Ah, the French macaron. Having a general aversion to eggs, I ignored these meringue-based cookies for quite some time. Then, a few years ago, I came across a French bakery at a chocolate festival that was giving out samples. I tried their coffee macaron, and my life was never the same again. I have tried
It has probably been at least 2 years since I saw the episode of Food Network’s “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” in which Guy Fieri gushes about the mofongo at Benny’s Seafood in Miami, FL and decided that I MUST try it out. Yes, it took me a while. If it wasn’t because I
Skip to Recipe Flan, or creme caramel, is one of those things that you either love or hate. I didn’t like it at first, but then grew to love it. I have a soft spot for custard-based desserts, so it’s right up my alley. The premise is simple. Fill the bottom of a ramekin with
Skip to Recipe You know those people that go to the grocery store and grab a bunch of stuff that they don’t need because it’s on sale? Well, guilty as charged. In particular, I grab ingredients that might come in handy for baking. I can’t help myself. It goes into my shopping cart as I
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Yes, the holiday where all Americans are Mexican, and all Mexicans want nothing to do with Americans. Plus, a great excuse to have some Mexican food! Technically, I was a week early, but I only got around to writing this now.
For several months, I have been urged by several coworkers to try out Latin House Grill, which is located in South Miami. A restaurant that specializes in burgers and tacos didn’t really catch my attention. After all, they are 2 very different styles of cuisine, so how can you master both? To me, it conjured
Skip to Recipe I don’t remember what exactly made me start thinking about donuts again. All I know is that, for about a week, they were quite imprinted in my mind. Then, while looking up recipes for donuts, I came across a recipe for creme brulee donuts that caught my eye. Why did no one
In case it wasn’t already obvious, I LOVE burgers. Well, I love food in general, but burgers are one of several food items that I absolutely could never do without. So, when a friend pointed out that USA Today named a local burger joint one of the Top 25 Burgers in the country, I jumped
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