Gurkensalat

  The other day, I was commenting on Foodielady’s Facebook Fan Page (go now and LIKE it so you don’t miss a thing!!!), about the abundance of cucumbers I harvested from my edible garden.  I asked my followers to give me some tips of dishes I could make with them since I was getting tired of…

Ratatouille

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…

Tiramisu

Last December, my neighbor Mariana, gave me a bag of Puertorrican coffee to sample. To give you a little background, Mariana and her husband, Pablo, started cultivating and processing a limited production of coffee during the past couple of years, from crop to cup, in Yauco, one of the most privileged eco-systems in the world…

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…