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Skip to Recipe Pretty much every movie or TV sitcom that finds the characters in Hawaii will feature a luau. And, one of the staples of any luau is Kalua pig. The word Kalua actually means “to cook in an underground oven.” So, as the name implies, Kalua pig refers to pig that is cooked in
I love chocolate cake. I love flan. So, what happens when you combine the two? Pure excellence! Pastel imposible translates into “impossible cake” for you non-Spanish speakers, and it gets its name from the seemingly impossible feat of layering creamy flan on a bed of dense chocolate cake. It is believed that this dessert originated
There are those whose metabolisms are off the charts. For the rest of us, there are diets. And, now that I am in my thirties, dieting seems to be a way of life. Except on the weekends, of course. Everyone knows that calories don’t count on Saturdays and Sundays.
Crack kills, mmkay? Colombian empanadas, while utterly delicious, are a bit of a pain to make. Seasoned cooks can probably crank them out with little trouble. I am not, however, a particularly seasoned cook when Colombian cuisine is concerned. Most dishes are so time-consuming and extensive, that I don’t make them often. As such, I don’t get a
Vegan food, to me, is a scary thing. Being a self-proclaimed foodie, it would be a hard thing for me to do – giving up entire food groups for the rest of your life. Heck, I struggle to stick to a 1700 calorie-a-day diet. But, we won’t talk about that too much.
Red velvet cake was, for a long time, something that I refused to try. In fact, the first time I made it (at someone’s request), I didn’t even like it. It took a while for me to decide to try a different recipe, which turned out FANTASTIC! So, with boyfriends being a notable exception, it