Hot off the presses, our friends at Melissa’s Produce have once again rocked the recipe world with a new cookbook devoted to one of our favorite ingredients: peppers. We went to the book launch of The Great Pepper Cookbook and sampled their spicy bites and sweet treats. Melissa’s Produce is the largest variety distributor of […]
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Due to our warmer than normal California spring weather, it is crazy and unfathomable to picture anyone standing over their stove making soup. However, there are parts of the country that are still under a blanket of snow or in the midst of a cold snap, like our familia out in Colorado Springs. I made […]
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It is breakfast time in my kitchen and this Enfrijolada recipe is definitely one of my top three quick breakfast dishes. What is an “enfrijolada?” It’s a beans and tortilla dish. Yep, that simple. Enfrijoladas were an essential part of farmhand living in Mexico. This rustic dish helped to fortify rancheros, field workers through the […]
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With Stephen gone for an entire week in Miami attending the Hispanicize conference (I’m not bitter), I found myself eating crap. Without my other half to eat with/cook for/to cook for me, I found myself at three fast food joints in a single day, ordering the same dull burger and fries…in the drive thru of […]
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Happy April Fish Day! No foolin’! From fools to fish, Panda Express has reclaimed the first of April. We were recently invited to their headquarters in beautiful Rosemead, CA for a sneak peak at their test kitchen. When the chefs asked for a volunteer to help cook a meal in their kitchen I jumped at the chance. Of […]
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Coming from Colorado, I have yet to explore all of Southern California. So, when I heard about the 2nd Annual Knott’s Berry Bloom, the kid in me jumped for joy. And, it sounds like it could be a perfect foodie family kind of day, especially with an expanded gourmet food and wine tasting. The parks roots will be on display […]
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*This is a sponsored post, but all of the opinions are our own. Hey, even LatinoFoodie needs a break from the kitchen time to time and the new menu from Olive Garden offered great variety and value. Just as Italian cuisine has its iconic dishes, like lasagna and spaghetti, the very popular Italian restaurant Olive […]
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Spring has sprung, but in sunny Southern California we have always enjoyed our endless summers. Whether we are crashing waves or firing up the grill, we never need an excuse to soak up the sun and dine alfresco. With that in mind, we recently had some friends over for a day of lobster. We fried […]
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Being a professional cook has meant coming home reeking of onions and garlic on an almost daily basis. Sometimes flaking off fish scales or peeling off an octopus tentacle or two. And while I do not mind much when I have to shake off thin slices of prosciutto after a deli slicer “incident,” sometimes I […]
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My mama once told me that if I had been born eight hours earlier, my name might have been “Patrick.” Eight hours earlier and I would have been born on St. Patrick’s Day. Not that there is anything wrong with the name Patrick, but I could have gone through life as “Pat.” Despite those eight […]
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