Right after Halloween, a good friend of mine gave me a bunch of her leftover Halloween candy. She had a condition, though. I was only allowed to take the candy if I agreed to use it for baking, NOT if I was just going to eat it or fill my candy jar at work. When
Every year, it seems like I start making coquito earlier and earlier. This year, I made my first batch right after Halloween. I defended myself, however, in that I was experimenting to see if making a pumpkin spice version would work. Long story short: yes it did. Since then, I have made a few more
While the rest of the country is enjoying the changing colors of autumn, we South Floridians have to make do with palm trees and sun. That doesn’t mean that we can’t get into the spirit of fall with some great fall spices, though! And, since October is the month for Halloween candy, I thought it
I love dips, but I hate mayo. So, whenever someone brings buffalo chicken dip to a party, I get excited for a brief moment before I remember that it is almost always made with mayo. So, what is a mayo-averse blogger to do? Make her own version, of course! So, mayo haters can rejoice. You
I’m really not sure why, after many years of endless mangoes, it took this long for me to try to make mango cupcakes. But, 2019 was the year, and they were LONG overdue. The combination of a vanilla bean cupcake with mango filling and frosting was absolute magic. My first attempt at these cupcakes was
I’m at that age where your doctor starts telling you that you’re going to kill yourself if you don’t start treating your body better. So, I’ve been trying to stick to low carb, high protein meals lately. There are some hits and some misses, but overall I am enjoying everything that I am eating, like
Creme brulee is one of my absolute favorite desserts. It is also one of my go-to desserts for when I have egg yolks or heavy cream lying around that I need to use up in a hurry. This Irish Cream creme brulee always gets rave reviews whenever I make it. And, making it in my
Another year, another onslaught of mangoes. This was a light year for mangoes. The late spring rains knocked a lot of mangoes out of trees prematurely, so it was a small harvest this year. Still, Mango Madness Part 6 managed to trudge along. And, I was still able to try a lot of new things
I learned to make empanadas from my mother. She wasn’t exactly the most patient instructor, but she DID teach me very well. I’ve probably had about a decade’s worth of practice now, and I dare say that I can barely taste the difference between her empanadas and mine anymore. I have gotten requests for the
Sometimes, it’s the simple things that give us happiness. Like cheeseburger mac. My mom used to make it for us when we were kids. She used boxed mac and cheese (the kind with the liquid cheese packet). Now that I’m an adult, I figured I should elevate it a little bit. That doesn’t mean that