Category Archives: Recipes

Apricot Almond Cake

06-19-2013 Art Rodriguez 0

The combination of apricots and vanilla will always remind me of the warm, poached apricots and saffron dessert recipe I got from a publication on Ferran Adria of elBulli -- yeah, that Ferran, you know the Godfather of gastronomic cuisine...

Tangy Three Bean Salad from Goya Foods + Tacolandia Ticket Giveaway (UPDATE: Contest Closed)

06-17-2013 Stephen Chavez 0

It has taken many years of behind-the-scenes work for Bill Esparza of Street Gourmet LA to plan and create the first-ever "Tacolandia" Sunday, June 23 at the Hollywood Palladium (the event is sold out)....

No Need to Puzzle Over This Rubik’s Cube Salad

06-11-2013 Art Rodriguez 0

By popular demand, here it is! The Rubik's Cube Salad I posted on Facebook a few days ago. Now, I fussed over whether to write a post because this little salad does not really have a "recipe" with measurements, other than...

Balsamic Strawberries with Honey-Ricotta Cream

A Recipe to Make Summer Memories with Your Family; Balsamic Strawberries and Honey-Ricotta Cream

05-31-2013 Art Rodriguez 0

The kitchen table has always been a good place for families to connect and hear from each other. As your littles ones get older, you may have to do more cajoling to get them to sit down and open up with you. Building and maintaining...

Ah, Fried Pork Fat How We Love Thee; Chicharron Crusted Fried Chicken

05-29-2013 Stephen Chavez 0

I joined a group of friends for a potluck lunch in early May and one of them brought chicken tenders made with fried pork rinds. Yes, you heard it right! CHICHARRON CRUSTED FRIED CHICKEN. Her father, she says, turned this...

Loquat Upside-down Cake, So Moist and Sweet

05-21-2013 Art Rodriguez 0

If you live in Southern California, you merely need to look out of your kitchen window to know that loquat season is here. Loquat? Yup folks, we live among these small, yellow, egg-shaped fruit. Before last spring, I had never seen one....

Show Your Teacher Appreciation With This Baked Spiced Mango-Apple Pastry

05-06-2013 Art Rodriguez 0

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Educators have done much for us and continue to do much for the children of our communities. Take a moment and say thanks to one or all of the teachers in your life. This year, skip giving an apple...

Cinco Recipes for Cinco de Mayo

05-05-2013 Stephen Chavez 0

Happy Cinco de Mayo from our kitchen to yours! Here are CINCO recipes to make your fiesta memorably delicious. Click on the photos below to get the recipe.

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Slow Cooked Shredded Pork with Chile Verde

04-30-2013 Stephen Chavez 0

Pork shoulder cooked so slow that it falls off the bone. Chile Verde that has the tartness from the tomatillos and limes and just the right amount of heat from the jalapeños and Serrano chiles. Add garlic and onions to...

Not Your Traditional Pan de Elote, This Sweet Corn Bundt Cake Delights

04-24-2013 Art Rodriguez 0

Pan de elote can be good, but corn pound cake can be divine. We recently had a small dinner party where corn was the focal point of our menu. With a traditional Elote en Vaso, or Corn in a Cup,...

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