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 complement each other so well that they don’t become chaos in your mouth. they actually work so well together that your taste buds will be very happy! 

here is the recipe for a delicious butternut squash, peanut and curry soup!!

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 irish coffees are pretty popular drinks during the winter. as you will see they are really easy and quick to make which means, you will not waste time and enjoy them right away ;)

here are the recipes for hot toddy & irish coffee!

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 over and embraced the goodness that is tofu. i made a guinness, steak sauce and bbq sauce marinade for it which turned out pretty delicious. and went really well with the gouda cheese.

and now, here is the recipe for tofu sandwich with a guinness/bbq/steak sauce/peppercorn marinade! 

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 grandma to confirm we had the right recipe, so you know this is legit!

here is our family’s recipe for dominican sazón (seasoning)!