Overview of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles and a recipe for Miso Carbonara Udon- thick udon noodles coated in a creamy miso sauce with cheese and bacon. Little Tokyo Little Tokyo (小東京) in downtown Los Angeles is one of only three historically Japanese districts in the United States (the other two are also in California- one…
My Lisbon Cookbook Review and Cogumelos Marinados com Bacon (Marinated Mushrooms with Bacon)
My Lisbon: A Cookbook from Portugal’s City of Light, features an assortment of incredible and vibrant recipes inspired by the dishes Nuno Mendes grew up with in Lisbon. Highlights include Frango na Brasa com Piri Piri (Grilled Piri Piri Chicken with Potato Chips), Travesseiros (Almond Pillows), Cenouras com Mel e Avelãs (Carrot Salad with Toasted…
Potato Pave with Bacon and Parmesan
My recipe for Potato Pave with Bacon and Parmesan was first published on Sunday Supper Movement where I am a contributor. These Potato Pave with Bacon and Parmesan are a Fancy Finger Food recipe perfect for parties! Thinly sliced potatoes and bacon are layered with the most delectable combination of cream, thyme, and Parmesan, then baked until…
Deepa’s Secrets Cookbook Review and General Joseph’s Five-Star Chicken Batons
Deepa’s Secrets: Slow Carb New Indian Cuisine, written by Deepa Thomas, incorporates Indian flavors with Western time-saving cooking techniques in a variety of slow carb and gut-healing recipes. Highlights include Tomato Rasam, Sweet and Spicy Mango Salad, Smashed Chickpea and Toasted Peanut Cakes, Aviel, Keema Spicy Beef, and Dilled Masala Crab Cakes. I am also…
Spain: The Cookbook Review and Arroz con Acelgas (Spanish Rice with Swiss Chard)
Spain: The Cookbook, written by Simone and Inés Ortega, features a massive collection of over a thousand recipes. Simone first wrote 1080 Recetas de Cocina over thirty years ago and it was published by her husband. Her daughter, Inés Ortega, updated and modernized the recipes to create this edition in English (it was first published in 2007 as 1080…
Snowman Pancakes
Add a little holiday magic to breakfast with these Snowman Pancakes! I used the same pancake base as for my Ghost Pancakes, originally from Sew You Think You Can Cook, but piped them out to look like snowmen instead. I cut out noses from a slice of cheddar cheese, used chocolate chips for the eyes, mini…
Bryndzové Halušky (Slovak Potato Dumplings with Sheep Cheese)
Bryndzové Halušky is one of Slovakia’s most famous dishes. Halušky, little pasta dumplings made from grated potatoes and flour, are coated in a special cheese called Bryndza and topped with bacon. If that wasn’t hearty enough, the fat rendered from the bacon is also drizzled over the top for good measure. It is quite the comfort…
Spätzlesalat (German Spaetzle Pasta Salad) #SundaySupper
Recipe for Spätzlesalat (German Spaetzle Pasta Salad) in celebration of #SundaySupper’s Nostalgic Summer Recipes. Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase something through the link, I may receive a small commission at no extra charge to you. Today’s #SundaySupper Nostalgic Summer Recipes is hosted by Coleen of The Redhead Baker. I made Spätzlesalat,…
Secret Recipe Club: Breakfast Burritos
It is time for the Secret Recipe Club again! For those who haven’t seen my previous Secret Recipe Club posts, this club includes a group of bloggers who are assigned a different blog each month and secretly make a recipe to post on their specified reveal day. I look forward to my assignment email every month and…
#SundaySupper: Spinach Spätzli with Sage and Speck
Sunday Supper is kicking off the New Year with designating January as National Sunday Supper Month! For the event, I am sharing a recipe for Spinach Spätzli with Sage and Speck. Spätzli comes from the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol) in northern Italy as the cuisine has been influenced by their Austrian neighbor’s Spätzle. I…
