Typically, chilled coconut drinks are reserved for summertime, but this one is an exception. My step-father is from Puerto Rico, so around the holidays he mixes up a concoction called “coquito.” This traditional holiday drink is similar to eggnog and consists of Puerto Rican rum mixed with coconut milk and flavored with holiday spices like…
I’ve been craving gingerbread this week and decided to try and make it into an acceptable breakfast … other than a cookie dipped in coffee.
I’ve been experimenting quite a bit with my original marshmallow recipe and decided to give my favorite winter coffee drink flavor a go — Chocolate Peppermint Marshmallows! They are a divine accompaniment to dunk into your favorite cuppa coffee or cocoa, or just to nibble on their own. (You also might like these … Mocha…
Here’s a great pumpkin cream cheese muffin recipe to warm you up this fall season. It comes to us from the B Street House Bed & Breakfast in Virginia City, NV. There are two things in this recipe that make your taste buds leap off the charts — it’s spicy like gingerbread and it has…
If there’s one thing that can make our traditional holiday coquito recipe even more delicious, it’s adding a dash of pistachio (or cocoa, but that’s a different post 😉 ). In case you’re unfamiliar with coquito, it’s a traditional Puerto Rican holiday drink that is similar to egg nog, but with coconut. The first time…
With three different cultural backgrounds in our family (Puerto Rican, French Canadian, and Thai), our holiday dinner table is a global fusion of flavors. For the last few years, I’ve re-created my coconut flan recipe and turned it into a pumpkin flan to add a bit of autumnal spices for the fall and winter season….
Meat pie is a Christmas tradition in our home. My mother’s side of the family is French Canadian, and while in Canada this common Christmas dish is known as tourtiere, we just simply called it meat pie. It’s a savory pie with minced meat, potatoes, and flavored with seasonal spices like cinnamon, allspice, and cloves….
I don’t know about you, but we tend to favor sweets around the holidays and winter months. There’s just something about cake or cookies that make a hot beverage like tea so much more cozy and inviting. So, I was craving vegetables and something that felt healthy to balance out our holiday indulgences. And this Winter Kale…
This recipe for Welsh Gingerbread is an old one. I picked it up during my culinary tour of Wales, and as you can see from the picture, it comes from an old book (you know, the kind your grandmother has stashed on the shelf) There’s no reference to what year this book was made, but there…
I have been on the hunt for a great tasting, moist, gluten free carrot cake recipe. With plans to visit my family over Easter, and knowing my Mom was on a special diet, I had to come up with a semi-healthy dessert. The results of my search were a little disappointing and I ended up…
Looking for an unique twist to a traditional pumpkin dessert? How about one with a creamy coconut twist. I usually associate pumpkins with autumnal spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg, recipes that comfort you on a cold winter day. So I didn’t expect to stumble upon them in tropical Southeast Asia. As it turns…
One useful tidbit I learned while in Porto, is that the Portugese have many different ways of enjoying port. In addition to sweet reds and nutty Tawny’s, there are also rose, purple, and white ports. And if that didn’t make nod your head and say, “yeah,” then you’ll have to try a port tonic. These…
Is there anything more comforting than a bowl of hot creamy soup when there’s a chill outside? Butternut squash is one of my favorite fall flavors. I’ve paired it with smokey sage and bacon to make a hearty pasta dish and have even roasted it just plain with salt and butter. This recipe below comes…
Ah, le macaron. If you’re looking for good French macaron recipe, you’ll find it here. My fascination with these delicate little cookies began while roaming the streets of Paris. I was lost somewhere around the Latin quarter, intentionally so. I must have walked miles that day exploring the city of romance and my tired feet…
I fell in love with rooibos tea during my first trip to South Africa. Rooibos has a natural sweetness to it that makes it irresistible to me. This rooibos recipe below is from a hotel in Cape Town called Cape Grace. The combination of sweet apple mixed with ginger and the earthy flavor of rooibos…
Having just returned from South Africa the week of Christmas, half my mind is still on safari and the other half is in holiday mode. It’s a strange place to be. To balance this out, I’ve got a new recipe I’m sipping while going through photos and catching up on posts. Well, it’s not really…
A holiday food favorite, I had to re-post this recipe for tourtiere from my old blog, InnTheKitchen.com. What are your holiday food traditions? You know how there are those certain foods your parents make you eat that you don’t quite appreciate until your an adult? Growing up, my grandmother used to make “meat pie” every…
Salted caramels … just the mere mention of these delicious candies has me salivating, licking my lips and starts me chanting, “nom, nom, nom.” I first tasted these mouthwatering treats while visiting wedding venues to choose for our wedding. Pete and I were touring The Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island and had checklist we were going…
I’m gearing up for my 2nd marathon – the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. It’s now less than a month away and as my excitement increases … so does my appetite! The calories expended during our longer training runs (14 miles to 20 miles) has me hunting for more creative and tasty ways to…
This recipe is from Chef Alys at the La Veta Inn in Southwest Colorado. It’s quite decadent and reminds me of a gourmet version of a chocolate lava cake. Served hot with the flavor of pure rich chocolate and the heat of the whiskey will make this a great dessert to enjoy in the Fall….
Tis the season for toasting! I love a holiday recipe that gets the whole house smelling wonderful. This is definitely one of those. A little like mulled wine … but a little sweeter and more refreshing.
I tried making marshmallow at home … and they’re unbelievably easy! The timing was perfect since we finally got our Fall cold spell here in Florida. Hot chocolate and marshmallows is a great morning or afternoon treat and we like to have Smores in the backyard fire pit with our guests.