If you love cupcakes or muffins I got news for you: You can have them for breakfast! I made some banana nut muffins but added granola instead of a crumble topping which is mostly butter and flour. Most granola is rich in protein and fiber, which both contribute to fullness. Protein even influences levels ofContinue reading “Banana Nut Breakfast Muffins”
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Foodieland 2023
This year we went to Foodieland in San Francisco and we had a blast! We made sure to be really hungry and got the munchies going walking by the beach. Entry was easy going, we got in at 1:00 pm because we bought the first round tickets to make sure we got plenty if timeContinue reading “Foodieland 2023”
Roasted Peppers
This is a great preparation for whenever you buy fresh bell peppers but for some reason the week went by and didn’t get to use them. When the peppers start getting wrinkled most people throw them because they think they’ve gone bad, wrong! Those wrinkled red peppers make perfect roasted red peppers, they don’t needContinue reading “Roasted Peppers”
Alcapurrias
Did you know about alcapurrias? Alcapurrias are an iconic Puerto Rican dish coming straight from our African ancestors. It turns out that alcapurrias were part of the enslaved people’s diet. As you can imagine, the menu for slave labor was not very sophisticated. The common thing was to give them ingredients that were in abundance,Continue reading “Alcapurrias”
How to heat treat raw flour
There’s a trend lately, everyone is making all kinds of “edible cookie dough” but in none of the videos or recipes I’ve seen they state that you NEED to heat treat the flour. This is VERY important or else it isn’t really edible since eating raw flour is a potential health hazard. Yeah, I knowContinue reading “How to heat treat raw flour”
Ricotta Scrambled Eggs
This recipe is a top one and you need to save it in your recipe file. Perfect for when you have guests because it’s super easy to cook, assemble and one of the tastiest ways to have scrambled eggs. This eggs make a simple yet elegant breakfast/brunch item but if you’re like me and oftenContinue reading “Ricotta Scrambled Eggs”