Just another day on my COVID-19 watch. T.G.I.S. (Thank God It’s Someday!) If you are looking for a simple meal involving a green vegetable and a protein, go for broccoli and beef! All vegetarian, you ask? Substitute some tofu or just add more or different veggies. You want chicken or pork? Make […]
Another day on my COVID-19 watch… Empanadas….Yes, it is a comfort food kind of day. The rain has started. So as this chaos and life weirdness continue, any semblance of normalcy is appreciated. I was thinking of the Rotary Club of Temecula which I am a member of and all […]
Another day on my COVID-19 watch… I don’t know about you, but I think about food an awful lot these days. I’m sure, too much. I find reasons to go out of the house. I know…I know…Social Distancing! Whether I am out on a run, on the bike or walking, […]
It’s been a tough week and I am just feeling that I need some comfort food. If you love a pasta bolognese sauce, you will love this ragu! My favorite pasta these days is a pappardelle. It’s a wide noodle, wider than fettuccine and is perfect with braised short-rib. For […]
I do love my sandwiches and the Cuban is on top of my list of favorites. After visiting a great Italian Grocery this past weekend, Claros, I came home with lots of deli meat to experiment. The sandwich is pretty basic, unlike the muffuletta for which everyone has their own […]
I am so confused…Is it Muffuletta, or is it Muffaletta? What I do know is that Central Grocery in New Orleans is famous for its Muffulettas and should be the ultimate judge. They started selling Muffulettas back in 1906 and they declare that they are the creators of the Muffuletta. […]
Wondering what I was going to do next for my blog and was scanning some of my old recipes and came across one for picadillo. I knew I had a couple of pounds of ground turkey handy so it was time to update that old recipe. I came up with […]
Sometimes there is nothing more satisfying than a great meatball with a marinara sauce topped with some Parmesan/Romano cheese and some chopped basil. Making that perfect meatball can bring back those memories of family meals enjoyed long ago. A good friend of mine and I decided to have a meatball […]
A trompo…What the heck is that? If you are a big fan of Middle Eastern Shawarma and you’ve noticed the cook slicing meat off a vertical rotisserie, you actually know what I am talking about. In Mexico, the thinking is that the vertical rotisserie originated in Puebla, Mexico in the […]
Do you have the thoughts that float in your head that when Thanksgiving is over, you have a hard time like always trying to figure out what to do with all your turkey leftovers other than making sandwiches? Not that sandwiches are bad. I do love making a stacked turkey […]
Mexico has a great variety of food styles based on its many regions. I am always excited to try something new whenever I travel outside the US. On one of my visits to Los Cabos, I had the pleasure of eating at Casa Don Rodrigo where I had their version […]
One of my long time favorite comfort meals is moussaka. I just love the warm spices of nutmeg and cinnamon in a meat sauce filling topped off with a flavor-filled bechamel. As always, thank you for Spending Time in My Kitchen!