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FLAN DE TRES LECHES PARA EL DIA DE SAN VALENTIN- THREE MILK FLAN FOR ST....
By the time you read this I will be sunning and resting in beautiful St Maarten. We will be staying on the Dutch side of the island. Last time I was there was about 20 years ago and I am so looking...
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A POST AND A RESTAURANT REVIEW- Venezuelan Scrambled Eggs + Sweet Plantains...
Yesterday my husband and I did a few errands and on our way home we decided to stop at a new place that we have meant to visit, La Cerveceria at 65 Second Avenue, New York City’s Lower East Side. La...
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PIŇA COLADA UPSIDE DOWN PANCAKES + COCONUT RIMMED PINEAPPLE MIMOSA
During one of my recent trips to Florida, I saw a picture of a pineapple upside down pancake and immediately my mouth watered. It’s been in the back of my mind and today is the day. I had no recipe,...
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RICOTTA FRESCA + ARUGULA FLOWERS
About a month ago when Lazaro and Natasha of 5 Star Foodie asked me to be part of their new Spring 5 Star Makeover “Restaurant Wars” I was ecstatic. This is my first event and it involves about 8...
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TEMBLEQUE – PUERTO RICAN COCONUT PUDDING
Hola! Today I am treating you to one of Puerto Rico’s favorite desserts. Children love it because once molded it trembles-jiggles (temblar means to tremble and this is how it got its name). I love...
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LOUKANIKA – GREEK SAUSAGE WITH ORANGE PEEL AND A HINT OF OUZO
For July’s 5 Star Makeover we have to pick a classic Greek meze and make it our own. Everyone that knows me, knows my love of Greek food and my years involved in promoting and hosting at a Greek...
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SWEET PLANTAIN EMPANADAS – MIXED MUSHROOM PICADILLO
There is a change in our monthly challenge…we were known as 5 Star Makeover Cooking Group…we are now called the Creative Cooking Crew and I am looking forward to collaborating with our old group and...
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NAPOLEON – SWEET CORN PUDDING WITH BACON, FIG VINEGAR, GRILLED GLAZED GRANNY...
This month Laz and Joan of the Creative Cooking Crew decided on choosing 4 items to be incorporated in a dish. They were Granny Smith apples, vinegar, nut butter and bacon. Took me a while to come up...
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BLT – BUTTERMILK-TAHINI DRESSING, LAMB + TABBOULEH
April’s Creative Cooking Crew’s challenge was to make a sandwich using the letters BLT…not the norm; bacon, lettuce and tomato. I decided on going Mediterranean and letting my guest build their own....
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CHEESE, PISTACHIO AND PRUNE CAKE – CAKE AU FROMAGE ET PRUNEAUX
We are going on a picnic and I am bringing… This month the Creative Cooking Group’s theme was a picnic. I was watching Rachel Khoo, Little Paris Kitchen on the Cooking Channel prepare this cake and had...
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“COQUITO” FRENCH TOAST – PUERTO RICAN EGGNOG FRENCH TOAST
This month’s Creative Cooking Crew’s challenge is cooking with spirits. This was an easy challenge for me because as the holidays approach, I start to make my “coquito” Puerto Rican eggnog. The idea...
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A FAVORITE APPETIZER WITH A TWIST FOR THANKSGIVING -DEVILED EGGS – RUSSIAN SALAD
Creative Cooking Crew’s theme for this month is to bring an appetizer to a Thanksgiving dinner party which you have been invited to. As usual Laz and Joan come up with great challenges. I was able to...
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SPINACH + HEIRLOOM TOMATO STRATA WITH ASIAGO
I for one love my breakfast dishes. When they opened Norma’s at Le Parker Meridien in NYC I was so excited as it had my name, but also they serve breakfast all day. Our Creative Cooking Crew came up...
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CARAMELIZED ROASTED BEETS + SAUTEED BEET TOPS (REMOLACHA CARAMELIZADA CON SUS...
I am beginning to use everything a vegetable has to offer. Take these beets…such a simple recipe that I picked up and adapted from Canadian Chef, Laura Calder. Ingredients: 3 large beets, scrubbed...
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GRILLED GAZPACHO
May’s challenge for the Creative Cooking Crew is “what are you bringing to the BBQ?”. So many options and ideas, but what I wanted was something refreshing for a hot summer day…Gazpacho! I never made...
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TOMATO MEDLEY HONEY TART
While in Ireland this past July I had the pleasure of eating a cherry tomato honey tart created by Chef Kevin Dundon. When the Creative Cooking Crew’s decided on making the “tomato” the star of our...
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BREAD PUDDING WITH RAISINS – BUDIN DE PAN CON PASAS
I am here visiting my cousin Patty and her daughter Kristin in Raleigh, North Carolina. Kristin is a beautiful girl that when I am with her she fills my life with joy and anyone that meets her feels...
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FORBIDDEN RICE + GARLICKY OCTOPUS – ARROZ PROHIBIDO Y PULPO AL AJILLO
Our Creative Cooking Crew’s October challenge: It’s Halloween. What’s in your cauldron? Trick or treat? horror film-inspired? creepy dishes? black and orange? Interpret it as you like. Richard, Ines...
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BREAKFAST: HOME MADE GRAVLAX, ZUCCHINI PANCAKES, EGG SALAD WITH YOGURT,...
Our Creative Cooking Crew took the Summer off and now we are back to bring you many wonderful creative dishes. This month is: Get creative with the first meal of the day. It can be, sweet, savory, or...
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CHEF CHRISTIAN QUIÑONES, FRIENDS AND A LATIN INSPIRED MENU
As the situation in Puerto Rico worsens my heart breaks for my “Enchanted Island” or as we call it “La Isla del Encanto”. Being involved in the food industry, personal chef, caterer, food blogger and...
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