• Happy Kitchen Candy Hamburgers

    I keep finding more reasons to wish I were Japanese. They have the best television ads, the best game shows, and now the best make-it-yourself candy hamburger kit!
  • Flowers, Flowers, Everywhere!: 6 Innovative Flowery Sweets

    Nowadays, I find myself struggling through my closet every morning to find something suitable for this fickle New York weather. But still, the sun doesn't seem to betray me nor do the white blossoms in full bloom that sway and flutter in the wind. Needless to say, Spring in here in New York city…
  • Recipe: Brandy Battered Fish and Chips

    Sometimes the best way to eat not so great fish is to fry it. I had some flounder filets staring at me from the freezer for months. I don't know what they were doing there or how they got there but I wanted them out of my life. I hate frozen fish. It's mushy and fishy and just heinous. Covering th…
  • Food Trippin at the Rodeo

    Texas Livestock and Rodeo Show...It's that time of the year when Texans have the right to pig out more than the usual ( as if our food servings aren't big enough already) and go all out on their cowboy outfits. Where are y'alls cowboy boots?Some shots taken with my iphone4. At the petting zoo. Awww…
  • big bad update. finally.

    Winter winds whistle an angry tune straight through paper thin walls and misfit windows. So cold. And I can’t get warm. Blankets and blankets, four of them now? My hands are ice. I press them into my flesh, against my body, rolled into a ball. But it doesn’t work. My hands turn my skin c…
  • My story..

    I should start by saying I'm very fortunate to have been raised by parents who are believers and are still together. At least my worldview was right growing up. I have one brother who's a few years younger, and two cousins who I have only seen a couple times. I wish we had lived closer growing up.…
  • "Fantastic Fried Chevre"

    This recipe is simple and is a fantastic appetizer. You can use either homemade Chevre or buy from the grocery store. If you are using homemade chevre, it will be best if you let it drain until it is fairly dry and crumbly, like chevre purchased from the store. That way, it will stick together b…
  • Stir fry & Rice

    Okay. Yes I know I told everyone who read the last blog that my next post would be spaghetti and meatballs. But I felt in the mood for a stir fry last night, so I'm posting it before the spaghetti. Deal with it!! LoL! NOW! I used to LOVE stri fry when I lived with my mom. She'd make stir fry f…
  • This How We Do Lasagna: PiƱon

    So, what's a Piñon? Well, to put it simply, it's a Puerto Rican lasagna! Yep, this is how we do lasagna in Puerto Rico. It's a very delicious dish! It's a typical plate that's often made in homes of many Puerto Ricans. Piñon is very traditional! What does this recipe contain? This d…
  • Jalapeno Hush Puppies

    Last night I decided to cook up some fried catfish, hush puppies, & homemade fries. Let's just say after my meal I ended up dying and going to heaven. Yummy, yummy, YUMMY! The one thing that I couldn't keep my hands off of, was these hush puppies I made. They were absolutely divine. I honestly…