Chicken and Israeli Couscous with Tomatoes and Lemon

  One-pot dishes are excellent alternatives for weeknight meals.  You can do prepping before you head out in the morning and assemble when you get home later in the day.  I’m a big fan of Israeli Cous Cous and found this recipe in a Martha Stewart Living Magazine about 7 years ago, which I have adapted…

Easy Pistachio Cake

Baking purists are going to go after me for this one, but sometimes in life you need to take shortcuts. I have always been the kind of person that takes pride on making things from scratch. From designing and sewing a formal dress for a wedding (which I have sworn I will never do again), to scrapbooking (crafts),…

Breakfast for my Valentine

Pardon the radio silence.  I wanted to publish this and another post on Sunday and Monday, but technology problems got in the way.  I was having trouble with the site, but thankfully they were solved yesterday by my friends Gedy and Eduardo at Lifetree Creative, who always help me out when my limited “techie” knowledge runs…

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes are a delicious and nutritious alternative that give some traditional potato recipes a twist.  When I got my sweet potatoes (batata, boniato, camote, kumara) in my organic/natural food weekly delivery box,  I was a bit confused at first.  In the past, I had seen my mother prepare the orange-flesh variety for Thanksgiving dinners,…