Returning food to the sacred
I grew up in a Cuban household and though we happily adopted the Thanksgiving dinner tradition of the United States, it was very much influenced by my parents understanding of cuisine, which was through the lens of the Cuban culinary culture. So there was turkey, but it was marinated and bathed in Mojo, not gravy. […]
Mulled wine has a very long history dating back to the 2nd century! It has incarnated in various ways through all of Europe, the Americas and mention of it in Turkey. After all this time the recipes have changed, evolved and become quite flexible with the one constant being hot wine sweetened with […]
Those of you that follow my Instagram and travels on social media know that my time in New Mexico 2 months ago was filled with references to the amazing food and red chili I was having. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever had so much chili in my life and it was a delicious unlike […]
What is Ghee Ghee is clarified butter and what you are left with when all the milk solids and water are removed through melting and straining and evaporation. Predominantly used in South Asian and Middle East cooking, Ghee was, and in many places still is, the primary fat used in cooking and in lamp burning. […]
Winter is very quickly leaving us and I’m so not ready. I am still savoring the crisp air that greets me up at the cabin when I head up there after a week in hot Los Angeles. These days aren’t long for this year and I’m holding on to every last one with deep love […]
I found this recipe a while back in a slow cooker recipe book. It was good, but not great. I made it to the recipe in the book and then quickly set to the task of breaking it down and making it something better. After changing a few things and adding a few others, this […]
A Recipe With A Legendary History The history of Chili or Chili Con Carne in the United States is long and passionate. Whole debates, books, and media wars have occurred over what constitutes a proper bowl of chili, and if you travel through Texas… forget it. People might come to blows over a disputed ‘right’ […]
Hanging out at the cabin with the weather being so cold got me into a serious baking mood. There is something so lovely and warmly domestic about being in the kitchen with some podcast going or a great playlist and mixing cookie dough. I’ve made this batch of cookies about 4 times now and I […]
One of the things I was looking so forward to on the trip we were taking to the Dominican Republic was getting to eat Mofongo. Once at some point in my life I had it and fell in love, only to never really find it again in the States. It’s typically part of the Puerto […]
