Bittersweet chocolate is a form of sweetened chocolate that does not have milk in any way shape or form. It is mainly chocolate liquor, sugar,cocoa butter and vanilla. Often, lecithin is added as an emulsifying agent. In the United States of America the Food and Drug Administration requires that bittersweet chocolate has at least 35% chocolate…
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Natural French Fries with White Truffle Oil (Pommes Frites)
Our trip to Beaver Creek, Colorado last winter was a great success! Even though our planes were delayed and cancelled on our departure date and our son had a snowboarding accident on the first day of skiing, we had a wonderful vacation. As always, the first day was dedicated to grocery shopping, getting to know…
Jeannie's Fruit Punch
This recipe is from Jeannie, the mother of Maryse one of my best friends from childhood. While we were growing up (approximately 11-16 years old in the late 1980’s), Jeannie and Jose would invite a group of 5 or 6 of their daughter’s girlfriends to spend the weekend on their boat the week of her…
Simple Whipped Potatoes
Simple whipped potatoes is a basic recipe that every cook should know. Everyone big and small likes mashed potatoes and they go with almost everything. Believe me, this is so easy and delicious you will never make those instant mashed potato packets again in your life! A few days ago I made a batch and…
Empanada Gallega
According to Foodimentary @ Twitter, April 8 was the National Empanada Day. So immediately I took out the recipe journal my Aunt Toñita gave me as a present a few weeks ago with her favorite recipes in which she included my grandmother’s Empanada Gallega recipe and got busy in the kitchen. Empanada means to coat…
Arroz con tocino
This side dish can be found at any typical Puertorrican “fonda” or dive. Arroz con tocino (I like to add the “tocino” for the flavor but don’t eat it) is simply medium grain white rice with salt pork. The salt pork or “tocino” (I use Hormel brand because it is not as salty and its marbled…
Brown Sugar Pork Tenderloin
This is a delicious easy alternative for a week day family dinner. You can leave the pork tenderloins seasoned the night before. The brown sugar gives the tenderloin a sweet golden finish and helps make an amazing onion cream sauce. It is different and tastes so good! I use fresh rosemary from my herb garden…
Capellini with tomato, garlic and basil
I love pasta! Capellini is very thin spaghetti sometimes called angel hair pasta. My favorite way to make it is short and simple; with olive oil, tomato, garlic and basil. Fresh, light and satisfying! May be served as a side dish or as a light meal. I also like to serve it cold from the…
Asian Orange Shrimp
In order to spice things up a bit for my family at dinner time, I often make themed dinner nights. So last night I took out my electric wok and we had Asian Dinner Night! I made my version of fried rice, edamame with fleur de sel and this recipe of Asian Orange Shrimp. It…