February 2012
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happy dominican independence day!
today, february 27th is dominican independence day. on february 27th 1844, a group of men gained independence for the dominican people. back home there are usually parades and celebrations. this is also the time for the dominican carnaval, celebrated all through the month of february and it culminates on independence day. during carnaval there are parades and competitions. each town puts their...
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crab-meat stuffed sole!!
how has your week going? mine has been great! lot’s of work, but fantastic. i am grateful that i have had time this week to share this recipe with you. it is for crab stuffed sole. if you keep keep lent this is a perfect recipe for it. it is made up of nice sole fillets stuffed with fresh crab-meat.
i made this recipe last week. i used this recipe as a guide. it was so easy to make. i...
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dark chocolate mousse with raspberry liqueur!
i made these delicious mousses last week to celebrate valentine’s day with the irishman and i simply had to share this recipe with you. making mousse can be a scary task to take on, but as you will see below, anyone can do it. this rich dark chocolate mousse was a lovely treat!
here is how the story goes: over christmas, i got my first set of le creuset dishes from the irishman’s...
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secret recipe club: cheddar & scallions biscuits!
it is secret recipe club time again! this time i got assigned kim’s blog: liv life too! kim is a mother of two in california. her love of cooking started years ago when her husband bought her a cookbook as a present and it has not stopped since. her blog is full of recipes and tales of her travels. cute pictures of her kids and two seriously adorable maltese puppy abound. i am so glad she...
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happy valentine's day: champagne and chocolate...
happy valentine’s day everyone!! i hope you have a wonderful day filled with sweets and the people you love. i am doing my part by bringing these cupcakes to my coworkers this morning. i wanted to make cupcakes that screamed valentine’s day! and what is more valentine-y than champagne, chocolate and strawberries?! when researching cupcake recipes i came across jenna’s blog: not...
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butternut squash, peanut and curry soup!!
woah! it is cold! like really cold. like “it seems like winter is here to stay” cold. in my, very humble, opinion the best thing to do when it is this cold is to have some soup. if you are looking for a soup recipe to warm you up, look no further than here. this soup has a lot of flavors going on: squash, curry, peanut and some red pepper and ginger undertones. thankfully they each...
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hot toddy & irish coffee!
the air is getting colder, it seems that winter has finally arrived. whenever the temperatures drop i like to relax at home with a nice warm beverage. sometimes it is a hot cocoa with a spoonful of nutella melted in (try it! i dare you to have regular cocoa again!). but there are other times when i just want something stronger, and that is when i whip out one of these two drinks.
hot toddys and...
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tofu sandwich with a guinness/bbq/steak...
i’ve eaten tofu before but i’ve never actually cooked it myself. well, that was until three nights ago when i decided it was time and finally cooked tofu. on my own. at home.
the result was actually pretty amazing (i know, i am surprised too!). tofu sometimes gets a bad rep. i am not going to lie, i was one of those people who thought tofu was soggy and bland. i have since crossed...
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my family's sazón recipe!
a big element in dominican cooking is the homemade sazón or seasoning. we use this homemade mixture of herbs and spices to marinate meats and as a base for rice, beans, vegetables and soups. in my family, my grandma makes the sazón and bottles it for each one of us. i wanted to try my hand at it and since jully was here over the weekend she helped me make a batch. we even called her mom and our...