I Love Seafood! One of my favorites is snapper or any other fish I can get my hands on. I remember when I was younger in Jamaica at my grandmother’s house, we would wake up on Saturdays super early and drive to the fish market. Walking through the side streets and smelling the fish…
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Italian Starter: Prosciutto Ham, Baked Pears and Mozzarella Appetizer
Italian cooking starts with deceptively simple ingredients: hams – like the mouthwatering Prosciutto di Parma – that are cured to perfection, cheeses that are crafted with attention to detail, plus ripe fruit and herbs, all picked fresh, of course. You…
How To Style A Cheese Platter
CHEESE PLATTER IDEAS: THE ART OF THE CHEESE BOARD You’ve got your favorite cheeses delivered, now, how do you put it together? There’s an art to assembling a cheese board that goes beyond unpacking the cheeses and plunking them down on a platter or board…
BLT Pizza
Pizza shows up regularly on our weekly menus. It’s versatile, fun to make, and we almost always have a ball of homemade pizza dough in the freezer. Clara loves helping us in the kitchen, and pizza is most definitely her favorite meal to make. Sure, we…
Chia Seeds and Berries Dessert
by Lesley Kim I am so addicted to chia seeds. These little seeds are antioxidant powerhouses, packed with fiber and omega 3 fatty acids. I like to add chia seeds to my diet whenever I can, and today, I wanted to share a super yummy, Chia…
Whole Wheat Waffles
Whole Wheat Waffles SERVES: 4 – 5 INGREDIENTS 2 large eggs 1 ¾ cups milk (I have used everything from skim milk to thick buttermilk…so whatever you have on hand should work) ¼ cup coconut oil (melted) 1 tablespoon honey ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon…
Rum Punch
How Often Do You Entertain? When you do are you buying readymade drinks? The next time you throw a party or have a few friends over make this rum punch. It’s tasty and refreshing. Don’t forget to garnish your glass. Don’t have any glasses? Choose the perfect set of glasses for your party based…
Recipes: Delish dishes using avocados
It’s time for more of my regular avo recipes. They’re delicious, good for you and so easy to prepare. Hass avos from Peru have been used in these recipes. Here’s why you should eat more avocados. Avos contain 11 of the 13 known vitamins and…
Chicken Hot Pocket
I love to find ways to create fresh, home-cooked copies of my favorite store bought meals. Take two large chicken breasts, season well to taste with salt, pepper, seasoning salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and a bit of dry mustard. Bake at 350 until the chicken is cooked through. I like to bake…
Sauteed Asian Eggplant
Eggplant Far and Wide From China, the eggplant spread all over the world, gradually acquiring the deep, lustrous colors we are most familiar with today. Today, the eggplant has come full circle, with local farmers growing many of the long, narrow Asian varieties, which range in color from solid purple, lavender, or green to striated…
Pineapple Glazed Pork Chops
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoons browning sauce 1 cup of water (1/2 cup for the glaze, 1/4 cups for the browning mixture and the rest in case the sauce is very thick) 1 packet of sazon goya seasoning 2 teaspoons of adobo seasoning 3-5 pork chops 1 cup of dark brown sugar 1 large…