I’ve always loved granola. Chewy granola bars, crunchy granola bars, the granola that’s used in yogurt parfaits — I’m an equal opportunity granola eater. While not exactly low calorie, the majority of the fat found in a nutty granola is unsaturated so you don’t have to feel too guilty about eating it. As with most [...]
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More Mexican Eats: Chilaquiles
The Mexican food fairy visited last weekend and left delectable chilaquiles in our refrigerator. This act of kindness occurred even after we had subjected her to days of hard labor, which she effortlessly completed with sweeps of her magic wand (I want one of those).
Chilaquiles are yet another Mexican dish to love and cherish. They [...]
Great Granola From Your Pantry
Recently a friend started making her own granola and recommended that I give it a try. Taking her advice I did some research and found that there are as many ways to make granola as there are people who enjoy it. Some recipes used so many different types of nuts, [...]
Flax Muffins – A Delicious Way to Get Your Omega-3’s
What do you eat for breakfast most days? Cereal made with kids in mind? An egg and cheese McKingwich with extra sausage? A grande mocha coffachino? We all know those are not the most nutritious choices for what is supposedly the most important meal of the day.
Why not start your [...]
La Mallorca: Puerto Rican Ham, Cheese and Egg Sandwich
Who knew that while I was eating a ham and cheese sandwich in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico I was connected by a thread to California, including San Francisco…a twisted, tenuous thread more than 250 years old, but a thread nonetheless.
The ham and cheese sandwich in question was, of course, not just a ham and [...]
Drowned Eggs: Huevos Ahogados
“I’m still here, El Guapo,” shouted the mustachioed bandit to his distraught jéfe, as they caught sight of the rest of their outlaw gang fleeing in panic, away from the tiny Mexican village defended hysterically by the Three Amigos (and a band of Three Amigos look-alikes).
Never mind that after he said that he promptly got [...]
A Hearty Breakfast for Your Inner Mexican
Let’s face it, we all wish we were Mexican. Cinco de Mayo, margaritas, Caesar salad, Salma Hayek and, dare I say it Chihuahuas, are all a part of American culture. What would life be like without miniature, hairless dogs stuffed into purse-carriers and sweaters to keep them safe and warm?? And no Salma? That is [...]
Turkish Eggs: An Easy Weeknight Dinner
It’s the holidays. One. Big. Meal. After. Another. If you’re not cooking a feast that was days in the making, you’re eating one prepared by friends or family. As much fun as it can be, sometimes you need a break. Although I first had this dish for brunch at Public in New [...]
All Rise…
The egg.
What do you really know about it? It has whites. It has a yolk. And it makes a mean breakfast or killer dessert.
But its most important property, to me at least, remained shrouded in mystery after I racked my brain for the answer, and even consulted the Joy of Cooking bible – which had [...]