Around the World in the Hetzel Kitchen

Bah.  I need to catch up with all of these.  Hopefully my new fancy blog will help with that.  Right now, it feels like more work for me to do the posts than the actual cooking.  Now that I've started my job, we'll see how long it stays like that.  Anyway, on to the good stuff. Argentina Size : 2.8 million square miles - 8th biggest in the world, which is still slightly less than 3/10ths the size of the US Elevation : Ranges from -105 m to over 6000 m Population : Over 41 million - 32nd in the world Net migration rate : 0 migrants/1000 population Description : They are technically Argentines, not Argentinians. Cuisine : Heavy influence from multiple European nations that separates it from some of it's South American neighbors.  Very large meat production industry, especially beef. This is a very special entry this time.  First, it is the first post on the new blog.  Let's see if I keep it up...so far it hasn't really been more f...

(Originally posted here. ) Antigua and Barbuda Spanish for "Ancient" and "Bearded" Between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean Size : 442.6 sq miles Population : About 87,000 91% black Tourism dominates their economy The recession hit them quite hard Bah, isn't a break supposed to be restful?  I was going to write this during that time.  Instead, Christmas was skiing, skating, wrapping, and a lot of shopping.  Oh well, better late than never. Originally I was worried about finding a recipe for this small island nation.  The problem?  I don't like seafood.  That can be an issue when you are talking about a nation that is surrounded by water.  Especially one that personally I had never heard of before and therefore I figured was more secluded.  However, I didn't have to look very long . For those of you who didn't actually click the link: Pork Chops with Bacon and Bananas!  Holy crap.  Could there be a mor...

(Originally posted here. ) Angola  Rebuilding after a 27 year civil war that ended in 2002. Gained independence from Portugal in 1975. Size : Over 1.2 sq km, 23rd largest in the world, slightly less than twice the size of Texas Water : 0 sq km Location : South Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean Population : Over 13 million Second-highest death-rate in the world Religious followings : 47% indigenous Literacy rate : 52% for women Angola started out very promising.  I was able to find a large number of recipes.  After going through a lot of websites and a lot of different stuff, I settled on this one for  Chicken Muamba. It seemed fairly simple while using stuff that I wouldn't normally used.  Besides, I also found it on other sites as well.  Seems like a recipe for success, right? I went ahead and made a list and went to the store.  Chicken?  Check.  Tomatoes?  Check.  Okra?  Wait a minute.  No...