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…
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Breakfast for my Valentine
Pardon the radio silence. I wanted to publish this and another post on Sunday and Monday, but technology problems got in the way. I was having trouble with the site, but thankfully they were solved yesterday by my friends Gedy and Eduardo at Lifetree Creative, who always help me out when my limited “techie” knowledge runs…
Linguine alla Carbonara
This is one of my favorite pastas! I have been preparing it for soooo long, I think I can make it with my eyes closed by now. Linguine alla Carbonara is easy to prepare but must be eaten immediately! Make sure you have all the side dishes ready and served when you prepare it so…
Vanilla Flan (Flan de Vainilla)
We inherited flans from many cultural influences. Back in Roman times people would make savory flans from the surplus of eggs and other ingredients in their “pantry” (spices, spinach, honey, eel, etc.). Centuries later in Spain and France, sweet flans started to flourish with caramel syrup as well as with other spices and nuts like…
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…