Recipes

  You can’t get any simpler than this for a quick breakfast, lunch or dinner. Growing up we very often had fried eggs over buttered white rice. It still remains one of my favorites. There is a restaurant in my home town that has this on their menu. It is El Gallo De Oro Restaurant, […]

  Ropa Vieja (Spanish meaning “old clothes”) is a shredded beef dish that was a regular staple growing up. It got it’s name from years ago when people without a lot of means had to stretch food and be resourceful enough to get at least a couple of meals out of one preparation. Back in

  This is an easy and delicious dish that is great as a side dish or as a main dish with a good salad. MISE EN PLACE INGREDIENTS: 1 Sheet of puff pastry 1 Large tomato or two small ones 1/2 Cup chimichurri sauce or your favorite pesto sauce. 1 1/2 Cups grated gruyere cheese

  Chimichurri is the signature condiment of Argentina and Uruguay. It is similar to pesto but it’s never to be emulsified. It is a loose oil-based condiment. While there are many variations of this condiment, more often than not the ingredients will consist of parsley, garlic, oregano, heat and acid. This condiment is versatile in

  Galicia is located in the north western corner of Spain. While the region is most famously known for its seafood, this hearty soup is also a signature dish of that part of Spain. My grandfather was from Galicia and immigrated to the United States as a young teenager. He brought with him his love

  Socca is a signature dish and the most popular dish from Nice, France, with a close second being salad Niçoise.  The recipe is pretty basic but there are many additions one can do to change the flavor, such as adding different herbs and spices. Some add onions and/or meat, which is not traditional but

  More holiday sweetness! We were introduced to these cookies by our cousin and matron of honor almost 50 years ago and they remain an annual staple and one of our favorites. This recipe makes about 5 dozen cookies. MISE EN PLACE INGREDIENTS: 3/4 Cup shortening 1 Cup packed dark brown sugar 1/4 Cup molasses

  One of the best treats during the holidays are my wife’s sugar cookies, or as I like to call them, crispy butter!! People can’t get enough of them and when you start eating them, they are like chips, “bet you can’t have just one.”!!! These are melt in your mouth buttery goodness that is

  It’s been a long long standing tradition in our family to have a leg of fresh roasted pork on Christmas Eve along with black beans and rice, platanos maduros (ripe plantains), and yuca (cassava) with a garlic lemon sauce. I remember meeting my cousin downtown Tampa for a movie and then taking the bus

  Yuca is the root of the cassava plant, as opposed to yucca which is a desert plant. It is a root vegetable much like the potato but containing more starch and a few more calories per ounce. The only time I partake in this unctuous dish is in a restaurant or on Christmas Eve.