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Food (10 posts found)
Bay Leaf/Hoja de Laurel
This aromatic leaf is originally from the Mediterranean and yields from the evergreen laurel tree, hence it's name. It's typically used in Latin cuisine when flavoring most meats (carne ripiada) poultry dishes (pollo en fricasse) and soups and broths (caldos)...
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Araya Chocolate. The Gift For the Person That Has Everything!
This is a bit of an unconventional "Real Chef Talk" series as our guest and I spoke in Spanish during the entire interview. I figured most of you wouldn't have been able to enjoy it, so I just translated what we chatted about! Either way, enjoy what this bus...
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#FLANFRIDAYS: 9 Spice Rum & Ginger Flan: Serious Love.
It's #FlanFridays and you know what that means!! A new flavor to woo and get you all giddy about custards and, uhm, pressure cooking. I've neglected to talk about my affair with the cooker for a while now, and still will leave it for another post, because......
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A Fluffy Breakfast With Cup of Joe to Make Your Heart Throb
Last week I raved about the amazing and super healthy steel cut Irish oats. In that post I made it a point to suggest how important a healthy breakfast is crucial to a vibrant life.I deviated from the road of perfectly nutritious options in light of the bi...
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Rose Petal Risotto & Oysters For Valentine’s Day
Typically I shy away from engaging in Valentine’s Day activities. I don’t even like acknowledging the day. I do realize that our culture relishes in all the decadent and sexy goodness that comes with it: Dark and velvety chocolate, flowers, perfume or cologn...
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Super Bowl Super Snacks! {LATINA Column}
In anticipation of this Sunday's Super Bowl, foodies will spend the weekend trying to create an accessible and yummy menu for their party, while party-goers will scramble to decide what to bring to the hyped-up fiesta. If you're charged with serving food, no ...
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Eating Through Hawai'i: Puka Dogs & Cookies
I've come to bring you a bit of sunshine and sexy cool weather with this post! Some of us have been getting hit hard with snowstorms and unwavering winter weather. It's beautiful really, but a bit of virtual warmth won't hurt!
In my last recap of our super re...
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Parish Restaurant. A Story of Good Changes.
(Organic mushrooms & grits)
Things have changed a whole lot since I last ate at Parish: There's a new chef; the apples on tabletops are now red; there's live entertainment; the food is better. Way better.
All of these changes are welcomed as this chic,...
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Breakfast: Instant Not Worth Your Time!
*This post originally appeared in my column for Dean & DeLuca's 'Gourmet Food Blog'
After a wishful eight hours of sleep, the third thing I want to do when I get up is eat. I need to break the fast of resting my stomach from all the fabulous food the da...
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Pico de Gallo. The Salsa That Isn't.
Who doesn't love pico de gallo? Oh my goodness!?! If you don't, I suggest (kindly, of course) you reevaluate your palate and get your eating priorities straight!
Pico is one of those things that you know is simple, there's no science to making it, yet can be...
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