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…
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Vegetable Lasagna
This vegetable lasagna is sometimes called Lasagna Fiorentina or Florentine. My version does not have tomato sauce, it only has Bechamel Sauce. I must tell you, the fresh basil fills the kitchen with an inviting and delicious aroma while the lasagna is baking in the oven. It is important that you use fresh…
Quiche Alsacienne
The word quiche derives from the german word “kuchen” which means cake. The french of the Lorraine region adapted the original german version “Lothringer Speckkuchen” of a bread pie with eggs, cream and bacon by later adding gruyere cheese and a pastry crust to make the modern Quiche Lorraine. I was given an onion and cheese…
Habichuelas Rosadas Guisadas Fáciles (Easy Stewed Pink Beans)
There is no question that this side dish is the traditional Puertorican complement to white rice, fried plantains and sauteed beef tenderloin with onions (arroz blanco, habichuelas guisadas, tostones/amarillos, y bistec encebollado). Of course, for purists of Puertorrican cooking this fast track version of “Habichuelas Guisadas” is a sacrilege (how dramatic!) because I am using…
Oven roasted rosemary-garlic potatoes
Savory, simple and wholesome side dish. I make these potatoes a lot because they are so easy and taste so good. It is a quick-fix option to accompany a weekday main dish and should be in every busy moms’ recipe book as an alternative to serve their families something fresh and delicious with little effort….
Roux
Roux (pronounced “ru”) is a thickening agent made up of wheat flour and fat. The flour and fat are cooked (usually same amount by volume), to eliminate the taste of raw flour in the dish in which its going to be used. There is a broad color spectrum of roux that ranges from white, blond,…
Nieves' Lemon Bread
For this family recipe I had to travel a long way to get it. One of those dishes that is one person’s trademark and she makes it without a written recipe. When you ask for the recipe he/she lists the ingredients but cannot tell you the exact amounts… what a nightmare! Ja, ja! It is…
Marinara Sauce
Marinara Sauce is mainly used for pasta, but it can also be used as the basis or complement for many other dishes like lasagna, vodka sauce, fried calamari and veal parmigiana among others. Since making fresh marinara sauce is so easy, you have no excuse to make it homemade every time! Many of you might…
Caldo Gallego
One of my grandmothers is from Galicia, Spain so we grew up eating a lot of Caldo Gallego! This soup has restorative properties when you get sick, have been partying too hard, need to boost your iron or just want a savory hot meal in the cold weather. Some ingredients are not easy to find…