Ropa Vieja is an original dish from Cuba, we love to have it as a bowl served with additional vegetables to make it a nutrient-packed meal.
Homemade Vanilla Extract
While everyone was making bread and starters, we were making homemade vanilla extract. Two ingredients, a glass bottle and a bit of patience, makes this recipe a perfect quarantine creation.
Chicken Ginger Shiitake Soup
This recipe for chili chicken was a winner at my house, it’s so easy to make! as most slow cooker recipes are, you just dump in all the ingredients and the meal cooks itself. When using boneless chicken breasts, you can overcook them, so choose…
Hazelnut Scones
These hazelnut scones are perfect little pockets of fall in a bite. The trick to this recipe is to roast the hazelnuts before adding to the batter and making the scones small. By making 1 ½ teaspoon portions and that makes this a recipe perfect…
Pumpkin Thyme Loaf
You won’t regret baking this Pumpkin Thyme Loaf, a savory bread that you’ll enjoy pairing with soups!
Meal Prep: Balsamic Peach Pork Chops
We don’t eat pork chops very often, but when we do I like to mix in fruits like apples, plums, or peaches into the recipe. I love the combination. This recipe is simple to follow, and the flavor is amazing.
Candied Squash (Guatemalan recipe)
Candied squash is a typical end-of-the-year dessert in several Central American countries, specifically, we eat it on November 1, which is when the Day of the Dead is celebrated. On that day the families get together to eat Fiambre and for dessert, the squash is…
One-Pan Autumn Sausage Bake
This one-pan dish is one we make a couple of times a year, and when brussel sprouts are in season. It is extremely easy and quick to make, and all you need to make sure is that you coat all your ingredients in olive oil…
Black Halloween Bread
This bread uses all the usual ingredients to make loaf bread, with the added ingredient that makes it black: black charcoal powder. You have to make sure you get edible, food-grade charcoal powder. This is flavorless, so don’t worry about any weird taste in your…
