If you love coffee then you probably love white russians. At least I do! I used to have something similar in Barbados known as ‘White Cow’ and used Tia Maria instead of Kahlua with a splash of cream or milk – I don’t remember exactly but they were so good!
This cocktail usually consists of coffee liquor, vodka and a splash of cream.
It is Christmas Season and you know what that means…cookies!
I made these cookies thinking exactly how I wanted them to taste, look and how to photograph them.
This cheesy cauliflower mash is so creamy, soft and delicious you won’t believe there is no potatoes in this recipe.
I was using the food processor to mash the cauliflower, as I always do until it decided not to work anymore. Yes! That happened! I placed the cooked cauliflower in the bowl of the food processor and right in the middle of processing, it decided to stop.
With the approaching winter and with pumpkin, spices and apples in full bloom I thought I would bring a little bit of the tropical and fresh flavors of mango, bananas and coconut just to take a break and clean our palate, because everyone loves pumpkin….to a point:)
I don’t know about you but even though I LOVE fall and all winter flavors summer is always in my mind, it is by far my favorite season. I have to fight to post on days when the sun is only out 8 hours a day and when the air is chilly and all you want to do is curl up in front of the TV with some warm coffee.
Tiramisu is one of the easiest desserts to prepare and also one of the easiest to fall in love with.
You don’t have to be a coffee or a chocolate lover to like Tiramisu, you just have to like cold and creamy desserts. The amount of sugar is not as high in this recipe as a regular Tiramisu if we replace sugar and use Truvia instead. Also, I don’t use raw eggs to prepare the cream layer which some people prefer not to use (yours truly). Besides, the use of raw eggs makes the process a little longer to prepare the cream. We do not need raw eggs for this Tiramisu.
The cream has hints of coffee and chocolate and coffee liquor, which is optional but also infuses the cream with rum. I decided to use a little bit of chopped almonds between the layers just for flavor and crunch. It was a total success!
Pesto is definitely a staple in our kitchen.
For this recipe you can use a good quality store-bought pesto or you can either make it yourself.
I usually buy a mild pesto, mild in the sense of garlic flavor. As I have mentioned before, I find the extreme use of garlic overwhelming, but I understand that some people love it.
The good thing about making pesto at home is that pesto is very versatile, it is amazing with so many different variations.
Who doesn’t love French toast?
When you are done with the dishes after dinner, this is one of those recipes that you can prepare in 10 minutes immediately afterwards. The start to your weekend or Sunday will be extra special!
It is as easy as slicing bread, mixing a simple custard, pouring it on the bread and refrigerating. Next morning, bake for 45 minutes and then brunch is ready!
This will be a short post.
Overnight Oats are so easy and straight forward that I usually just post these kind of recipes in Instagram.
But then I thought, some people just want to google these recipes and they won’t be able to find them unless I post them here.
I have always been an oatmeal lover.
It reminds me of home. I used to love to slow simmer the milk and add the oats and all the flavors, vanilla, cinnamon and then the toppings, ohh the toppings!
So when the people of Avelina Oats contacted me to send me their products I was ecstatic. First, it is a company that is originally from Venezuela (like yours truly) and now they make their products here in the US. And second, it is Oats!