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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Raw Beet Juice with Apple & Ginger

Raw Beet Juice with Apple & Ginger

When Monday arrived this week I was very tired from the weekend. We had a pretty hectic and busy weekend, which led to a lot of not-so-great eating or resting and to top it all school started this week too. Although I am sad to see the summer vanishing away, I must...

Grilled Corn Salad

Grilled Corn Salad

The end of August is almost here, hard to believe that summer is getting to its end (sniff). If we want to look at the bright side thou, that means fresh corn, yeah! This past weekend the Sun Prairie Corn Fest took place and I had to go get my hands on some good corn....

Salsa Verde

Salsa Verde

Today I bring you a recipe that you find served in authentic Mexican restaurants. It's the delicious Salsa Verde made with fresh tomatillos. This recipe is adapted from Veronica Orti Picazo, a food blogger I met (virtually) earlier this year while taking the online...

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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...