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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My Not-so-secret Crush on Pig

My Not-so-secret Crush on Pig

As a person with a deep passion for food, it is not surprising that I develop serious crushes on food and restaurants from time to time.  The reason I call it a crush is because when I was a teenager and had a crush on someone, I constantly thought of that person and...

Grilled Shrimp with Passion Fruit Sauce

Grilled Shrimp with Passion Fruit Sauce

If there is a tropical fruit you need to try at least once that would be passion fruit. You may already know passion fruit from the smell of many candles or body lotions, or maybe you even had a passion fruit concentrated juice in a can or carton. There is nothing...

Pepino Melon & Chia Seeds Granita

Pepino Melon & Chia Seeds Granita

Growing up in South America I feel pretty lucky to have had all the exotic fruits I used to eat when I was a kid; and there are yet so many more fruits I've never tried. That's why when I was choosing some fruit from Melissa's I decided to go with Pepino Melon. A...

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Chicken Tagine – One Recipe, Two Cooking Methods

Chicken Tagine – One Recipe, Two Cooking Methods

I first heard of this traditional Moroccan dish while watching a Canadian cooking show called "From Spain with Love". The host was exploring the Albaicin Arab Quarter of Granada - Spain, and she was tasting Moroccan recipes that had been a part of the culture of...