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Homemade Ceviche Is Fresh, Flavorful, and Fabulous
Ceviche is a cool and delicious dish in which raw fish is marinated in fresh citrus juice. The acid of the juice "cooks" the fish until it is firm and plump. It's a wonderful Summer course that can be served as an appetizer with tortilla chips or placed atop a bed of greens as an entree.
Happy Hour: Caipirinha
It may be the dead of Winter, but this past weekend, San Francisco felt like pure Summer, with clear skies and balmy temperatures. I decided to celebrate with a drink that couldn't be more appropriate: the Caipirinha.
This drink, is made with limes, as well as a special liquor called achaça, which incidentally happens to be the national liquor of Brazil.
A Condiment Worth Making: Chimichurri
When I went to South America, I made it my mission to find an amazing chimichurri recipe. The green paste-like sauce is Argentina's most popular condiment. An essential topping for grilled meat, the sauce is incredibly easy to make and much more delicious than anything that comes out of a bottle.
South America's Most Beloved Cookie: The Alfajor
Upon my early morning arrival the first time I visited Buenos Aires, I begged my sister to take me to a decent cafeteria, where I immediately ordered a cortado. Along with the espresso came a small but delicious sandwich cookie. My sister explained that this cookie, the "alpha whore," was as ubiquitous in South America as chocolate chip cookies are in the US.
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- ABC has College Football
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- FOX is new with Cops and America's Most Wanted
- NBC has repeats of Mercy, Law & Order, and Law & Order: SVU
- ABC Family has Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- AMC has The Matrix
- E! has Swingers and repeats of Leave It to Lamas and Girls Next Door
- Comedy Central has American Pie
- Lifetime has The Break-Up
- MTV has repeats of South Park and Jackass
- Late-night highlights include January Jones and Black Eyed Peas on Saturday Night Live on NBC
There Could Be a Rainforest in Your Shower
If a trip to the rainforest isn't in the cards, you could always bring a piece of the rainforest to you. Wembé, a new collection of handmade soaps, lets you do just that.
Made in Paraguay, the soaps ($5-9) incorporate South American ingredients such as black clay, passion fruit, and chocolate.
US Lifts HIV/AIDS Travel Ban
For the last 22 years, foreign citizens living with HIV or AIDS have been forbidden to legally enter the US. As of Monday, that ban will be a thing of the past. On Friday, President Obama announced the decision to overturn the policy he called "rooted in fear rather than fact."
Creature Features: Patagonian Sea Lions
In honor of Pico's birth at Vienna's Schoenbrunn zoo, let's test your knowledge on sea lions. I'm familiar with the noisy California sea lions near San Francisco, but I've never seen a Patagonian sea lion in its natural habitat. While I phone my travel agent, go ahead and take this quiz!
How Money Are You: Currencies of South America
Lately, when I'm not thinking about all things Savvy, my mind has been wandering to South America. More specifically, I've been trying to nail down my to-be-determined honeymoon locale. Because I have all of this somewhat newfound knowledge, I wanted to share some money facts about the continent.
Karl Lagerfeld Heads to Argentina for Spring Ad Campaign
Tis the season for new ad campaigns as head designers and their muses line up the best photographers and get snapping for Spring 2010. Earlier this week, I told you that Natalia Vodianova looks likely to be the star of the new Yves Saint Laurent campaign, and now I can reveal another as Claudia Schiffer bags Chanel.
The London based supermodel flew to Argentina last week with Karl Lagerfeld to begin shooting the Spring campaign along with Argentine model Iván de Pineda, Freja Beha Erichsen and, of course, Baptiste Giacobini.
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