Asparagus Soup with Pickled Ramps

Asparagus Soup with Pickled Ramps

Yeah for asparagus season! When this time of year comes, we eat lots and lots of asparagus, for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I love them in many ways: grilled, broiled, sautéed, on my toast, in my frittatas, with scrambled eggs, in my salad. Seriously I could keep...
Platano Horneado con Queso – Baked Plantain

Platano Horneado con Queso – Baked Plantain

Our family had a busy weekend. I needed a bite that could warm my soul and make me forget. I remember that every time she didn’t feel like making an elaborated dinner, my mom would make us baked plantains (platanos horneados). Well, my mom had her own method as...
Smokey Eggplant Dip

Smokey Eggplant Dip

Last weekend a cooking frenzy took over me. I had been so busy week after week, I woke up on Sunday anticipating another busy week that was about to start. I opened my fridge and I started to panic thinking that all of my fresh summer vegetables were going to rot...
Tomato & Celery Salad with Cumin

Tomato & Celery Salad with Cumin

Don’t even ask me where time has gone. I can’t believe August is coming to an end. Today is the first day of school, wait – what? Summer is such a busy time! I have been enjoying every bit of it outdoors, which has prevented me from working on blog...