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While most kids spent their childhood climbing trees, I climbed the kitchen counter to get a closer look at the cooking going on. It is there that this compulsion was born.

I invite you to my world of food: from cooking to writing
to living life through memorable bites.

    Recipes

    Appetizer

    • Babaganoush
    • Deviled eggs
    • Croquetas de Jamon (Ham Croquettes)
    • Cachapa Con Queso / Cachapa with Cheese
    • Crostini with Fresh Ricotta, Lime, and Mint
    • Insalata Caprese
    • Olive Oil Potato Chips
    • Pa amb Tomàquet (Catalan Bread with Tomato)
    • Luismi Guacamole
    • Tuna Ceviche with Passion Fruit
    • Dips: Tapenade, Three Layer Pesto, Spicy Artichoke, and Crab

    Breads

    • Pan de Muerto
    • Ponque de Elote (Mexican Cornbread)
    • matzo with butter
    • Amish Friendship Bread
    • Venezuelan Ham Bread
    • Simple Crusty Bread
    • Pumpkin Bread with Prunes and Walnuts

    Breakfast

    • Chilaquiles Verdes
    • Abuela Margarita's Spaghetti Tortilla
    • Toast with Jam and Oaxaca Cream
    • Breakfast Passover Pizza
    • Buttermilk Waffles
    • Sunshine Breakfast
    • Cheese Blintzes with Berry Compote
    • Amish Friendship Bread
    • Confiture Crêpes
    • Marilyn's Sour Cream Slow-Cooked Scrambled Eggs
    • Soft-Boiled Egg
    • Drunk Vanilla French Toast

    Brownies

    • Baby Brownies
    • Marilyn's Chocolate Chip Brownies

    Cakes

    • Golden Cake with Grandma's Fudge Frosting
    • Best Chocolate Cake
    • Cherry Liquor Cake
    • Coconut Cake
    • Amish Friendship Bread
    • The Perfect Poundcake
    • Carrot Cake
    • Raspberry Vanilla Cake with Whipped Topping
    • The Perfect Coffeecake
    • Sweet Coconut Cake
    • Marilyn's Pineapple Upside Down Cake
    • Meatballs in Sour Cherry Sauce & Grilled Mango Honey Cake

    Chicken Dish

    • Chicken Mole
    • Labneh Chicken Salad
    • Ensalada de Pollo Con Labneh
    • Julia & Jacques Roast Chicken
    • Roast Turkey with Herbed Stuffing and Gravy
    • Chicken Marbella

    Cookies

    • Peanut Butter Cookies
    • Red Velvet Cake Cookies
    • Butterscotch Cookies
    • M&M's cookies
    • Smores
    • Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Cupcakes

    • Strawberry Mini-Muffins
    • Dulce de Leche Cupcakes
    • Carrot Mini Muffins
    • Chocolate Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting

    Dessert

    • S'mores pie
    • Candied Figs
    • Sorbetto di Uva (Concord Grape Sorbet)
    • Purim Hamantaschen Cookies
    • Yolanda's Famous Baked Bananas
    • Cheese Blintzes with Berry Compote
    • Lavender Ice Cream
    • Yoli's Signature Flan
    • Orangettes
    • Crème Bavaria
    • Homemade Parchita Raspao
    • rose water panna cotta with raspberries and lychees
    • Uncle Joe's Latkes
    • Pumpkin Bread with Prunes and Walnuts
    • Best Chocolate Pudding

    Drinks

    • Chelada
    • Vampiro
    • Mint Tea
    • Agua de Jamaica
    • Vanilla Milkshake
    • Raging Bull

    Eggs

    • Abuela Margarita's Spaghetti Tortilla
    • herbed scrambled eggs with lox and sour cream
    • Asparagus & Arugula Frittata
    • Potato Chip Frittata
    • Ariel’s Cheese and Herb Omelet
    • Tortilla de Ariel con Queso y Hierbas
    • Marilyn's Sour Cream Slow-Cooked Scrambled Eggs
    • Huevitos de Codorniz con Salsa Rosada
    • Soft-Boiled Egg
    • Shakshouka
    • Crazy Plopper Egg Sandwich

    Jewish Cooking

    • Breakfast Passover Pizza
    • Matzo Ball Magic
    • Sweet Potato Tsimmes with Pineapple
    • Purim Hamantaschen Cookies
    • Cheese Blintzes with Berry Compote
    • Crème Bavaria
    • Ginger Kugel
    • Uncle Joe's Latkes
    • Braised Pot Roast with Pomegranates
    • Meatballs in Sour Cherry Sauce & Grilled Mango Honey Cake

    Meat Dish

    • 2 Day Lasagna
    • Carne Picada Tacos
    • Beef Empanadas
    • Marilyn's Spanish Rice
    • Braised Brisket
    • Yoli's Sneaky Meatballs
    • The Real Deal Burger
    • COWBOY'S CHILI CON CARNE
    • QUICK STEAK AU POIVRE
    • PROUD-TO-EAT-MEAT LAMB CHOPS
    • Phantom Grandma's Stuffed Cabbage
    • Braised Pot Roast with Pomegranates
    • Meatballs in Sour Cherry Sauce & Grilled Mango Honey Cake
    • Marilyn's Moussaka

    Muffins

    • Mini-Chocolate Chip Muffins
    • Chocolate Berry Cupcakes(adapted from Beverley Glock, 500 Cupcakes)

    Pasta

    • Fideos Secos
    • Tomato Pancetta Linguine
    • Chicken Liver Pasta
    • MAC AND CHEESE
    • Fake-Baked Ziti
    • Linguine Alla Vongole (Linguine in Clam Sauce)
    • Sicilian Pantry Pasta

    Pies

    • S'mores pie
    • Chocolate Pie
    • Mom's Sour Cream Apple Pie

    Salads

    • Edamame Salad
    • Himalayan Salt Caprese Salad
    • Elizabeth Anderson’s Awesome Green Bean & Chicken Salad
    • Grilled Octopus Salad

    Sandwiches

    • Torta Arrachera
    • The Real Deal Burger
    • Bocadillo de Calamares (Fried Squid Sandwich)
    • Friendly Panini
    • Wonderbread Turkey Sandwich
    • Crazy Plopper Egg Sandwich

    Seafood Dish

    • Fresh Coconut Fried Shrimp
    • Parguito Frito
    • Sea Bass En Papillote
    • Broiled Lobster Tails
    • Bocadillo de Calamares (Fried Squid Sandwich)
    • Seafood Paella
    • Tropical Scallops (Vierias de Mar Tropicales)
    • Dolphin in Jalapeño Cream Sauce
    • Tuna Ceviche with Passion Fruit
    • Linguine Alla Vongole (Linguine in Clam Sauce)
    • Moules Marinieret
    • Grilled Octopus Salad
    • Sicilian Pantry Pasta

    Side Dish

    • Platano Maduro Con Queso Blanco (Baked Plantain with Shredded White Cheese)
    • Dajopo
    • Sweet Potato Tsimmes with Pineapple
    • POUTINE (Fries & Gravy with Cheese Curds)
    • Ginger Kugel
    • Tropical Cranberry Relish, Drunken Cranberry, Cranberry Currant Conserve & Pepper and Cranberry Jelly

    Soup

    • Sopa de Aguacate
    • Chilled Avocado Soup
    • Tomato Soup
    • Sopa Criolla
    • Efraim's Bouillon Chickpea Soup
    • Israeli Chicken Soup
    • Cold Cucumber Soup
    • Potato-Leek Soup
    • Sopa de Tortilla Con Guacamole y Ancho Chile
    • Asparagus Soup

    Spreads

    • Homemade Butter
    • Tropical Cranberry Relish, Drunken Cranberry, Cranberry Currant Conserve & Pepper and Cranberry Jelly

    Vegetables

    Vegetarian

    • Potato Chip Frittata
    • Aloo Gobi (Cauliflower and Potato Curry)
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