The best part of writing a food recipe blog with someone is that you can sit and compare family recipes like this Beef Picadillo. Both of our moms were tremendous cooks but rarely used written recipes. Most of the meals came from what they learned growing up. Recently, we were talking about Mexican Picadillo recipes. We […]
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Cornbread is food for the soul and the cornerstone of Soul Food. Tex-Mex has made adding jalapeños, fresh corn kernels, and shredded cheese a popular accessory in the hearty bread. Cornbread in a skillet, or skillet bread, made with lard or bacon drippings can be bliss. If you want to forego the heart palpitations, bake it […]
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This is part of a sponsored campaign with [ yellow tail ]. However, all opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission Guidelines, 16 C.F.R Part 255. The long Labor Day Weekend is upon us and boy do we have a refreshing drink for you! [yellow tail] […]
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This is part of a sponsored campaign with [ yellow tail ]. However all opinions expressed are my own. We are disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission Guidelines, 16 C.F.R Part 255. What an incredible week of news we’ve had in the United States. Historic. And, now with the Fourth of July […]
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Cooking school changed my life. Lost, lonely, confused and living in my Ford Escape part-time, I went to an open-house at Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena and the rest is history. And let me tell you, the culinary classes were a lot of hard work. Still, I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Now, you, […]
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As foodies, we don’t often find ourselves buying prepackaged meals. We enjoy the methodical process of discovering and following a recipe. Unfortunately, that doesn’t happen every day. Work, family and client events creep up and next thing you know we are stuffing our faces with unhealthy, flavorless fast food. So when Del Real Foods approached […]
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UPDATE: Contest is now closed. We finally had our Julia Child moment as we prepared lobster two ways to celebrate Red Lobster’s #BestLobsterFest happening now until April 13, 2014. The restaurant chain sent us four, live, one-and-a-half pound lobsters, allowing us to experiment with different recipes. Did I mention these lobsters were LIVE? While we […]
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The holidays are the perfect time to indulge. For LatinoFoodie that means treating ourselves to new cookware and plenty of new kitchen gadgets. Our friends at Princess House have a stunning array of gourmet cookware that made us yearn for a bigger Christmas tree. We got to try out the new Terra Flame by Princess House. […]
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Don’t you hate when you try a dish from a new cuisine and you always end up ordering the same one every time? That’s me with Peruvian food. I was first introduced to Lomo Saltado, a classic Peruvian-style stir-fry of steak and onions (and sometimes bell peppers), a few years ago while at a food […]
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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). Presented by L.A. Weekly and curated by Esparza, more than 30 food vendors, some as even far away as Baja, Calif., […]
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