If you are anything like me you need new flavors in your life, specially since our lockdown. Chilled soups during the summer, warm and hearty soups during the winter. It’s fair to say that I may have cooked all the best known soups, at least once. The idea of a Read more…
The flavors of the Caribbean are recognized around the world for its burst of exquisite pleasure. Like a fine wine our senses welcome with gusto the mix which dominates the cuisine from the Caribbean region. What they have in common is the use of the their base: the Sofrito. Spain Read more…
This is how Puerto Ricans season their food, making or buying Sofrito. Just follow the directions and it will be wonderful. Ingredients: 2 pounds potatoes 4 tablespoons of flour 2 tablespoons of butter 2 eggs lightly beaten 1/2 teaspoon of salt 2 1/2 cups cooked “Picadillo de Carne” ground beef Read more…
Cheesecake Berry Puff Pastry Baskets One box of Puff Pastry shells makes six pastries. Make sure you buy the box that says Puff Pastry Shells. The shells: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Oven must be preheated. Remove all wrappings. Break along pre-scored lines to separate pastry shells. Place shells onto Read more…
We only changed one part of this recipe by changing the “frozen whipped topping” to home made whipped cream. In your mixer or, even better, your Kitchen Aid, mix until thick 1 cup heavy cream, 1 tablespoon confectioners sugar and 1 teaspoon of Vanilla. After this you’ll never go back.
Freeze coffee as ice cubes and toss in a cut of Baileys and Vanilla Vodka! Happy New Year.
We found this very creative version of the 2020 obsession with toilet paper on Facebook. It’s simple to make. Five layers of white cake. White filling to bind them together. White ganache. A rolling pin with the pictured design and a brown cover for the hole. Your guest will laugh Read more…
This display is beautiful, healthy and easy to make. Spend more time on yourself. You have sliced strawberries, brie, blue cheese, Parmesan cheese, plus two other cheeses, sliced smoked salmon, bacon squares, cold cuts, pepperoni, and black olives. On a separate platter place crackers, slices of cucumber, and slices of Read more…
Sauteed one large, sliced, seasoned with tarragon, mushroom in EVVO. Set aside. Break two eggs into the same seasoned pan and scramble while you cook them. Set aside. Slice one or more fresh strawberries. Warm a flour tortilla 20 seconds. ( forgive the processed flour Tortilla. Whole wheat is better, Read more…
The flounder filet was cooked in a bit of coconut oil. I had sprinkled a bit of ground garlic, onion and dry rosemary. Then I added a handful of grated coconut flakes. Into the skillet in medium heat. I added some fresh basil leaves and sprigs of Oregano and Rosemary Read more…
I am drawn, taken in, by art. I love to cook, which is in itself an artform. All of a sudden images of different types of breads decorated with bits of food to create patterns of abstract beauty has me singing. You need to guess the ingredients, aside from the Read more…
Once in a blue moon I crave some French fries and eggs for breakfast. Deep frying is a cooking method I stay away from basically because I want to live and long and healthy life. So far so good. I love to cook and I love food. Instead of giving Read more…
I had leftover Salmon, which had been marinated in extra virgin olive oil, dill, garlic, honey and mustard and sautéed. So I boiled some Ziti. In one of other pans I melted a quarter of a bar of butter ( do not let it brown), I added to the bubbly Read more…
Ingredients: 8 ounces of bittersweet chocolate, chopped 24 Ladyfingers – if store bought bake 10-15 minutes on a cookie sheet at 375 degrees. 2 cups espresso coffee 6 eggs, separated 8 teaspoons of sugar 1 pound Mascarpone : (blend 1.5 lb Ricotta and 1 cup heavy cream in food processor Read more…
Salmon filets marinated in mixed combination of extra virgin olive oil, dill, garlic, honey and mustard. Cook in medium high heat. Set aside. Nuked potato cooked as follows. HeaT one quarter bar of butter. Don’t let it turn dark. Add about one quarter cup of parmesan cheese and stir. Add Read more…
If you suffer from an environmental cough or a side effect cough the remedy is lemongrass tea. I live in the tropics. No change of seasons creates air that is contaminated with everything. That is the air I breathe. That causes an environmental cough. I also have a very strong Read more…
It sounds harmless enough. Salt related maybe? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classifies MSG as a “safe food ingredient”. I kid you not. The FDA is Lobby for the food industry that we, the people, pay for to help provoke and create diseases, therefore helping the medical, pharmaceutical, food Read more…
Our bodies are complex measuring devices. All day and everyday processing energy and discarding what it does not need. About ten years ago I read an article issued by the American Heart Association stating that the very worst food for your heart are processed meats. It’s fair to say that Read more…
A couple of FB friends have been showing some of the flatbread / art creations. Maybe too beautiful to eat, I ask? Well, I am into making food taste great but also look wonderful. I often find myself trying to color coordinate food on a plate. Too white, too dark? Read more…
Don’t let the out of focus picture distract you from a little known secret about browning fresh garlic and using it as a garnish and added zoom flavor on your favorite foods. I toss a bunch of the delicacies on my salad when I want to replace or don’t have Read more…