Pumpkin Flan

Pumpkin is one of my favorite ingredients.  It is versatile and nutritious and can be used in sweet or salty dishes.  I have shared with you several recipes which include this fruit like Perfect Pumpkin Soup, Barrigas de Vieja and Pumpkin-Asparagus Risotto. Don’t hesitate to give this recipe a try on Thanksgiving Day and you…

Chocolate-Mint Cake Balls

Cake balls are the new hot trend in food blogs across the United States, so Foodielady.com couldn’t miss out on this! It is not something new, just en vogue. Even Starbucks is capitalizing on it!  It originated as a clever way to use leftover cake. I tried some vanilla-rum cake balls at the “Let them eat…

Panettone Bread Pudding

We spent New Year’s in Miami since my husband’s cousin Anna was getting married on 1/1/11.  During our stay in this vibrant city, my godparents invited our family over for brunch at their apartment on December 31st .  It was a joyful afternoon in which we enjoyed their loving company and lively conversation.  While remembering stories…

Apple-Almond Tart

Although I live on an island, its hard to find a beachfront restaurant (outside of a hotel) in San Juan due to urbanization as well as construction restrictions.  I adore and respect everything about the ocean and can’t imagine a nicer way to celebrate a special occasion than with lunch or dinner on the beach…

Titi Magüi’s Bread Pudding

Titi Magüi was my “tia-abuela”, my grandma’s sister.  She never had children of her own, but she was always a constant in our lives, like a third grandmother.  As a little girl, she would babysit me so that my parents could go to the movies (I was an only child for 7 years).  Also, I…