This recipe is an easy, light version of a traditional favorite! Ingredients: 1 Bag of 40 shrimp uncooked tailless shrimp 1 large diced tomato 1 large diced onion 2 garlic cloves Salt and Pepper to taste half package of spaghetti 1 can of Light Table Cream ( found on Hispanic aisles) Preparation: Boil water with […]
The Day I Met Guy Fieri
Warning: If you read this post, you might feel the urge to drive to AC and try the dishes! You are probably wondering how awesome is that? Not really, I haven’t met him (YET), but after indulging in an amazing meal, populated by mouth watering, flavor bursting tastes, it was like meeting him. Because I […]
Bolo Sonho de Valsa
My mom gave me this recipe two weeks ago, she originally uses this cake to make a recipe with a filling, but since I’m trying to cut some calories, I saved the richness to the icing only. Ingredients: Cake: 4 eggs 7 Tablespoons of Butter 2 cups of confectioners sugar 1 cup of coconut […]
Peanuts and Latin Dishes – An Old Love Affair
Everybody who knows me, knows of my busy Life, being a business owner with two businesses, teacher and mom and recently on a diet, means I’m always looking for healthy ways to give me that extra energy! I have added nuts to my diet twice a day to give me […]
Bobó de Camarão
Before I share this dish which is one of the dishes I grew up eating, I need to explain that when you think about Brazilian Cuisine, you think about Barbecue and Rice and Beans, but Brazilian Cuisine is far more rich than just that! When Brazil was founded, the first State was Bahia, my home […]
Torta de Frango – Chicken Pot Pie
When I was young, in Brazil, my mom used to make torta de frango, which tasted more like a chicken stroganoff with a crust! The recipes I had found of chicken pot pie seemed to be too bland to my Brazilian taste, so I needed to add my own twist! I used her recipe […]
Macarron Porteño #VivaCADairy
Disclosure: I am being compensated for this post and I’m collaborating with Latina Bloggers Connect and the California Milk Advisory Board. However, all opinions expressed are my own. Graduation Week is here and the invitations just start coming! I used to attend graduation parties and think, what if people don’t like hamburgers and hotdogs? […]
Veggie Medley
My mom used to tell us, when you don’t like veggies, disguise them! I grew up in a household where we sometimes had 3 maids and my mom’s job was just to cook and take care of us! So she would mix spices, search for inspiration and we always that amazing aroma of 3/4 dishes […]
Stuffed Peppers – Pimientos Rellenos
By now you know I am on a diet, trying to make the same latin recipes I love with a new twist and lower fat versions of it! So, to all the latinas who made weight loss a new years’ res, here is to you! I made it tonight and it was delish, […]
