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Eat Mexico Cookbook Review and Chicken Tinga
Eat Mexico: Recipes from Mexico City’s Streets, Markets & Fondas, written by Lesley Téllez, was created as a way to highlight memorable dishes following her four year stay in Mexico City. Over 100...
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Richard Sandoval’s New Latin Flavors Cookbook Review and Horchata
Richard Sandoval’s New Latin Flavors: Hot Dishes, Cool Drinks offers bold Latin-style cuisine with a twist. Sandoval has reinvented and simplified restaurant style dishes for the home cook while...
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Virtual Baby Shower for Lauren and Pecan Pie
My friend Lauren from Sew You Think You Can Cook is due with her second baby boy in a couple of weeks! Lauren and I have been friends for a few years now, since before the blogs and the babies. We...
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Trinidad Macaroni Pie
Want to add a little spice to your macaroni and cheese this holiday season? Macaroni Pie from Trinidad is a delicious variation with the addition of jalapeño, garlic, paprika, and thyme to a thick and...
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#FoodieExtravaganza American Pie: Tar Heel Pie
It’s Foodie Extravaganza Day and this month’s theme is American Pie. This month’s host is Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm. What is Food Extravaganza? It’s when a group of bloggers get...
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Cajun Spice Mix
I generally make my own spice mixes because 1) I can make a certain amount so I don’t have half a bottle hanging around until it passes its expiration date and 2) I can control the amount of the...
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Enchiladas Cookbook Review and Enchiladas Rojas de Queso (Red Enchiladas with...
Enchiladas: Aztec to Tex-Mex, written by Cappy Lawton and Chris Waters Dunn, features over 100 recipes for rolled, folded, and flat enchiladas, salsas, salads, and accompaniments from Mexico, Central...
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Cinco de Mayo Round-Up 2016
Here is a collection of previously posted Mexican and Mexican-inspired recipes to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in a couple of weeks. I have also included a few links to great recipes from other bloggers....
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Sopa de Acelgas con Papas (Mexican Swiss Chard Soup with Potatoes)
Sopa de Acelgas con Papas is a Mexican Swiss chard-based vegetable soup. Swiss chard is a popular vegetable in Mexico and is often used in soups, stews, or even as a filling for tamales, enchiladas,...
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Paletas de Aguacate y Coco (Mexican Avocado and Coconut Popsicles)
Paletas are Mexican popsicles and they come in a variety of flavors, generally fruit juice or cream-based. These Paletas de Aguacate y Coco, Avocado and Coconut Popsicles, are perfect for the upcoming...
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Agua de Sandia (Mexican Watermelon Water)
This Agua de Sandia, Mexican Watermelon Water, is a light and refreshing drink perfect for the summer. Agua Fresca is the name for a collection of “fresh water” drinks in Mexico flavored using a...
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Ducana (Antiguan Sweet Potato Dumpling)
Ducana is a type of boiled sweet potato dumpling from the Caribbean island of Antigua. Variations are also popular in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and surrounding islands....
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Pupusas de Queso (Salvadoran Cheese-Stuffed Tortillas)
The Pupusa is a stuffed corn flatbread similar to a thick tortilla from El Salvador. They originated with the Pipil people of western El Salvador thousands of years ago, but didn’t start to become...
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#FoodieExtravaganza Chocolate: Queen Anne Squares
I am sharing Queen Anne Squares from Newfoundland for this month’s #FoodieExtravaganza Chocolate theme! What is Food Extravaganza? It’s when a group of bloggers get together and make a recipe using...
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The Tacos of Texas Cookbook Review and Migas Taco
The Tacos of Texas, written by Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece, features some of the best tacos Texas has to offer with personal stories, traditions, and recipes. The authors’ research took them over 7,000...
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Bajan Chicken and Potato Roti
While Mardi Gras is one of the most well-known Carnival celebrations in the United States, festivals are held throughout the world. In the Caribbean, Carnival festivals are actually spread out over...
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#SundaySupper Easy Mardi Gras Recipes: New Orleans Brandy Milk Punch
With Mardi Gras on Tuesday, #SundaySupper is getting together with a collection of easy recipes to celebrate. Marion of Life Tastes Good is hosting this week and I am sharing a recipe for New Orleans...
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New York City: Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Chelsea Market, Greenwich...
I visited New York City for the first time last month with Chad to celebrate our anniversary. We have been married for seven years! We only had two days so I didn’t get to see everything on my list,...
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New York City: 9/11 Memorial & Museum, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and...
At the end of March, Chad and I visited New York City for our seventh anniversary. My first post covered Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Chelsea Market, Greenwich Village, and New York Style Pizza....
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New York City: Central Park, Chinatown, Flatiron District, and Black and...
At the end of March, Chad and I visited New York City for our seventh anniversary. My first post covered Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Chelsea Market, Greenwich Village, and New York Style Pizza...
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