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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Bibimbap – Korean Rice Bowl

Bibimbap – Korean Rice Bowl

Today's recipe was a gift from my brother-in-law, Kevin. We had been talking about him teaching me how to make bibimbap for months, until he happened to stay over few weeks ago. I had lots of veggies in the fridge and we decided to not only get cooking but I took...

Pan Seared Carrots with Cumin-Turmeric Butter

Pan Seared Carrots with Cumin-Turmeric Butter

Well, as I sit here and stare at my screen trying to think of the best words to put together this post, I find myself wasting all the time I have to do this side hobby just staring and forcing myself to think of something… Then I remember what my husband tells me: "if...

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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...

Five Course Dinner Menu + Raising Funds for Centro Hispano

Five Course Dinner Menu + Raising Funds for Centro Hispano

A couple of years ago I had this crazy idea: "what if…. I became a personal chef?"  That was right around the same time I decided to go live with Five Senses Palate, so I started focusing my little free time to this blog and creating content to publish here. Behind...