A Girl's Exploration of Food
I have always had a love for Eggplant Parmesan. I honestly often choose it over chicken in a restaurant. I have made it a million times at home and one day I saw someone suggest how to do it a little differently. I have seen the layered look before but […]
About a week ago the familia and I went to a nearby apple orchard. My little daughter had so much fun picking her own apples. I went a little crazy with picking and had to think of some ideas to use them all. I played around with a few different […]
I am always looking for a way to incorporate more vegetables into my toddler’s diet. I came up with this recipe during my quest to make smoothies that tasted great and were really healthy as well. She truly loves this one. You’ll be surprised at what your little one will […]
I have always wanted to try my hand at making Pesto sauce. I started to think about the possibility of making something beyond the obvious pasta dish. I came across a great idea on Savorysweetlife.com to make a savory version of a cinnamon roll…genius. These pesto rolls me of the […]
I have been waiting rather impatiently to use my teeny Basil forest. I am so proud of the little garden, especially since my little 2 1/2 year old lovie helped me plant the seeds. I have a few more recipes up my sleeve but this is the first that materialized. […]
Sofrito or “the joint” as my mother calls it, is a staple of Puerto Rican cooking. It is what adds the sparkle and unique magic to so many of our dishes. My PR mom even found ways to marry it with the Trinidadian food my father missed from home (those […]
I have always enjoyed cooking since I was a child. Some of my fondest childhood memories take place in the kitchen preparing meals first with my mother, and then on my own.
