Restaurant after restaurant has a rotating bbq, called a Jack, inthe window. Goat,lamb, ribs and vacio roast over the wood embers all day and are served at the table on a small, woodfired barbeque. Too much meat for us, but definitely worth trying as the wood imparts a wonderful smoky flavour to the airdried beef. Wewill order just one portion of everything to share from now on as the portions are …. well …. HUGE!

The city seems to start waking up around 9pm and people eat any time from 9to 2 in the morning. Salads arewonderful, fresh and full of seasonal produce that combines fruit, vegetables and nuts. Fruit is ok, but so far ihave not tasted fresh fruit that wows me! Perhaps we have to buy from a different place.

The loft apartment we are renting is beautiful and very contemporary .. and bang, smack in the centre of Recoleta, close to everything, including this internetcafe right nextdoor.

Taxis are very inexpensive and while we are walking almost everywhere we did succumb to a taxi back to the apartment tonight.

Prices seem close to ours in Canada, except that when calculating theexchangerate, everything is only one third of the price back home!

it has only been oneday and i don´t like this keyboard so willsign off now. i don´t intend to spend toomuch time in an internet cafe but will come back and add news as and when i can.

Tomorrow night, Christmas Eve, we are going to a Tango Dinner Show that starts at 8pm and ends at 6am! imagine .. they serve dinner AND breakfast! I don´t think we will be there past 1am but i amlooking forward to it. Christmas Day will be another day of exploration … don´t want to miss anything!

Love to Daphne and the boys back home!

Feliz Navidad!

Bring two dozen of your favourite home-made cookies and swap with others over a cup of coffee. Knowing who will participate in this event, I can promise there will be some difficult swapping decisions!

Please mark the details in your diary:

Date: Tuesday, December 11
Time: Between 10.30 and 12 noon
Place: Delaney’s Coffee Shop

If you are interested in shopping for ingredients (or Christmas supplies) at any of the specialty stores, e.g. Bosa, Cioffi’s, drop me a note and we will arrange a group-shop, followed by espresso (or tea if you prefer).

Slow wishes at a fast time of year,

Brenda

I wonder … have these little symbols been around on plastic bags for a while? If so, I must have just woken up. If not, I am happier to put these plastic bags in my blue box than anywhere else.

Of course, if you have a canine or two, you may also recycle them for other purposes.

Now I look for that little recycling logo on every paper or plastic item. If it’s there, it goes in the yellow bag or the blue box. Do you recycle as much as you could?

Fred Lee and Margaret Gallagher explore a new culinary flavour with people who know how to make the most of it! Salt, Peppers, Vanilla, Durian, Saffron, Sambal, Kim Chee, Lemongrass, Bay leaves. The list goes on!

They’ll learn about everything from social and cultural references to literary, scientific and historical facts. They’ll serve up a discussion on the health benefits if the dish warrants it, and keep the cultural context on the burner as well.

Sounds interesting …