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Cooking Recipes (10 posts found)
Cuban Pasteles de "Carne," With a Healthy Twist {Latina Column}
This week's column on Latina.com was my editor's best request to date. La La Vasquez, the celebrity VJ from NY, recently talked to Latina about how she's watching her figure and has let some things go. The one thing she omitted from scratching off her list ...
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Saffron White Rice Bean With Mushroom Medley & Par Seared Halibut
I'll be guest writing today on my home town native blogger friend Natasha's blog, Five Star Foodie. I'm a bit jealous because she's traveling, while we get to play around with extremely aromatic food samples she offered me via Marx Foods. Since I received th...
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#FlanFridays: Pistachio Flan for Nut Lovers
Making flan is not necessarily a tricky adventure.
The key ingredient in making a perfect flan, which is a result of consistency, texture and caramel taste, is time.
Timing is of the essence when making flan, either in the traditional baño Maria or in the p...
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Spanish Style Plantain Omelette on {Latina Column}
It's unbelievable that it's almost been two years since I first published this post on a classic Spanish breakfast: the chunky omelette.
The post, which you can read here, was such a hit, I had several people email me with questions for suggestions on variat...
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Summery Berry & PoppySeed Salad Dressed with Morrocan Olive Oil & Fennel Seed
I define the adage ‘living under pressure.’ Really, I do. I was in Mexico last week, on a writers’ trip, enjoying a wonderful stay at the Valentin Maya Imperial, about 40 minutes from Cancun, nestled in the Maya Riviera. I was supposed to be there relaxing a...
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"Eat & Tweet" v.2 With I Can't Believe It's Not Butter–Grilled Corn Wins!
This post is going to be so much more about the pictures than about my writing on the fabulous event I hosted 2 weeks ago, right before I took off for Maya, Mexico. I hope.
If you read this blog and follow me on Twitter (@BrenHerrera), then you might know all...
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Cooking for a GA Gubernatorial Candidate! What Does He Like? Stuffed Bleu Cheese Mushrooms And…
(uncooked stuffed mushrooms)
Last minute gig requests are exciting but stressful as hell. The client is usually at their wits end trying to find the right person for the job, doesn't have time to do a tasting (perfect for me) and typically is very flexible be...
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Easy Latin Drinks for Summer! (on LATINA.com)
SUMMER is here and last week I gave you a precursor to kick off the Summer solstice with 3 easy summer recipes! I hope you've tried at least uno! So what does the new season mean to you? For me, it means grilling out (check out some tips here), playing golf, ...
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Lemon Sorbet Recipe
*This was originally written for the column I used to write in Dean & DeLuca's Gourmet Food Blog.
Hi friends of Dean & DeLuca! I’m so excited to have been invited to contribute to this delicious blog. I hope what I offer you through my writing and r...
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A New Gig With Dean & DeLuca- "The Gourmet Blog" & A Giveaway!
Last month I told you about my new writing gig with LATINA Magazine. And, oh joy how exciting it is to have my own column on their site. So far, it's been going great.
I then mentioned on my Facebook "fan" page that I had just landed another delicious writing ...
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