When I was pregnant I had three cravings; cake (sweet), pickles (sour) and sorullitos de maíz (savory). Scary ha! I gained about 30 pounds on each pregnancy. Once I made my husband take me to a restaurant in Cayey, in the puerto rican central mountain ridge, to eat some sorullitos de maíz. Without a doubt,…
Tag: aperitivos
Brie en Croute with Apples, Apricot Jam, Caramelized Onion and Candied Pralines
Hendersonville is a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina. It is one of the most tranquil places I have ever visited, where nature can be observed and enjoyed. The people that live in this part of the country are generally people that enjoy natural living, the outdoors and a simple…
Croquetas
During the period of time I spent as a college student in Rome (1994), I walked every morning from Piazza Navona, to the Pantheon and towards the terminal in Largo Argentina to catch bus #75 towards Trastevere and got off at the last stop before exiting the city’s walls, in via Pietro Roselli where the…
Crab Cakes
Who would have thought blogging could have taken me to so many interesting places and led me to connect (and reconnect) with so many fascinating people! I have made wonderful liaisons in the blogosphere with fellow foodies from all over the world (Australia, Europe, South American, Caribbean, mainland USA, etc.) Locally, I have connected with…