Over the past few years, I’ve made it a habit to have Meatless Mondays. It started with just me and now the whole family has joined in. My husband, an enthusiastic carnivore, complained at first, but now has hopped on the wagon. As I have mentioned before in other posts, this was a gradual change…
Imitating Joe’s Creamed Spinach
My husband Emilio is a super-mega-huge fan of Joe’s Stone Crabs Restaurant and the kids and I must agree with him, for everything there is fresh and really delicious. He lived in Miami for several years as a college student and every time his parent visited he would take them there (of course, so they…
Potatoes Dauphinoise
Blog: Its short for “web log”. A personal journal published in the World Wide Web consisting of posts (entries) displayed in reverse chronological order where readers, if allowed by the writer, can comment. Ever since the Julie and Julia movie came out in 2009, the blogosphere has grown exponentially. For the first time, blogging was…
Foodielady’s New Facebook Page and other Social Media
Hey everyone! Please take a moment and visit my new page on Facebook. To do so, once you sign in Facebook, search Foodielady and click “Like” in the page to receive updates of my daily musings, photos, adventures and foodieventurous travels. Through this website/blog you will continue to receive my posts and recipes as always….
Clarified Butter
When butter is moderately heated and liquifies, water evaporates and milk solids sink to the bottom. The clear yellow liquid on top is called Clarified Butter. Simply put, it is the butter without the milk solids and water, hence mostly fat. It also tastes and smells really good. One notable characteristic is that Clarified Butter…
Fried Rice
Recently PF Chang’s opened its first restaurant in Puerto Rico in Plaza las Américas, the Caribbean’s largest shopping mall. This event has caused a huge furor among Chinese food lovers and followers of the PF Chang’s brand which created long waiting periods and lines for patrons to have a taste of what the casual dinning…
Banana-Oat Soy Smoothie
For many years, I’ve always started Monday mornings with a fruit smoothie, then I have a salad for lunch and a light meal for dinner. I simply call it Detox Monday. Weekends are usually intense, packed with high calorie foods and the occasional alcoholic beverages. Fruit smoothies are fulfilling and refreshing. I don’t know, but…
New Year Resolutions
Yes, I admit it. I am one of millions of people that always has the same New Year Resolution at the top of my list; losing weight. Other goals include being more organized, driven and focused to juggle between work, family, friends and social responsibility. Re-taking old hobbies like crochet and scrapbooking, doing more yoga, read more,…
Sorullitos de Maíz (Corn Fritters)
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,…
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…