What a wonderful feeling to be able to, once in a while, get together with fun friends, drink good wine in a beautiful natural setting and enjoy delicious food. This frames the perfect ambiance for easy conversation and for your nice bubbly gathering to end up as a full blown party singing and dancing…
Category: Soup
White Bean Soup with White Truffle Oil and Pancetta Dust
A few months ago I got an e-mail from my friend Michelle R. asking me to cook some of my published recipes at a mother and daughter informal lunch in her new home. After discussing the menu and a convenient date for everyone to attend, the event finally took place a few days ago. My…
Perfect Pumpkin Cream Soup
One of my husband’s comfort foods is Pumpkin Cream Soup. Every time he gets sick or I want to get something out of him, I make it. This recipe has come a long way…. At a certain point in time, I used to thicken the pumpkin soup with heavy cream or potatoes, but there…
Corn and Bacon Chowder
Creating new meals with leftovers is one of my specialties. I simply don’t like to throw away food. Tonight’s leftovers can turn into tomorrow’s delicacy. All you need is a little creativity. According to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Americans discard nearly 100 billion pounds of food every year. That translates into $600…
Asopao de Pollo
“San Isidro, labrador, quita el agua y pon el sol.” This is a phrase that Catholic farmers in spanish speaking countries say to one of agriculture’s patron Saints when they want the rain to go away and the sun to come out. This summer in Puerto Rico it has been raining a lot as opposed…
Caldo Gallego
One of my grandmothers is from Galicia, Spain so we grew up eating a lot of Caldo Gallego! This soup has restorative properties when you get sick, have been partying too hard, need to boost your iron or just want a savory hot meal in the cold weather. Some ingredients are not easy to find…