January 2012
6 posts
Great reason not to make fried chicken!
This chicken is A-M-A-ZING! It will cure any craving you have for fried chicken. It is crispy and juicy and cooks in the oven (so much healthier). It takes 4 ingredients to make and is ready in 35 minutes. So it’s great for an easy weeknight dinner.
I served it with a hummus vinagrete for dipping and a blood orange, pomegranate, and goat cheese salad. It goes well with so many side...
Highbrow Ropa Vieja
Ropa Vieja is one of those Cuban dishes that every Cuban mother or grandmother has a different way of making. Oh and every one of them claims they know the best way to make it. So when my friend Isabel and I decided to make this dish during our cook-a-thon, I had a dilema - do we go with my mother’s recipe which is pretty easy or do we use a chef friend’s recipe and go for a...
Roasted Tomato Ricotta Crostini
This past weekend my good friend Isabel and I spent all of Sunday cooking up an amazing feast that we shared with friends that night. A meal that started with these delicious Roasted Tomato Ricotta Crostini, included Ropa Vieja, and finished with a cinnamon cake was the perfect way to enjoy the long weekend.
The star of this appetizer is the tomato - so good. The tomatoes need to be roasted...
Papi's Ultimate Crab Cakes
So my dad, Papi, loves crab cakes. When we were down in Miami over the holidays, I wanted to make a meal he would really love since I rarely cook for him. These Baltimore Crab Cakes were just the ticket.
Whenever we are down in Miami, it is really difficult to peel myself off of the lounge chair outside (or stop playing with little lulu in the pool) and get inside to cook. Even with my...
Cook's night off: Grilled Ribeye
No, this isn’t a picture of a meal at Bourbon Steak. This is a boneless ribeye my husband grilled on Saturday and topped with mushrooms sauteed in olive oil with thyme and garlic. Best. Husband. Ever.
Provencal Chicken
Happy New Year Everyone! To start off 2012 right, I made one of my favorite, go-to dishes. This Chicken with Tomatoes & Olives encompasses so many things that I love in a dish: tomatoes, olives and herbs de provence. It’s really easy to make (prep time is about 15 mins), makes the house smell great while cooking, and makes for an impressive dish when entertaining.
Since I was...
