8 July 2014
Greek yogurt chocolate banana muffins
Some things are just universally loved. Like finding money in your pockets or banana muffins for breakfast. Other things are universally hated, like smashing (...)
10 June 2014
Octopus and green tomato carpaccio
As I have stated many times before, one of my favorite things to do is sit on nice, sunny terrasses, sharing a few glasses of wine on a sunny afternoon along (...)
27 September 2012
Chocolate is happiness overload – cookies
So I’ve got everything I love: my (very soft and lovable) dog is sitting beside me, it’s raining outside, I’m listening to Stacey Kent, and I’ve got a glass of (...)
4 February 2014
French toast donuts
So maybe you’re one of those people that frowns upon having cake for breakfast. (Although I doubt it, since you’re browsing a blog with food pictures with (...)
14 May 2013
Ultimate spiced orange and grand marnier pound cake
I don’t know what it is about pound cakes that’s so good….maybe it’s the in between-ness of a cake and a pastry, or the soft texture that just goes so well (...)
1 January 2013
Best ever lemon pound cake
So I know that almost the entire blogosphere is talking about the New Year, and their resolutions, and what they learned in 2012, etc. And I know that those (...)
2 May 2013
Caribbean banana rum coconut muffins
Bananas are one of those foods that hardly anyone dislikes. They’re sweet and mushy, one of the friendliest textures ever. But the truly great thing about (...)
1 March 2012
Roast turkey breast or chicken main dish
Things change. Plans change. Life changes. Most of the time, we resist it, but fortunately, there’s no escaping it; because change is good, even if endings are (...)
26 August 2015
Double trouble caramel chocolate shortbread and pretzels
I have to confess, the idea for this cookie didn’t come from, as many similar others do, homemade twix. There’s no denying that homemade twix is scrumptious, (...)
10 December 2015
Banana muffins for a happy morning
Whoever says you can’t have cake for breakfast will surely disagree with rum for breakfast. In fact, I’m not too sure I agree with it myself. (Unless by (...)
19 March 2014
Ultra protein kale and portobello soup
Even though I’ve been MIA for a while, I’ve been cooking tons. I’ve just been really busy and haven’t found a way to be a quick efficient cook who also jots (...)
28 November 2013
Pumpkin cream cheese pie bars
I know that posting a thanksgiving-y recipe on the very same day isn’t nice. But I’ve got a good excuse: I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving! Because in Mexico we (...)
29 May 2013
Ferrero rocher cupcakes with nutella frosting
You know how at certain points in your life you have to just shout out “Screw it, I don’t give a damn about anyone or anything and I’m just going to do (...)
29 December 2012
French green bean salad with Boursin cheese
I know that I shouldn’t even dare show my face around here after having disappeared for so long… almost two months! But since my holidays post-christmas have (...)
15 July 2014
Almond cocoa energy squares
My ankle (which has been out of order on and off this whole year) is finally healing a little bit. Which means I can start running again. And even though I (...)
14 June 2012
Vanilla Cupcakes
Ok I’ll be honest. I hate cupcakes. Let me correct that. I love cupcakes, they just always happen to be spoiled by ludicrous amounts of frosting. And I (...)
4 November 2013
Artichoke and spinach grilled cheese sandwich
Lately I’ve been sick every other week. I’m used to having a rough winter when it comes to the flu, but this year I started in October! And I’m sick of being (...)
10 September 2011
Caramelized shallots in red wine
This is a dish I first tried when I was living in Paris (I know, insane to think I went all those years before that without knowing the heaven-in-your-mouth (...)
20 January 2014
Late christmas red velvet snowmen cake pops
Warning: This isn’t a real post. It’s even a whole month late. It’s just a snapshot of the only thing I was able to photograph (foodwise) during Christmas. It (...)
5 June 2015
Lemon and poppy seed meringue cake for parties
Yet another birthday has come and gone. And while last year I was rebellious and decided to celebrate with and overdose of nutella in my birthday party (...)
1 April 2013
Tres leches and strawberry cake
This post contains what I’m just going to go ahead and without any research or authority on the subject, call Mexico’s favorite cake. While it’s not strictly (...)
29 October 2012
Apple cinnamon pound cake
I can’t remember when I was little and I came home tired from school to find that delicious smell of apple pie in the oven and finding my mom in an apron with (...)
20 January 2014
Chocolate rye bread for breakfast
Second warning of the day: This might be the best bread I’ve ever baked. And I know bread is one of those things (like cookies) which you can’t say there’s an (...)
16 August 2012
Almond milk oatmeal and detox recipes for summer
I know, I’m shameless to show my face around here after over a month of sudden unexplained disappearance, but it was summer! Which means I did nothing (...)
1 April 2014
Grown-up oreo and peanut butter cupcakes
When I was an annoying pre-teen my diet consisted solely of quesadillas and oreos. It’s true, there was a time in the life of this foodie where I totally (...)
