5 years ago
All posts by Bren Herrera
#FlanFridays: Truffle. Yes, A Truffle Flan!
It's #FLANFRIDAYS friends! Woo hoo. I've been so anxious to bring you this one.
Are you ready for this? Are you really ready for the most enticing and most expensive flan ever?!?!
Just two lovely and chilly weekends ago, I was hobnobbing with chefs from all o...
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Pressure-cooked Cabbage With Guinness Braised Beef & Carrots
It’s no surprise we’re sharing a somewhat traditional Irish meal today. Most of the world is recognizing St. Patrick’s Day and we’re no different. We love green, Shamrocks, four-leaf clovers and I suppose most of you enjoy beer from time to time.
While Irish ...
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Sipping a Bit of Napa, Virtually
(picture courtesy of Dean & DeLuca)
Wine festival season is in full effect and I’m trying to make the rounds if not physically, at least virtually! Just last week I was invited to the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience taking place next month in the sea...
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{In Need Of New Rain Boots!}
I'm so confused. It was 80 degrees on Sunday while I participated in the Atlanta Hunger Walk. It was a wonderful sneak peak into what's to come... and then today.It's cold.It's 45 and rainy. I had a few errands to run and I qui...
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Genki Noodles & Sushi: A Clean Slate
I'm a sushi snob. A very big snob. I was put on to American-style sushi back in 2000 during a stay at the Loew's in South Beach, Miami. At the time, they set the standard but since I've hard less than mediocre and and fantastic.
I've even found my favorite pl...
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A Healthy Pollo Asado! {LATINA Column}
Amigas, with Spring just around the corner (believe it or not!) we're going to be sharing healthy alternatives to Latin staples we love all month! We'll start with pollo asado.Pollo asado is great because the citrus marinade starts the cooking process, all...
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A Sneak Peek Into My Cocina!
(some of my cookbooks)
(one of my fave espresso makers from Italy)
(some of my travel scapes and real postcards friends and fam have sent)( a real menu from Le Chat Noir in Paris. I kinda...
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Mssr. Louboutin, I Want To Be Your Latina Muse. {Open Letter to Christian Louboutin}
It's quite simple. I love your shoes. I wear them well, though I don't own a pair, admittedly. I talk about them all the time and with wreckless abandon. My friends think I have a secret closet affair with shoes that yet exist on my shelves. I lust them on all...
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Taverna Fiorentina, A Hidden Gem In Vinings Hosts A Wine Tasting
There are plenty of hidden gems all around Atlanta and surrounding burbs. If everyone knew about these sparkles that make life a wonderful platform, well then, they wouldn't be so precious anymore.
But sometimes these hidden gems are too good not to be share...
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