Carnitas: the Mexican pulled pork

Crock Pot Slow Cooker Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Main Course Recipes

I will keep this post short today. And I will share with you something kinda private because writing and chatting about it is therapeutic. Yesterday my father had heart surgery. It was scheduled since last fall so not due to any emergency but still it is a nerve...

Salted Dulce de Leche Pretzel Thumbprints

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

A cookie, basically a buttery shortbread, combined with crushed pretzels and dulche de leche. I have been baking a lot less in the last few years and I am trying to get back to my kitchen roots slowly. A great motivator is a group called The Behind the Curtain Dessert...

SRC: Fresh Mint Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream

Ice Cream and Frozen Recipes

Today is my group’s reveal day for the Secret Recipe Club. What is the SRC? Basically you are assigned a fellow participant’s blog by the organizer and then you pick a recipe of your choice from that blog and make your version of it. But it is a secret,...

Chocolate covered Peanut Butter Cheesecake for Easter and a Birthday

Dessert Recipes, Events

For those of you celebrating Eatser I hope you had a wonderful time with family. And happy last day of Passover. For the first time in my life I hosted Easter since we were combining this celebration with a very important birthday. Today is my mother’s 80th...

Banana Kiwi Smoothie with Rose Schizandra Kombucha

Drink recipes, Events, Food Trends & Gadgets, Reviews, Smoothie Recipes

It seems like there is an influx of invitations to restaurant openings and product launches right now. It happens a lot with the arrival of spring. Most events I cannot be bothered with that much but there are exceptions. If something really grabs my attention and...

Creative Cooking Crew: Candied Bacon and Apple Halva with Maple Gastrique

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

I am sure I have mentioned this before but just in case, I do not really watch cooking shows. So don’t say to me :have you heard of the latest crazy chef “enter name here”? Chances are you will be the first to tell me. I like cooking shows but I have...

Seeing Green for St Patrick’s Day

Events

Saint Patrick’s day is a religious Irish holiday but countries all over the world love to celebrate with parades, parties, lots of libations enjoyed while wearing your finest greens. Did you know the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol are lifted...

Puffy Raspberry Almond Clafoutis

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

I have found a new fantastic group to join which offers sweet delights for everyone. The Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge is all about baking sweets. Every month we are given to required ingredients to work with. This month it is almond paste and pastry. What a...

Breakfast Chocolate Coconut Rice Pudding

Breakfast Brunch Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Vegan Recipes

OK, I will have to come clean: I love rice pudding. It seems people hate it or love it, but no in-between. I have always enjoyed this dessert. So when I fell on a recipe that suggested it as a healthy breakfast option I was of course all over it. It’s a nice...