Hispanicize 2012: Cafe Versailles in Miami

Miami Cuban Cuisine

Cafe Versailles – Cuban Cuisine in Miami Wednesday night I ended up going out with a couple of blogueras to sample Cuban food and Miami’s own Cafe Versailles, a local landmark.  It was a pretty big experience for me, since I’ve never had Cuban food, but it reminded me a lot of our small family [...]

Lemon-Pepper Salmon & Cranberry Blue Cheese Salad

Salmon blue cheese cranberry salad

Super simple summer-time salad for dinner! One of my all-time favorite salads and a super simple go-to recipe, is this quick and delicious salmon topped salad.  It’s a perfect mix of tart blue cheese and sweet cranberries, topped with crispy walnuts and a delicious and buttery salmon.  Perfect for picky fish eaters who don’t like [...]

Simply Done, Well Done by Aaron McCargo, Jr. {GIVEAWAY}

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Photography by Lucy Schaeffer {cover, stuffed pork chops p 137}   Welcome to day one of my blog anniversary party!  Happy Monday!  :) Today, I wanted to share with you an awesome cookbook that I received recently and love!  My husband and I are huge fans of Aaron McCargo Jr., one of the few cooks that we [...]

Tampico Fiesta in the Midwest {Chicken Taco w/ Mango Salsa Recipe}

Tampico Chicken Tacos

    This past week, I was given the opportunity to celebrate with coupons for some of the new 20 oz drinks from Tampico.  Funny story…lol…we don’t have these in the Midwest area where I live.  To repay the free coupons and to appease the hubby, who was expecting a Tampico fiesta, I decided to [...]

Receta: Mole delicioso {Spanish Friday}

Vamos a comer!

{Gracias a mi nueva amiga Mari @FamilyClick.com por su ayuda con este post!!!}   {ENGLISH VERSION BELOW} Hoy, pensé que sería divertido escribir sobre una receta que he cocinado está semana; ¡Mole!  Lo he cocidos otras veces, pero esta vez, he encontrado una receta con algunos ingredientes nuevos.  Aquí está…   Ingredientes: 6 chiles anchos (secos) 4 chiles colorados grandes (secos) La grasa del pollo o 2+ cucharadas de manteca 1 cebolla grande, pelado y [...]