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A great new shop called Todo Re-Suelto has just opened up on Arenales St between Suipacha and Carlos Pellegrini. It has all sorts of interesting products, including: Powdered ginger Cardamom Ground coriander and coriander "en grano" Cloves and ground cloves Star Anis a whole range of seeds...

When we were in the States we tried Red Velvet cake for the first time. It was so good! Anyway, I wanted to make some as a surprise for my husband. On this forum, we have discussed at great length the lack of cream cheese in BA so the normal filling appears to be out. So, to those who are in the...

Inspired by the thread on bread machines, I thought I'd post my two favourite recipes (can't take credit for them, I found them on the internet but they work and are delicious). OREGANO AND PARMESAN BREAD 1 Cup water 1 1/2 Tablespoons Olive Oil 1 teaspoon salt 3 Tablespoons sugar 1 Tablespoon...

http://www.stuff.co....-junk-food-dare we've all read many a lament for lack of Irn Bru from the Scots on this forum, I was interested to read the attached article and all of the other culinary delights of Scotland. I think I might adopt the Macaroni Cheese Pie, my kids would love it. The deep...

:o Hi there, have run into a problem with our home computer. We have Windows 7 on one of those cheap Argentine assembled computers. After we log in, we only get a black screen. We can see the mouse but nothing else. I have tried starting in safe mode and following Windows instructions I did a...

Hi there, could anybody give me an idea of the going hourly rate for a house cleaner in BA? My boss has been told (by her cleaner) that the rate is a lot higher than what she's currently paying, and if this is really the case then she wants to pay the correct amount (we just want to know that...

Hi there, our work is looking at outsourcing (that great word that means somebody's job is on the line) the management and maintenance of our properties. Does anybody know of property management companies here in Capital Federal that they could recommend? Many thanks.

My 8 yr old son is collecting the Star Wars toys from the Jack Sorpresa chocolate boxes and he´s interested in seeing the movies. I grew up with the original movies, and think they´re absolute classics. I think the later 3 are good adventure movies. My heart says ´show him the movies in the...

:)Here is a flyer in Spanish about the New Zealand Film festival coming up this month. The movie Whale Rider will be there, and the author of the movie (and many other works!) Witi Ihimaera will be here to give a seminar. When I get the movie schedule I will post that too, although it's...

Hi guys I have a beautiful, chocolate brown Kalpakian brand carpet for sale. It measures 3.5m x 2.5m. I have attached 3 photos, two of it in it´s ¨natural habitat¨with lovely furniture, one of it spread out in my lounge where you can see why I´m selling it! (no room, my apartment´s too dark for...

Please find attached a flyer for the Kiwi Big Day Out being organised by members of the New Zealand community living in Buenos Aires. The event aims to honour the victims of the recent earthquakes in Christchurch and Japan and celebrate the spirit of those dealing with the aftermath. A memorial...

Hi there fellow Kiwis on this site. I'm sure by now you all know about the devastating earthquake in Christchurch. I work at the NZ Embassy here in BA, and we have received a lovely email from a Christchurch -ite (-onian, whatever you call yourselves!) saying first and foremost that his family...

Does anyone have experience getting a foreign bought (ie not in Argentina) PDA up and running on the Argentine cellphone networks? We are looking at getting one for work but it must be purchased in New Zealand, and I'm fairly sure it won't be just a case of putting in an Argentine SIM card and...

I've lived in BA for 10 years now, am married to an Argentine and am a mum to 3 beautiful Argentine / kiwi kids. I've never needed to be part of an expat community until now, started feeling those kilometres that separate me from my homeland! I've had a look through the forum, there's some...