Sopa de Pescado | Cod & Vegetables Soup

Sopa de Pescado | Cod & Vegetables Soup

Nothing better for winter days than a big bowl of soup. This fish soup is one that my grandma used to make often for lunch, the type of fish would vary depending on what was available at the market.  I recently had my sister visiting over the holidays, at her request...
Jalea de Mango – Venezuelan Mango Jelly

Jalea de Mango – Venezuelan Mango Jelly

Mango is one of the tropical fruits that brings me back the most memories of my upbringing in Venezuela.  It could be because of the tall leafy mango tree in our yard that served as a meeting hub with neighbors and friends during hot afternoons, or because mango...
Tostones – Fried Green Plantain

Tostones – Fried Green Plantain

My grandmother used to have a small kiosk that she’d put up in no time during the busy summer days, and she would sell all kinds of food there; fish, clams, shrimp, arepas, empanadas, fried plantain and more. Sometimes she would send us (kids) to walk down the...
Polvorosas – Venezuelan Crumbly Cookies

Polvorosas – Venezuelan Crumbly Cookies

The holidays are here, and hundreds of cookies are being made all over the United States. I am participating in the International Holiday Cookie Exchange. It is a food blogger online exchange of cookies from all over the world. Even though I am not much of a cookie...
Arepas Series Part One – Arepa Asada – Reina Pepiada

Arepas Series Part One – Arepa Asada – Reina Pepiada

After three years of blogging about food, I am finally going to post about arepas. There are few reasons I had not done it before, including the fact that when I think of arepas, I don’t think “recipe.” Arepas are more than a mere meal at any...