It has been almost five months since I last shared a recipe. The truth is that I wanted to take the holidays off from the blog and all social Medias and dedicate the time to my family. Then one evening I inadvertently drop my laptop and damaged the hard drive. A lesson to be learned is to always back up your data. It has taken me a while to sit down and write anything to share. This ...
Roasted Pumpkin Cheesecake
After all the heat of the summer, the BBQ, and beach sunburns a much needed cooler weather is well appreciated. As the temperature drops the colors of the leaves start to change into an amazing panorama picture. The foliage is an awesome thing to ...
Green Herb Salad with Beet and Feta Cheese
There are many ways to prepare a salad, eat it and love it too. The most delicious is freshly made with a variety of mix greens and herbs. A piece of advice is to buy your greens and herbs as fresh as you can. Do not buy too much as they will spoil ...
Spaghetti with Meatballs
A favorite bowl of comfort food to me is spaghetti; with anything, butter, olive oil-garlic, meatballs or red tomatoes sauce. Spaghetti and Meatballs was an adapted culinary taste that grew on me overtime. It began when I moved to this country, in ...
Beet and Feta Cheese Tacos with Tomatillo Salsa
I have eaten many good tacos in my lifetime, but this beet and feta cheese taco with tomatillo salsa and a bunch of other deliciousness is very special. What make them special are the fresh ingredients used. To start, the beets are fresh without ...
Spaghetti with Ramps and Breadcrumbs-Pistachio Gremolata
Eating seasonally is a refreshing thing. Every time I go to the green market I hope to find something new and different. This time I found Ramps. If you have never heard of ramps you are not alone. I only became aware of it last year and that is ...
Berbere potatoes and carrots stew
Cooking this vegetable stew is not difficult, but requires a little bit of patience. In order to obtain a creamy sauce, a good quantity of onions is to be sautéed for at least 30 to 40 minutes either alone, by adding a little water or by adding ...
Ras-Mint Meatballs in Pita’s Pockets
There is no rule yet in my book on how one makes fantastic meatballs. My own rule is determined by the kind of seasoning I have on hand, a picture in a book or magazine or an emotion or the feeling of a particular spice. For today's recipe I thought ...
Short Pasta with cauliflower and anchovies
Pasta is one of my favorite things and one of the easiest recipes to cook during a busy week or a lazy weekend. It is any home cook’s pantry staple friend. As a rule of thumb I always have dry pasta in my pantry. It is a very versatile ingredient. ...
Parihuela-Peruvian Style Seafood Soup
Parihuela is a popular Peruvian soup which I have been eating for years in restaurants, but never took the courage to make at home. For one reason or another I was under the assumption that this soup was difficult to recreate at home. But now I can ...
Roasted butternut-kabocha squash
More squash and few ingredients recipes this year. I just can’t get enough of this simple dish. I ended up serving it for Thanksgivings and even brought it as a side dish to my in-laws for Christmas. This quick roasted butternut and kabocha squash ...