Simple Ingredients, Properly Prepared
This is my version of the “Raise-The-Roof Sweet Potato Vegetable Lasagna” found in the “Engine 2 Diet” by Rip Esselstyn. Off course I added my own small twists to the recipe. It is a vegetarian lasagna with plenty of vegetables: broccoli, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and corn. You can add any other vegetables of you’re [...]
A quick and easy way to make any dry bean recipe is with a Fagor Electric pressure cooker. Normally you have to soak beans in water over night, NOT with a pressure cooker. You can use any beans with this recipe, I chose to use Cannellini Beans. Ingredients: 1 pound dry beans 4 cups water [...]
I am always looking for the new products on the market that help us as parents and consumers to make the best nutritional food purchases. I just recently came across this iphone app and I believe it will revolutionize the way we select the right and correct foods at the grocery store, just scan and [...]
There are lots of reasons to become a vegetarian, but there are also plenty of convincing arguments that can make you reconsider the diet. Ultimately, your body will have the strongest voice in the vegetarian decision because your optimal diet is unique. While the average person benefits from a mixed diet that isn’t over-processed, figuring [...]
Here is a easy version of Lechon Asado aka: Cuban Roast Pork. This version has only three ingredients, pork, mojo, and onions. Ingredients: 8-10 pounds whole pork butt or whole pork picnic 48 oz. Mojo marinate (available in the Latin section of your grocery store) olive oil 2 large onions, sliced salt & pepper to [...]
Still searching for inspiration for your Holiday dinner? Take a look at ifood.tv‘s 2010 Christmas Cookbook! This eCookbook features 25 easy and delicious recipes and tons of helpful tips. Make sure you check out my submission for “No-Fry Tostones” on page 10
Oft-overlooked and always packing a surprisingly potent punch, cumin seeds are the secret ingredient of countless quality recipes, and many cultures separated by an entire hemisphere claim it as its traditional pride and joy. That cumin is a seed is a misnomer; it is actually the small, dried fruit of an annual plant in the [...]
Thanks to my friends at Rouxbe On-Line Cooking School, here is a step by step guide to your complete Thanksgiving Dinner. Using there unique step-by-step video player, you will be walked through the entire schedule, over 3 days, to make 8 traditional and simple holiday favorites. Holiday Dinner Step-By-Step Video Guide 2-3 Days Before – [...]
Malanga (Yautia, Taro) is a root with white flesh and brown skin which turns slightly gray when boiled. It flavor resembles that of a white potato and it is used the same way. It is boiled, deep fried, or added to soups. I decided to make it as a gratin. So here is the results [...]
I remember the first time I had a Cuban Frita. I was just a kid wanting a hamburger and I thought that is what I ordered, or mom ordered for me. To my surprise it was this beautiful greasy, sausage tasting burger with crispy fried potatoes, that were served in between the burger buns. I [...]
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