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.
Cooking with Friends
I often invite others to join me in the kitchen, nothing better than teaching or learning from your loved ones.
Sweet Things
Because we all have a sweet tooth and there is always room for dessert.
Foodie Adventures
A personal journal of my food and travel adventures as well as local visits to some of my favorite places in town.
Drink Up
A collection of my favorite drinks for every mood.
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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Chilled Summer Soup – Gazpacho
Today I bring you the perfect recipe for a hot summer day. Gazpacho is a cold soup with a tomato & cucumber base. It is a Spanish dish that has gained popularity around the globe and there are a number of variations. Even thou there is nothing like the traditional...
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
This week I want to share a super easy recipe that is a go-to when I have to put dinner on the table really quick. Puttanesca is a classic Italian sauce that has two of my favorite ingredients, olives and capers; so I happen to always have them in my pantry. I can...
Fresh Chunky Guacamole
You know you always hear somebody say they don't like or eat certain food or ingredient. I don't think that I've EVER heard anyone say they don't like avocados. In fact, I've never heard anyone try guacamole and say "oh, that's terrible" I think it's because avocado...
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Smashed Dutch Yellow Potatoes with Roasted Garlic & Sweet Peppers
I recently got a beautiful gift from Melissa's: Baby Dutch Yellow Potatoes and their DYPs™ The Perfect Everyday Potato Cookbook. Which is why today is a potato kind of day. Dutch Yellow Potato is a small shaped variety that reminds me of "papitas colombianas", a...
Grilled Lettuce with Caesar Dressing & Parmesan Cracker
I can't believe it's Memorial Day Weekend already! I am very excited for the warm weather, camping trips, concerts, picnics at the lake and of course grilling!!!! Here is the recipe published in the May issue of the Capital City Hues. I called it a blast from the past...