I have no idea what gave me the idea, but I decided to try my hand at making tamales. I did what we all do when we don’t know how to make something. I consulted the Oracle of Google and came up with this site: https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/how-to-make-tamales. While time consuming, it …
A while back, I became intrigued by the idea of overnight oats. I tried once or twice, then gave up because they were just ok. Recently, I decided to try again and hit the jackpot! First, I made the decision to use steel cut oats. Partially because I’d never had …
Coquito translates to “little coconut,” and is a traditional Christmas time drink with origins in Puerto Rico. Some call it Puerto Rican Eggnog, but it’s definitely its own thing. I have read that some put an egg yolk in it, but I did not. I first learned of the drink …
Last weekend, my brother (we’ll call him (Bernard”) came over for a distanced dinner on our deck. Hubs grilled, natch. We had amazing barbacoa tacos, grilled asparagus, refried alpo beans, and Bernard brought his homemade guac and salsa. The salsa was so good (I had it on my egg bites …
For those of you who don’t care about my blatherings but just want to get to the goods, click here to skip to the recipe. There are two key menu items that my husband and I use to judge the worthiness of a Chinese restaurant: egg rolls and Mongolian beef. …
People. I’m obsessed with this pesto! In my everlasting quest to find more varied ways to incorporate veggies in my meals, I decided to give zoodles another try. I did what most people do – I googled zoodle recipes. This one jumped out at me, and I decided to give …
