I have been really busy for the last couple of weeks with my day job, so I haven’t had time to post here. I also haven’t had a lot of time to cook. I used to get through times like these on salad, yoghurt, and rice, but that isn’t really an option when there’s a [...]

The other night we were having dinner, and as usual the kids finished first. Sean wandered into the kitchen to play with his collection of gogos, which are all the rage with the younger set here. (Gogos are apparently called Crazy Bones elsewhere in the world, and Chile is unsurprisingly behind the curve in the [...]

One of my projects this past month was to perfect a lemon chiffon cake. I love big, tall, fluffy chiffon cakes, but all the recipes I found for lemon chiffon included lemon extract or lemon oil. Given our excess supply of lemons right now, I’m definitely not looking to use something that comes out of [...]

A red wine blend from the Aconcagua Valley of Chile 62 % Syrah 23 % Cabernet Sauvignon 15 % Tempranillo  100 % Barrel aged Total production: 3553 bottles (296 cases) Alcohol        14.4% (Vol%) Volatile acidity    0.68 g/l pH            3.55 Total acidity    5.84 g/l Tartaric Acid Reducing sugar    1.37 g/l Flaherty  2007 was [...]

Un vino tinto del Valle de Aconcagua de Chile  62 % Syrah 23 % Cabernet Sauvignon 15 % Tempranillo  100 %  guardado en barrica  Producción total: 3553  botellas   (296 cajas) Alcohol        14.4 % (% vol) Acidez volátil    0.68 g/l pH            3.55 Acidez total    5.84 g/l tartárico Material reductor    1.37 g/l Con  el apoyo de la familia [...]

We had a great time pouring at the Cata y Vino wine fair at the W Hotel in Santiago last weekend. Twelve small, independent wineries (members of the the Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes, or MOVI) participated in the tasting: Clos Andino, Facundo, Flaherty, Garage Wine Co., Gillmore, Hereu, I-Latina, Montsecano, Polkura, Reserva de Calboro, Rukumilla, and [...]

It’s lemon season in Chile, and we have a serious supply problem. Eight years ago, when we moved into our house, I planted three little lemon saplings right outside the kitchen door. I dreamed of the day I would be able to just step out into the garden whenever a recipe called for a grating [...]