5 years ago
A Good Goodwill in Myrtle Beach
A few weeks ago I was in Myrtle Beach hanging out with some fab chicks from a PR agency that represents the beach authority. I was actually there for their 2nd annual Food & Wine Food Festival. It was pretty laid back, chill and full of southern-s...
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A Monday To Talk About & A Video Tag
(greenery in the 20k acre pasture in Nebraska)
I am Latina. I am a strong woman. I am a smart woman.
And that's a great thought to wake up to on a Monday morning when the past month has been challenging in odd ways. There were days I didn't want to get out...
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- #FlanFridays
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- Cooking Recipes
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- Desserts
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- Food
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- Fusion
#FlanFridays Special for Father’s Day. Sweet Corn Flan.
It's #FlanFridays! That means a new yummy flan that will tickle your taste buds and excite the senses. In this case, it's going to exploit all possibilities of perfect combinations.
Today's is going to be one inspired my dad. As American culture is celebrat...
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SWINGING PINK.
There's nothing better than a short vacay at my parents' home -- my childhood home-- where no matters in the world are relevant. This swing has been hanging on that lovely tree since I was 10 or so. Yeah, we've changed and upgraded it as ...
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BITE ME. A Cookbook Review and Giveaway
Not everything should be taken so seriously. Really. It's something I'm diligently working on applying to my life. I have a tendency to take everything so seriously. Friends poke fun at me because they say I have no sense of humor.Ha. I definitely lost m...
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9 Spice Rum Banana Stuffed French Toast With Mango Maple Syrup
(rum spiced banana is what you see oozing out of the slice on the right!)
I suppose French toast is just French toast. Lots of eggs, some cinnamon, nutmeg, milk and butter… Oh and the bread of course. Nothing novel. Especially we if we carefully dust a pinc...
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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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