¡a comer!
My mom baked this pie back in Panama a few days ago and wrote the recipe for me to share with all of you.  I might try a mushroom version of this recipe on Thanksgiving and will update with some pictures! My Mom’s Recipe Ingredients 6 Yellow Plantains 2 Cups of cheese, shredded (provolone, pressed queso […]
I grew up with a tree of Saril (well not really *our tree* it was our neighbor’s and we’d take the flowers, but he never used them and half of the tree was on top of our backyard). Â I remember the smell and my mom using a gigantic pot filled with these flowers. Â I tried […]
I’m not sure if people were able to find papayas in the US 10 years ago, but since I moved here in 2007, I’ve seen them in many grocery stores. Â For the past two years I’ve been buying 2-3 papayas on a weekly basis. Â When it’s just perfectly ripen, I eat it straight in pieces […]
On the days I wouldn’t know what to cook while in high school I always relied on sausages (hot dogs links) to slice and cook with tomato paste, garlic, onions and some ketchup. Â That dish would go great with anything, spaghetti, rice, roasted potatoes, fried yuca, potato salad, pasta salad, cole slaw, etc. It was […]
I’ll blame this eating madness to Labor weekend and the bad weather forecast. Â The weather.com said it was supposed to rain so I decided to try a few products I’ve read are good, vegan and tasty. Â I told myself why not, and now I’m hooked. It took me 2 months missing cheese and to read […]
I’ve haven’t blogged since I came back from Panama, I’ve taken dozens of pictures and written down so many vegan recipes that I’m proud of, from Raspadura-Cashews Caramel Pop Corn, to Miso Soup, Curried Fried Rice & Mushrooms with Green Plantains. All of that plus I went to my first vegan potluck ever, I picked […]
Yo no sé por dónde ese señor caminó que no se encontró con frutas, porque hasta saliendo de mi casa me tropezaba yo con algún puesto de banana, vendedores de mangos, mamón chino (rambután) y pixbaes! Esta traducción me ha tomado aproximadamente 30 minutos asà que mis disculpas por los errores. No he sido autorizada […]
The things one can do with a Ricer ♥ The main reason I’d suffer if I went on zero carb diet: no yuca A yuca memory of mine: Dad asks my mom “Yilla when are you cooking yuca?â€(she did every few weeks).  Mom is stirring a pot of Cow’s Foot soup, in a 98F kitchen, with no […]
Just when you find yourself thinking what to eat… For me it is difficult at this right moment, struggling to lose weight, be healthy and strong and also aiming to make everything delicious makes creativity hit you in the head few times and depending on your mood well it might work… and sometimes i might […]
This month’s food blogger happy hour is at Northside Social! The happy hour this month is hosted by Capital Spice and the Arugula Files. Come and join us! Northside Social is a coffee shop, wine bar, and cafe located in the Clarendon neighborhood of North Arlington and the people behind this great place are: Alison […]