I'm happy you're here.
This is me, Paula, doing what I love best: baking, hands-on, literally.
I am an avid baker, recipe developer, and amateur food photographer, among other things.
I started baking more than 40 years ago, at a very young age, and in a very different world, with no internet and not a huge amount of good cookbooks. We baked with treasured family recipes mostly.
All things food-related interest me immensely, and collecting cookbooks is one of them. I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Contact me
You can email me, for whatever reason, at hello@vintagekitchennotes.com
Leave a comment on a post or DM me on social media and I will get back to you.
Thank you for being a loyal reader of this blog, and hope you enjoy it!
What you can expect to find here
Though this is a general baking blog, some areas are my specialty and those are the recipes I love to share the most.
Easy recipes for the home baker
- Cakes and cheesecakes are a hot topic here.
- Bakery: from breads to scones, shortbread, and pastries.
- Desserts: easy, everyday ideas for the family, gatherings, and potlucks.
- Easy pies.
Special recipes
- Heritage recipes, showcasing my Italian, Latin, and Irish background.
- Our favorite family recipes that were handed down through 3 generations.
- Recipes collected on my travels.
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My background
Not counting a very short stint at pastry school, I'm mostly self-taught, which means I made all the mistakes and now have tips and tricks to share with you.
That's what this place is all about: easy recipes with simple ingredients and detailed instructions.
I am a fellow from the 2018 Cochran Fellowship program in the area of Restaurant Management (invited by the USDA to learn about ingredients and equipment, meet top chefs, and a lot more). Because of that, I am an ambassador for the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires in that area.
This means that we put together events to support American products in Argentina, or research ingredients we would like to have imported.
My area of expertise is American baking, so this is a wonderful association and one of the reasons why I started this blog in February 2012.
I adore blogging, love the community behind it, and the virtual friends I made.
I give credit to all the sources I use whenever relevant and if I omit something by accident, please let me know.
Karen @ Lemon Grove Cake Diaries says
Hi Paula, I have only recently found your blog but I am so glad I have. Beautiful photography and recipes and your hand made textiles are gorgeous! I am looking forward to following your posts and trying out some of your recipes.
Karen
laurasmess.me says
Hello beautiful! I've only just discovered your blog and it's just beautiful... honest, inspiring and truly delicious! One of my best friends (and her beautiful family) is from Argentina and I've fallen in love with the warmth and generosity of your culture. My husband and I regularly visit her house for 'asado', cooked by her dad, with chimmichurri and all of the trimmings! They also introduced me to dulce de leche. Oh my gosh. That stuff is addictive!!! I now have a permanent supply at my house, sometimes to be eaten straight from the jar with a spoon! Anyway, I could keep talking about Argentinian delights for ever, but thank you so much for sharing your beautiful recipes and stories. I look forward to reading more of your adventures as time goes on. Mucho gracias!
teaandscones says
Always happy to find a NEW foodie blogger. Love your photos and will visit often. Especially for FFwD.
thegardendeli says
Hi Paula, just discovered your blog through @lavenderandlovage. Now I'm worried about how much weight I'm going to put on - so many wonderful looking recipes! Great blog, good to have found it!
Dixya says
nice to meet you Paula. Your cafe looks so inviting!
Marie @ Substance of Living says
Paula, Congratulations on the nomination for Addictive Blog Award. You certainly deserve it. You are also being featured on my website September 27, 2012.
I wish you the best of luck and truly enjoy your writing.
Marie
Kate says
I just found your blog via foodbuzz and am happy to follow you!
Its probably my dream, to own a small cafe somewhere in a nice place and keep post coming to a cute blog))
Wish you all the best and keep looking to share some posts and recipes!
XOXO Kate
Shulie says
Aww Paula, so nice meeting you through the comment you left on my site. Love it that you are in Buenis Aires. My son was there his freshman year in high school for soccer and LOVED everything about it. No empanada here in the States, even if made by me, measures up to the ones he had in Argentina! 🙂 Are you on twitter? Am @foodwanderings
Kathy says
Paula, Your cafe looks so lovely…wish you didn’t live so far away, I’d love to sit at one of those tables and enjoy a cup of coffee! I didn’t realize English was a second language for you…your blog is wonderful and so well written!
Susan says
Jane: What a fabulous blog you have. Wonderful recipes, gorgeous photographs and so well written I can't believe English isn't your first language. I'm impressed and amazed!!