5 years ago
All posts by Bren Herrera
Getting a Latina Girlfriend to Cook Real Food & a Fried Yuca Recipe
One of my first friends in Atlanta quickly became my closest confidant and go to chica. The bond was instantly made when I found out her background. She's Brazilian, born in New Jersey and raised in Miami. Not just in Miami, but Hialeah, the "Cuban of Cuban...
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Chic & Sunny White Street Style
This is what a balanced life looks like.I cook and travel for a living -- a combination for cooking classes, hosting private dinner parties, themed dinner events in my home, recipe development for different brands, a whole lot of rest...
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#FLANFRIDAYS: A Mango Kiwi Dessert Better Than Bottled"Juice!"
When I come up with making a new flan, it's usually inspired by a "pow" flavor I experienced earlier in the week, an intoxicating seasonal ingredient or something sitting on my counter that needs attention before it dies on me. On the fun occasion, I'll ask ...
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Pressure Cooking Safety Tips Revisited After South Florida Woman Loses Leg in Explosion Accident
Most of you know I swear by my twelve pressure cookers. Thanks to my mother, I've come to adore and use this old-school utensil for just about every meal that comes out of my kitchen and onto my table.
Growing up, mami and both of my abuelitas used them con...
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Farm Girl
A little over 1 year ago I was asked by I Can't Believe It's Not Butter to produce a 2-minute commercial for their reformulated recipe. The new campaign spokesperson was Megan Mullaly. With limited information and no theme direction (meaning all ...
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"Dining Out: Culinary Fight Night Tonight in Atlanta!" -- featured as celebrity judge. May, 2011 Link.
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Avocado & Edamame Salad With Dill For A Gourmet Picnic, Latin-Style
I grew up enjoying picnics at least twice a month. I looooooved everything about them. The grass stains, the endless food my siblings and I'd fight over, the flowers, the blue sky, the chilly yet soothing water (a requisite in choosing our spot) and the dow...
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Color Me Wild
...and orange and all those things that could be considered muted yet bold at the same time.I'm just returning to Atlanta after spending two amazing weeks at home in D.C. Coming back here is always tough for me, especially when I had the best...
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A Strawberry & Ginger Sorbet Perfect for Steamy Weather
It's 95 degrees in Atlanta today. Why oh why! This little factoid is the purpose for today's post.
Sometime last year one of my lurkers commented and said he was so impressed to see the mini choco fudge cakes I made. He loved that I was playing around with ...
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