I prefer to make my desserts from scratch, everything but ice creams. Â Sometimes I don’t feel like spending too much time in the kitchen or sometimes unexpected guests don’t leave you enough time to prepare something in advance. That doesn’t mean you can’t impress and/or do a great job with your food. Â Everything, from starters, […]
Author: Little Lady Cook "La Cocinerita"
How To Make Patacones in a Whim! (Fried Plantains)
I love patacones, J loves yuca more so I go back and forth between both, yuca and plantains, whenever I want to make frituras (Panamanian fried foods).
DC VegFest 2013, a Vegan Festival!
This was my second year attending the DC VegFest. Â I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it mostly because of the gloomy weather and because I’m not very good with crowds. Â I was lucky it never rained while I was there and because of avoiding crowds I missed every single talk and the […]
Eggplant Vegetarian -Lasagna- de Berenjenas!
Serves 6 portions – Cooking Time 1.5 hours
Cauliflower Fritters * Tortitas de Coliflor
Cauliflower doesn’t have to be a boring vegetable, here is how! El Coliflor no tiene que ser un vegetal aburrido, aquà les muestro!
Your Favorite Honey? Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Raw Honey (Product Review)
I tried this Raw Honey on top of buttermilk / sweet potato pancakes, potato bread, so delicious!
Pistachio Pumpkin Bread-Pan de Calabaza y Pistachos!
Just like with my banana bread recipe, this one is easy to bake. I’m more of a savory bread kind of person, but J loves sweet breads and it’s impossible to stay away from the Pumpkin madness that begins with the fall season. So here you have it, a pistachio-pumpkin bread recipe that as you […]
Brazo Gitano de Calabaza-Pumpkin Spice Roll
Esta es una receta sencilla para hacer un enrollado de calabaza o como le decimos brazo gitano. This is a very easy recipe for a pumpkin roll which in Spanish is also called “Gypsy Arm
5 Restaurants for Vegetarian-Omnivorous Couples in DC
There are so many wonderful vegan/vegetarian restaurants in this area that I’ve been to with non vegetarian friends that they have loved such as (Loving Hut, Sticky Fingers, Everlasting Cafe, etc), but this post is not about vegan/vegetarian restaurants but about places that offer delicious meatless options and non-vegetarian ones as well. The idea for […]
Ukrainian Festival 2013
My first Ukrainian Festival I arrived to the Festival pretty early, vendors were still arranging their kiosks, the pastries were just being unwrapped, and the grill area was being set up. The location and weather were fantastic, between a sunny 70’s degrees, open kitchen, grill by the lake, pastries everywhere, I couldn’t have asked for […]