5 years ago
Food (10 posts found)
"El Cubano!" The Almighty Cuban Sandwich & An Amazing Knife With Recipe
When I got cast to be on Emeril Lagasse's show "Emeril Green," it was based on his shock factor that a Cubana like me doesn't eat pork. He was short for words, but he accepted my reasons for not eating it. Strictly religious. He still insisted on getting me ...
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"Eat & Tweet": A Wine & Chocolate Seduction Soirée
When it comes to food, I love what I do. It has to be one of the most gratifying things, next to performing on stage (which, unfortunately, I've not done in over 2 years--but working on that).
I receive unending requests to review this prod, taste that prod, ...
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Girl Meets Grill! And A Spicy Rub & Malta Marinated Rib Eye With Tomatillo Salsa
When it comes to making flan and using the pressure cooker to make mean, savory meals, I have it mastered. But, I have to admit, there are still a few cooking methods that have me stumped. I used to think grilling was one of them. For the longes...
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Lemon Infused Homemade Whipped Cream
*Editorial Note 5/26/10: There is seeming confusion as to what this is. This is a lemon infused whipped cream, and not meringue. I simply used that sweet dessert to exemplify a whisking/beating technique used used to peak certain foods. I hope you still enjoy...
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Re-Introducing Red Snapper Escovitch Recipe on LATINA.com
I was first inspired to play around with the über popular and beloved Jamaican red snapper escoviche dish by my friend A, who loves anything Caribbean. We frequent a local restaurant that serves up what I swear is the best authentic Jamaican food in all of At...
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Welcome LATINA Magazine Readers. Bienvenidos Lectores de 'LATINA'
If you've not heard or read, I just recently signed on as LATINA Magazine's Food Columnist. How exciting is that?!
To that end, les quiero dar la bienvenida a los que han llegado aquí a través de LATINA (I want to welcome all of my new readers that have found...
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Sugar Coma: An Atlanta Sweet Experience To Give You The Zees
Have you noticed how I've been writing about desserts a lot, as of late? I maintain an editorial calendar in order to keep some sense of schedule, amidst this loca vida I have. I try to space out my posts between restaurant reviews (3 of which are way late),...
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Guest Blogging Today On Dean & DeLuca’s ‘Gourmet Food Blog’ For Cinco de Mayo- Tequila Flan!
This week has been crazy busy, with all kinds of positive goodness, so I'm not complaining. But, Lord knows I need it because my pooch has been sick for the past two weeks with slipped discs in her back. And, that my friends, has me all frazzled out.
Notwiths...
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A New Gig, A New Diet & A Great Green Bean Recipe
Can you hardly believe it's MAY already? As I sit here and write (while mami yaps in vintage form---on speakersphone, saying 'bye' to her domino playing friends and asking me 3 times to hold on), I ponder all the great things that have already come to fruiti...
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Eggplant
Eggplant is related to the tabacco plant and it contains an insignificant amount of nicotine. Cooling eggplant causes it to shrivel and brown rather quickly.
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