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As we anticipated on our last blog entry, today we will tell you all about our after dinner table on Christmas Eve. Always leave the sweetest part for the end.Like we mentioned before, holidays season in Argentina lands just at the start of summer. That is the main reason why our dinners are generally on the lighter side of the spectrum. But when we talk about the sweet desserts we overlook those situations and like to go a bit overboard so is probably common to find our after dinner tabl …

The story of this iconic piece of the Christmas table started in Italy and then came to Latin-America, where it receives different names and secrets of elaboration.Whenever you try to identify the origin of a certain product, you can frequently find that there were always Egyptian people involved, and more closely in time is almost impossible not to find that the Romans where involved too. In the case of the Pan Dulce, the Romans were used to have bread sweetened with honey. In Italy aroun …

Have you ever tried a Cachafaz Alfajor? Or its amazing Dulce de Leche?Nowadays this brand is practically a synonym of Alfajor. But this company of no more than twelve years of history gained the reputation it has now in a quite controversial way. Behind the brand there are three siblings, Leonardo, Javier and Gastón Alcaraz who first started to elaborate a line of “alfajores de maicena” (alfajores made with cornstarch cookies) and now have one of most outstanding companies of Alfajores in …

This year has passed quicker than we thought and December is almost here! That is why we keep bringing you inspiration and ideas for your sweet Christmas table!Today we present you a brief history of the Nougat origin and a little recipe for you to try. There are plenty variations of the classic nougat, but its most famous confection is the one which ingredients are sugar or honey, any type of roasted nuts, such as almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, or macadamia nuts , whipped egg …

Since we started to ride the Christmas train, and getting excited about food we decided to keep bringing you our favorite recipes! Last week we gave you a recipe of Sweet and Salty Piononos. We still have so much to show you! Here, we will teach you how to make one of our favorite desserts. A Rogel Cake!The Rogel Cake is an Argentina’s traditional cake that you can find not only on an after dinner Christmas table but also at birthdays, weddings, and many social gatherings. This specia …