(Image: p3nnylan3/Flickr) Its amazing to see the excitement on some peoples faces when they come across our crêpe cart and see our BIG jars of Nutella® sitting on display. It’s as if its 5 am Christmas morning, your 5 years old and just found that Santa had just left your house and filled the christmas […]

Pasta, it is the quintessential comfort food.  An easy go-to dish that can be made for dinner anytime of the day.  Of all foods, I think pasta is one of the many favorites I have. I remember when I was younger and my family and I lived in France, my mom would always buy fresh […]

Lemons are the perfect fruit.  They are long lasting, great quality and always enhances the ingredients of any dish.  Lemons will always be found in my kitchen for a number of reasons, for decoration to a dish, adding flavor, and cleaning purposes.  When buying lemons always keep in mind when you want the lemon’s zest to […]

(Image: Autumn Sweater/Flickr) Though quinoa is not a grain, but the seed of a leafy plant related to spinach, it can be technically substituted for nearly any grain when cooking.  It is cultivated in South America and revered by the ancient aztecs as as a source of energy for their fearless warriors. According to The National Academy of […]

                      I know I am a victim of pretty much all of these sweet, rich, and foamy drinks from Lattés, Cappuccino’s, Cafe au Laits and my all time favorite Machiattos…. Caramel Machiattos to be exact. 😉 I know that it may be confusing for those […]

What is it about bacon that makes a grown man just fall on to their knees.  It’s as if the smoky smell lifts them straight out of their soft warm bed and brings them to their hands and knees in crawling positions straight into the kitchen where they hope for the chance to snag pieces of Juicy […]

Polenta is a traditional staple food found in Northern Italy, and is made from semolina wheat.  It is made with either coarsely or finely ground yellow or white cornmeal.  Back in the day it was characterized as gruel or porridge.  When boiled polenta takes on a creamy and smooth texture due to the gelatinization of starch in the grain. […]

Who doesn’t love fried green plantains… I know I do. The jibarito is a sandwich layered between two large sized fried green plantains instead of bread.  It was invented in 1991 by Jorge Muñoz and Coquí Feliciano in Aguada, Puerto Rico, in their restaurant, Plátano Loco (crazy plantain). Anything can be filled inside this sandwich ranging […]

You may ask yourself if there even is a difference between a saute pan or a skillet pan…. and the answer is Yes, there is! A skillet has sloped sides to facilitate easy flipping and turning.  This pan is sometimes called a frying pan or fry pan.  A skillet is primarily used for fast cooking methods […]

If your anything like me you actually enjoy going to the grocery store and walking down the aisles choosing all the things you need for your week.  But some of you rather run in get what you need and run out, more like a drive by.  A drive by isn’t bad as long as you […]