de Noël, el panettone..<strong>.pensé que necesitabamos algo mas &#8220;light&#8221; para celebrar el Nuevo Año</strong>. Asi que <strong>este sorbet  me parecio perfecto! Ojo, no cualquier sorbet</strong> !! Después de todo, estamos celebrando, y los años hay que comenzarlos bien y con estilo!! asi que <strong>sorbet de champagne rosé</strong> (bueno, si esta muy caro..un espumante rosé igual va!)</p>
<p>Si, mucho trabajo no nos va a dar..!! (buenisimo!) Quedé muerta después de Navidad! A las preparaciones para nuestra cena, tuve que agregar los pedidos de ultimos momento para <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.menumalbec.com">Menu Malbec</a>..y el reloj, dale que te dale&#8230;me angustiaba! A los clientes no se les puede decir: &#8220;me atrasé&#8221; <strong>En un momento me senti un poco desbordada, y ahi las chicas se hicieron cargo&#8230;de lo que podian obvio!!</strong></p>
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<p>Como con el packaging de los mini-panettone..lo cual no fue tan facil como parecia!!</p>
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<p>Y después lo nuestro..<strong>.Decorar nuestra mesa de Navidad.</strong> Creo que a las chicas les gusta cuando digo &#8220;<strong>Chicas, necesito que me ayuden urgente</strong>&#8220;, con cara de &#8220;desperate housewife&#8230;Claro,<strong> si les digo: &#8220;Ayuden a lavar los platos..&#8221;, ahi caras por el piso..</strong>(si, son asistentes con pretensiones!) pero si hay que poner la mesa de Navidad&#8230;chispitas en los ojos! Trabajaron como duendes&#8230;mientras nuestro perro Gaucho, dormia como un tronco, sin importarle el stress familiar!!</p>
<p>Cuando volvi a casa,<strong> la mesa estaba de lujo!</strong> y saben qué? Al sentarme en la compu, veo una pagina abierta  <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feminin.ch/art_table/table.htm">&#8220;L&#8217;Art de la Table&#8221;</a>. No habian improvisado ni ahi! <strong>Habian sido super profesionales, se habian preocupado por pasar el &#8220;test&#8221;.</strong>.y yo me senti tan orgullosa! Sé que ellas leen mis posts (las pobres!) asi que ahi va mi sorpresa: <strong>&#8220;Muchisimas gracias, mis reinitas, por tanto amor, por su apoyo incondicional..</strong>.Cuado mami esta triste, o bajoneada porque el blog no es tan &#8220;exitoso&#8221; como ella cree que mereceria&#8230;ahi està el..&#8221;Es el mejor blog del mundo mamà!! Cuando no veo mas que arrugas en mi cara&#8230;ahi viene Millie: &#8220;Tu es la plus chic&#8221;, cuando cocino algo medianamente bien, viene Cami: &#8220;Mamà es la mejor chef del mundo&#8221;, y el perro mueve la cola, como diciendo &#8220;si&#8221; también!</p>
<p><strong>Gracias mis amores! Lo mejor que hizo mama no es el blog, o la cocina sino ustedes (y vamos a agregar al hermano!! que como buen varon de 19 años, le importa tres pitos mi blog, o mi cocina, pero es normal&#8230;!) Las quiero hasta la luna y vuelta! Ustedes son mi mas perfecta creacion! </strong></p>
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<p>(Me enjuago las lagrimas) Este <strong>sorbet se puede servir con unos biscotti de chocolate</strong>, o acompañando un fondant de chocolate (qué light, no?) o una ensalada de fruta (ahi va mejor!)</p>
<p>Me tomo unos dias&#8230;me voy a pasar el Año Nuevo a la Bretaña con amigos ! Hasta el 2012!!</p>
<p><em><strong>Les deseo un excelente comienzo del año, y mil gracias para haber compartido conmigo este 2011! Ustedes me hacen muy feliz también! </strong></em></p>
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<div class="customImage"><span id="more-1954"></span>For this<strong> Rosé Champagne Sorbet,</strong> you will need:</div>
<div class="customImage">*sugar, 140gr *lemon juice, 10ml *glucose, 60gr *water, 335ml *champagne, 1/2 liter</div>
<div class="customImage">Take the water, sugar, lemon juice and glucose to a boil (till sugar &amp; glucose dissolved) Add in champagne. Stir. Take to a second boil. Let cool. Refrigerate several hours. Then pour in ice-cream maker. Follow instructions.</div>
<div class="customImage">Para hacer este<strong> sorbet de Champagne Rosé</strong>, se necesita:</div>
<div class="customImage">*azucar, 140gr *jugo de limon, 10 ml *glucosa, 60gr *agua, 335ml *champagne, 1/2 litro</div>
<div class="customImage">Llevar a hervor el agua, azucar, jugo de limon, y glucosa. Solo hasta que el azucar este disuelto y la glucosa incorporada. Agregar el champagne. Dejar que rompa el hervor otra vez. Refrigerar. Cuando esté frio, poner en heladora. Utilizar de acuerdo a instrucciones.</div>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abajo, en Español ! I grew up in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. In New York, there is Little Italy, and Chinatown&#8230;In Buenos Aires, Hurlingham, for the English, and Ciudad Jardin &#8211; Gartenstadt- for the Germans! I grew up having tea with bread and teewurst, and for Christmas, the Stöllen was there too! Now this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: #6e9200;">Abajo, en Español !</span></strong></p>
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<p>I grew up in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. In New York, there is Little Italy, and Chinatown&#8230;<strong>In Buenos Aires, Hurlingham, for the English, and Ciudad Jardin &#8211; Gartenstadt- for the Germans!</strong> I grew up having tea with<strong> bread and teewurst,</strong> and for <strong>Christmas, the Stöllen was there too!</strong><br />
Now this has changed&#8230;.and only the names remain of these places that, in my childhood days, were like an extension of England and Germany&#8230;many of my friends spoke only German at home&#8230;Spanish was banned! Their parents were trying to keep their culture&#8230;not only in the language, but also in what they ate&#8230;My German neighbours and friends, Katryn and Barbara, used to get presents from Germany..Wow !!! I used to think to myself..<strong>it was so different from what we had in Buenos Aires&#8230;.Europe was so far away for me&#8230;almost like a vision!</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2011/12/recipe-receta-stollen-with-ricotta-marzipan-and-merry-christmas-to-you-all.html/malbec-quinoa-cami2-2" rel="attachment wp-att-1874"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1874" title="Malbec-quinoa-cami2" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Malbec-quinoa-cami21.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="1024" /></a></p>
<p>I live in Europe now&#8230;and I prepare my<strong> quinoa salad</strong> for Christmas&#8230;.and we eat &#8220;argentinean&#8221; and speak Argentinean Spanish at home&#8230;to<strong> keep our culture alive, so as not to forget who we are, where we come from..</strong>..It&#8217;s not I will forget, I&#8217;m too old for that&#8230;but I don&#8217;t want my children to forget&#8230;My three kids were born in Argentina, and even though now they speak French like natives, I don&#8217;t want them to forget their roots..Mind you,<strong> accepting, appreciating and loving what this generous country, France, has given all of us&#8230;.</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2011/12/recipe-receta-stollen-with-ricotta-marzipan-and-merry-christmas-to-you-all.html/navidad-2011" rel="attachment wp-att-1890"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1890" title="Navidad-2011" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Navidad-2011.jpg" alt="" width="5120" height="4000" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230;.a perfect fusion, keeping two identities..Can that be achieved? Yes, <strong>my &#8220;cuisine&#8221; is an example..so French, so Argentinean.</strong>..well, this is also what French people here say about me!</p>
<p>I discovered this flower,<strong> the &#8220;hellébore&#8221;</strong> (word in English? thanks!) here in France&#8230;I don&#8217;t know if it exists in Argentina. I love it! It is so simple yet so elegant..I decided the &#8220;hellébore&#8221; will decorate my Christmas table..where I will serve a <strong>chestnut soup, followed by Lamb au Malbec, a bûche and panettone</strong> ! That&#8217;s fine&#8230;that&#8217;s the way I like it! So French/Argentinean, as it should be!</p>
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<p>Happy Christmas to you all! and thanks for being here..one more Christmas!!</p>
<p><span style="color: #6e9200;"><strong>My Stöllen con Ricotta y Mazapan&#8230;.y Feliz Navidad para Todos !!</strong></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2011/12/recipe-receta-stollen-with-ricotta-marzipan-and-merry-christmas-to-you-all.html/stollen-matte-2" rel="attachment wp-att-1861"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1861" title="Stollen-matte" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Stollen-matte1.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="1024" /></a></p>
<p>Naci en las afueras de Buenos Aires. Asi como en Nueva York, existe Little Italy y el Chinatown&#8230;<strong>en Buenos Aires existia el &#8220;reino inglés&#8221;, Hurlingham&#8230;y el aleman-&#8221;Gartenstadt&#8221;, perdon, Ciudad Jardin</strong>! Alli pasé yo mi infancia, tomando<strong> té con pan y teewurst</strong>, escuchando todo el mundo hablar aleman, y <strong>para Navidad ver el Stöllen</strong>!<br />
Ahora todo esto cambio. Solo los nombres quedan de estos barrios que eran el enclave de miles de inmigrantes europeos que se agrupaban por nacionalidad, con rivalidad y todo! En mi barrio, el carnicero, farmaceutico, almacenero&#8230;todos eran alemanes!! y en la casa de mis amigas Katryn y Barbara, el castellano estaba prohibido! (Los padres, comprensiblemente, hacian grandes esfuerzos por mantener su cultura!) Recuerdo que para Navidad, <strong>mis amigas recibian regalos &#8220;extraordinarios&#8221; de Europa</strong>&#8230;todo era tan distinto de lo que yo tenia, de mi Argentina &#8220;no globalizada&#8221;. <strong>Todo era &#8220;industria nacional&#8221;..no habia el &#8220;Made in China&#8221; !!</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2011/12/recipe-receta-stollen-with-ricotta-marzipan-and-merry-christmas-to-you-all.html/malbec-quinoa-cami2-2" rel="attachment wp-att-1874"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1874" title="Malbec-quinoa-cami2" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Malbec-quinoa-cami21.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="1024" /></a></p>
<p>Vivo en Europa ahora&#8230;y preparo <strong>mi ensalada de quinoa</strong> para Navidad&#8230;y<strong> comemos &#8220;argentino&#8221; y hablamos &#8220;Argentino&#8221; en casa&#8230;.para mantener viva nuestra cultura</strong>, para no olvidar quiénes somos, de donde venimos&#8230;.No es que<em><strong> yo</strong></em> lo vaya a olvidar, estoy demasiado vieja para eso&#8230;.pero no quiero que mis chicos lo olviden! Los tres nacieron en Argentina, y aunque ya hablan francés como nativos, no quiero que olviden sus raices..Ojo!<strong> integrandose, apreciando y amando todo lo que este generoso pais, Francia, nos dio a todos&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2011/12/recipe-receta-stollen-with-ricotta-marzipan-and-merry-christmas-to-you-all.html/navidad-2011" rel="attachment wp-att-1890"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1890" title="Navidad-2011" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Navidad-2011.jpg" alt="" width="5120" height="4000" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230;<strong>la mezcla perfecta, manteniendo dos identidades</strong>! Se puede lograr? <strong>Si! Mi cocina es un ejemplo..tan francesa, tan Argentina.</strong>..buenos, los franceses dicen eso mismo de mi !</p>
<p>Descubri esta flor, <strong>el &#8220;heléboro</strong>&#8221; aqui en Francia&#8230;No sabia como se llamaba en castellano, y asi lo expresé en este post al publicarlo, hasta que Ester, una lectora (supongo que de Argentina?) me &#8220;desazno&#8221; contandome que también de llama <strong>&#8220;Rosa de</strong> <strong>Navidad</strong>&#8220;. Me encanta esta planta! Es tan elegante en su simpleza! Decidi que voy a decorar mi mesa de Navidad con macetitas de &#8220;Hellébore&#8221;, y luego voy a servir un velouté de castañas (receta de una amiga), Cordero al Malbec (business is business!), una bûche, y los mini-panettones! Asi me parecio bien.<strong>.mitad francés&#8230;mitad argentino!</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frombatoparis.com/2011/12/recipe-receta-stollen-with-ricotta-marzipan-and-merry-christmas-to-you-all.html/hellebore-xmas" rel="attachment wp-att-1880"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1880" title="Hellebore-Xmas" src="http://www.frombatoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Hellebore-Xmas.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="1024" /></a></p>
<p>Feliz Navidad para todos, y muchisimas gracias por estar aqui&#8230;una Navidad mas!</p>
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<div class="customImage"><span id="more-1860"></span><strong>To make this Stöllen</strong>, you will need:</div>
<div class="customImage">*self-raising flour, 320gr *dried raisins, 70gr *butter, 150gr *ricotta, 150gr *zest of one orange *sugar, 5tbsp *eggs, 2 *yolk, 1 *marzipan, 150gr *dried nuts, to taste, chopped</div>
<div class="customImage">*confectioner&#8217;s sugar</div>
<div class="customImage">On a baking tray, put the flour and butter (quite cold) and make a &#8220;sablée, using your fingers or a cutting edge. Add in the ricotta, sugar and orange zest. Knead not too much. Finally incorporate de nuts and raisins (previously soaked in warm water or rhum, rinsed)</div>
<div class="customImage">Put the dough on baking paper forming a rectangle. Soften the marzipan adding some licquor (I used Cointreau here) Give it the shape of a sausage. Paint the edges of the dough with yolk. Place the marzipan alongside, in the middle of the dough. Fold one side, coverin the marzipan, and then the other, like an envelope. Place the stöllen on a Silpat, folded part down. Bake 170°C, for 35&#8242;. Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with confectioner&#8217;s sugar.</div>
<div class="customImage"><strong>Receta de Stöllen</strong></div>
<div class="customImage">*harina leudante, 320gr *pasas de uva, 70gr *manteca, 150gr *ricotta, 150gr *ralladura de una naranja *azucar, 5 cdas sop *huevos, 2 *yema, 1 *mazapan, 150gr *nueces, avellanas y almendras picadas, a gusto *azucar impalpable, cantidad necesaria</div>
<div class="customImage">Poner en una placa de horno, la harina y la manteca (no demasiado blanda, mas bien bastante firme) Hacer un sablée, con los dedos o mejor, usando un corta masa. Agregar la ricotta, el azucar, y la ralladura de naranja. Integrar sin exagerar en el amasado. Agregar las pasas (previamente remojadas en agua tibia o rhum, y escurridas) y las frutas secas.</div>
<div class="customImage">Estirar la masa sobre papel manteca, en forma de rectangulo. Ablandar el mazapan con un licor (yo usé Cointreau) Formar una especie de chorizo con el mazapan. Ponerlo en el medio. (Se puede agregar mas frutas secas o pasas en el medio&#8230;)Pintar el borde de la masa con yema de huevo. Plegar un costado de la masa, sobre el mazapan, y luego el otro, cerrando. Poner la masa &#8220;costura abajo&#8221; sobre el Silpat. Hornear 170°C por 35&#8242;. Pintar con manteca derretida. Espolvorear con azucar impalpable.</div>
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