Huevos Rancheros (Rancher’s Style Eggs)
I’ve had a very Mexican week. I’ve been getting closer to my culture and heritage by making salsa… lots of salsa! Fortunately, this week at the grocery store I finally remembered and bought a bag of...
View ArticleCoconut French Toast with Banana Rum Syrup
This week it all started with plantains, then I moved on to coconuts, and now it’s all about bananas, rum, and more coconut! This most certainly has been a tropical, Caribbean, island-ish inspired...
View ArticleFaux Saffron Scrambled Eggs
Happy Mother’s Day! Feliz dia de las Madres, Mamá! My mom is the best mom ever. I know I’ve only had one mom but I just can’t imagine having a different mom! I feel so very fortunate to be her …...
View ArticlePeanut Butter Glazed Baked Doughnuts
When my mom and dad first met in Los Angeles, he had just started working at a donut factory on Arizona Avenue. Every day he would bring her a box full of doughnuts and every day he would smell like...
View ArticleMango Soup with Coconut Waffle Croutons
This week I said hasta luego to my favorite TV show. Snif Snif…I miss Hawaii Five-O already! If there’s ONE thing and only one thing I don’t like about this coming summer is that I will have to spend...
View ArticleCaramel Apple Baked Oatmeal
Today is Caramel Apple day! Don’t you just love ‘em? I do too! To me fall is incomplete without caramel apples. They’re so gooey and delicious! Have you ever made your own caramel apples? Or bought one...
View ArticleStuffed Peppers with Pumpkin Salsa Chilaquiles
Halloween is this week! Do you have your costumes ready? Or not? I’m so glad I don’t have to wear a costume for Halloween. I do like to see the little children in their costumes, they’re adorable. But...
View ArticleGinger Pear French Toast
Lately, my bedtime ritual consists of watching DVR’d shows right before going to bed. But last night I found myself glued to the couch quite literally. I sat down with a warm cup of ginger pear tea and...
View ArticlePumpkin Sage Spanish Tortilla
This weekend I got stuck with an annoying case of nonstop sneezing, itchy watery eyes, and a runny nose. Sadly, I was forced to be lazy and rest for once — wrapped up in a blanket, hot tea, while...
View ArticleApple Date Oatmeal Scones
I have always wanted to make scones. You can’t imagine how badly I wished for this day to arrive. Baking my own batch of scones! I’m fairly new to scones. I first spotted scones at Starbucks a few...
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