I’m back!!!! As you may have noticed, I like all kinds of rice. When I started to make this recipe a long time ago for a Mother’s Day Celebration in my house, I chose to make it with parboiled rice because it is the best rice to use when cooking for a large group of…
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Insalata Caprese
Once again, you can see the colors of the italian flag in this dish. Insalata Caprese is one of my all time favorite salads. I like to serve it over a bed of fresh spinach. Refreshing and light! The word mozzarella comes from the italian verb “mozzare” which means to cut. Mozzarella di bufala is…
Bittersweet Brownies
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…
Earth Day 2010
I don’t know why it feels so good to get your hands dirty with soil and plant herbs in your home. It can be done in apartments or houses and there is no doubt that dishes prepared with fresh herbs are more aromatic, colorful and savory. I have had success stories as well as disasters…
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…
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…