I had a friend reach out to me last night asking if I had a good stuffed poblano pepper recipe. "I have tons" I said! Chile Rellenos (stuffed peppers) is a family classic! I LOVE IT when friends reach out. I have hundreds of recipes that I am dying to share with you all but [...]
Category: Dinner
Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Fresh Rosemary & Walnut Butter Sauce
You know you have reached your 30s when you get more excited about getting kitchen tools at Christmas than you do about anything else. This year I got a potato ricer and you would have thought I won the lottery. With that said, I could not tell if my mother in law was more excited [...]
Chipotle Vegetable Quesadilla with Cassava Tortillas & Avocado Cream
Why is it that every time you want to start eating healthy, you immediately crave all the bad things that you typically don't eat to begin with! For me, that's ice cream and cheese. Well, just because you are eating "healthy" doesn't mean you can't eat all the delicious comfort food that you really want, [...]
30 Minute Vegetable Stir-Fry
One of my New Years resolutions was to take more time to relax and just enjoy moments of doing nothing. Well, I may have overdone that these past few days. I spent the first few days of 2021 on the couch, binge watching Netflix, all of the Harry Potter films, and eating the most amazing [...]
Black Eyed Peas & Ham
A traditional dish for my family is Tamales. Wrapped in banana leaves and filled with lots of mole sauce, it is absolutely delicious! But when the husband asked for black eyed peas for New Years luck, I went blank! Also, that did not sound good at all! Let's just say, I am always up for [...]
Crispy Duck Breast Tacos
Having parents from Central America, I was spoiled with fantastic Taco Tuesdays. Handmade tortillas, homemade salsa, and the best marinated Carne Asada ever! All of that is delicious but I am also about trying something different: Crispy Duck Breast Tacos! I always thought duck would be way too dry and chewy for my taste... I [...]
A Ramen Dish
If you are here simply for my version of a classic Ramen broth recipe, please scroll down to the bottom. If you are interested in a little more, please continue reading. I absolutely love this one! Now, I say this is my version because Ramen is not a traditional dish I was raised cooking. You [...]
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