Valentina's 1st Birthday

Our niece turned 1 and with Diego's bonus we were able to go to Argentina again and celebrate with the family. We think she's rather adorable, so that means lots of pictures. Here she is on her actual birthday.
Her super-smile.
Playing with her dad.
Dancing with her mom at her birthday party.
The cute, little family.
No, that isn't Diego, it's his younger brother, Gonzalo.
With her old school Rolling Stones/Beatles haircut.
She's so awesome. Such a good baby too.
We miss you guys. Don't forget us!

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These are a few of my favorite things.

Submarinos (con medialunas de manteca): one of my most favorite things in Argentina. So much so that it deserved it's own photo story.

It's as simple as steamed milk in a glass container.
Then you drop in the chocolate and add the sugar.
Stir until you have chocolate goodness. You don't even have to be too patient while it melts.
Drink. Enjoy your medialunas.
All finished, or is it...?
Now you have the most awesome sludge I have ever tasted. Chocolate goodness at the bottom of the glass.
And that, my friends, is a submarino. Recreate as you will and enjoy!

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Boca vs Arsenal. Boca Wins!

Maybe the videos won't be clear but I was recording alot for sound too. The Boca fans are famous because the don't stop singing and chanting the ENTIRE game! You can hear how they explode after the goals. Good stuff, by itself.

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More Photos of Food

Creme Bruleé. My first attempt. I think I did an awesome job.
In Argentina, my mother-in-law and I made Pasta Frola. It's like a tart made with Membrillo. Not sure the fruit it comes from but it's like a thick jam. They call everything made with flour pasta so be careful. Pasta, as in noodles, is fideos. Pizza can be pasta, this tart is pasta... Doesn't matter. It's yummy too!
I made empanadas again but, of course, I forgot to get a picture of them after they were cooked. Here is a picture of the assembly. Take the dough, top it with the meat filling, add chopped eggs and green olives and fold. Then fry or bake per the dough you are using. Delish!

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Yo Motha!

Does anyone remember these old MTV commercials from the 90's? And more importantly, where I can get my hands on any more? "Yo motha's got a glass leg and it's got Kool-aid in it!" That was good stuff!

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Does Anyone Else Think Robert Smith and Robert Pattinson Could Be Related?

Need I say more......but if you don't know Robert Smith is the lead singer of The Cure and Robert Pattinson is Edward from the movie Twilight

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Food, it's what's for dinner.

So, probably not, but maybe you've been asking yourself what the H-E-double hockey sticks have Diego and Shannon been up to. Well, we're both taking a class at MCC, working, playing, and cooking (among other things). Here are some samples:
Whole wheat pitas with fresh hummus
Diego made pasta from scratch and I made sauce for Valentine's day (actually, that picture looks kinda gross, but really it was yummers)My first King Cake for Mardi Gras (complete with plastic baby)I didn't get pictures of the cinnamon raisin yumminess that we call bread or the Argentine yumminess they call empanandas. But, oh, they were delish!!! Come visit and you can partake of the yumminess as well...

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Tom Tom

My tomato plant given to me by my visiting teacher to whom I must have mention (when she wasn't my visiting teacher) that I wanted a tomato plant. Someday I'll attempt the herb garden again. I just keep leaving town...It's got the cutest little baby tomatoes on it now (not pictured)! I can't wait until they ripen... Will it be my first success story?

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