Artichokes are here! Well, these green globes are available year round but they are at their peak during Spring and Fall. We received a half dozen Globe Artichokes from our friends at Melissa’s Produce. We immediately thought about steaming them and dipping the leaves in melted butter before scraping the flesh off with our teeth. […]
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This tomato bisque recipe is luscious, velvety, and will hit the spot every time. A few friends have commented that they “don’t like” tomato soup. Stephen was the same way. Yet, he found the creaminess and flavors of butter and bacon in this bisque changed his mind. Where tomato soup is thin and watery, this bisque is thick […]
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With cooler weather and influenza settling in for the season, it is time to pull out the comfort food big guns. One of my ultimate Mexican comfort foods, Sopa de Lima, can definitely hold its own among my other heartier and heavier soup recipes. Don’t be fooled. This soup is not just another chicken soup. […]
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Editor’s Note: We cannot say enough how honored we are to have recipe developer and food editor to some of best and brightest chefs in the world share exclusively with LatinoFoodie readers her pan dulce recipe. I had the opportunity to work with Rochelle Palermo during and after culinary school. At this point Rochelle has […]
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With all the Christmas and New Year’s parties, Posadas, weekends of baking, and the countless tamaladas, it is very easy to be saddled with a few extra pounds and a little extra guilt. I’m not a health nut and I don’t count calories, but this time of year I take that guilt…wallow in it for […]
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Biscotti? On LatinoFoodie? Sure! This twice baked Italian bread is perfect for any time of the year, but they are especially suited to holiday gift giving. For the second year in a row we baked off dozens of scrumptious biscotti as gifts to our friends and family. The Italian cookie is ideal for packing and […]
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With fertile land and pristine waters stretching across the long Latin American country, Chile features some of the world’s best produce and cuisine. We had a chance to experience the richness of flavors recently at Playa Restaurant in Beverly Hills. Launching a new campaign in the U.S. called “Foods from Chile,” Playa Chef John Rivera Sedlar […]
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The first time I tried to make sweet potatoes, I made chips. I did not know what I was doing. The slices where unseasoned, too thick, and raw. I felt awful when my good friend Sabby spit it out, after she spit out my roasted eggplant. My sweet potatoes were a far cry from my […]
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Picture it: 2008, a chilly March night in the neon desert that is Las Vegas. I was sent to Sin City to help open a bookstore and was there almost a month. Being away from home can be loads of fun, but eating out for every meal can become tedious. This particular night in March, at dinner […]
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We should have known better. It was a Monday night and our good friend Nicole Presley from Presley’s Pantry invited us over her house in East LA for a little pachanga. Little did we know it was going to be a milk party! We arrived and saw little munchkins and their parents anxiously awaiting for […]
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