If you are still looking for party food to snack on during the New Year, these Tequeños from Venezuela are a great option. Sticks of Queso Blanco are wrapped in a thin dough and fried until golden. I paired them with Guasacaca, a smooth green sauce with avocado, onion, parsley, cilantro, pepper, vinegar, and oil. You…
Gumbo Z’herbes (Louisiana Gumbo with Herbs)
Gumbo Z’herbes (Gumbo with Herbs/Green Gumbo) is one of Louisiana’s lesser known, but definitely interesting gumbos. It is particularly popular in the predominantly Catholic region of Acadiana (L’Acadiane) in southern Louisiana during the Lenten season and the Holy Week (Holy Thursday/Good Friday) before Easter. This greens and herb-packed gumbo seems to have its origins from the West African…
Sunday Supper #Cookielicious Exchange Party: Green Tea Macarons with Chocolate Ganache
Today I am joining Sunday Supper for a special event, the #Cookielicious Exchange Party! With Thanksgiving now over, it is time to turn the focus to Christmas and holiday baking. For the exchange party, I made these Green Tea Macarons with Chocolate Ganache. The Matcha (green tea powder) adds a natural green color without the…
Liberian Greens and Rice
Occasionally, I add a recipe to the weekly menu plan and assume Evan won’t touch it. I don’t make him a different meal on those nights, but he may get a peanut butter, banana, berry, spinach smoothie at bedtime if he didn’t eat anything on the plate. Well, he completely surprised me and ate his…
St. Patrick’s Day Round-Up
St. Patrick’s Day is only a week away! Here are previously posted recipes for St. Patrick’s Day; a mixture of traditional and green colored foods to celebrate. I will also be adding more recipes over the next week. Irish Soda Bread Matcha Pound Cake– a naturally green colored cake Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes with…
