My Recipes

A collection of recipes that have been tried and tested in my kitchen.  You’ll be able to find Latin flavors throughout, combined with local ingredients. I recommend cooking in season and using vegetables and other ingredients from trusted sources. Use recipes as a guideline but follow your senses in the kitchen and cook your heart out! 

Yummy Food

A journal of tasty and delightful dishes that I prepare for my family on a regular basis.

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Cooking with Friends

I often invite others to join me in the kitchen, nothing better than teaching or learning from your loved ones. 

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Sweet Things

Because we all have a sweet tooth and there is always room for dessert.

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Foodie Adventures

A personal journal of my food and travel adventures as well as local visits to some of my favorite places in town. 

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Drink Up

A collection of my favorite drinks for every mood. 

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Kitchen & Stuff

The best conversations always happen at the kitchen table! Kitchen related topics, stories, tips, and tricks I’ve learned along the way. 

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Kohlrabi Warm Dip

Kohlrabi Warm Dip

Oh yes! The beginning of my CSA share is here! I get really excited about my veggies. Imagine a kid in a candy store and that's how I feel every time I get my box full of fresh, organic, locally grown vegetables straight from the farm. For those of you who read my...

Parrilla Venezolana y Guasacaca

Parrilla Venezolana y Guasacaca

Parrilla means grill in Spanish, it also refers to a party you throw with the purpose of grilling, and it also refers to the meat you are grilling. So basically Parrilla is a BBQ, right? The only difference is that when I am invited to a BBQ, I am not quite sure what...

Fried Sage Flowers

Fried Sage Flowers

I absolutely love cooking with fresh herbs, which is why I grow many of them in my garden in the summer. Sage is one of my favorite for various reasons and the most important one is that I don't have to replant it every year. Many herbs are perennials, but also many...

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Beef Crudo with Black Radish

Beef Crudo with Black Radish

January keeps crawling in and as much as I really want to start moving away from all the hearty foods I ate during the holidays, I seem to be craving more and more comfort foods than ever. Blame the weather! You can follow all my indulgences on my Instagram feed. Last...

Roasted Tomato & Fennel Soup

Roasted Tomato & Fennel Soup

It is the second week of January and it is cold outside. As I sit here typing away it is snowing, it is cold but not as cold as it was for the last couple of days. It is soup weather for sure. I love making soups, stews, caldos, asopados, and everything in between. My...