The end of fall is rapidly approaching and it’s only right that we eat as much pumpkin as we possibly can. As a cuban, there is nothing that I love more than a pastelito. As a basic person, there is nothing I love more than pumpkin spice anything in the fall. Combine those two things […]
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Chicharron and Mariquita Bacon Mac and Cheese
Put away that Kraft mac and cheese box for this year’s Thanksgiving. Yeah put it down and don’t think about grabbing it again. This year, you are going to wow your guests with possibly the best bacon mac and cheese recipe ever. You are going to treat them to a chicharron and mariquita mac and […]
Easy Instant Pot Chili Recipe
I have always thought of chili as being a soup and only eaten as an appetizer but my wife thinks otherwise. According to her, chili is a whole meal. I personally can’t get down with this, because as a Cuban, a whole meal has rice in it and sometimes chili is not served with rice. […]
For The Love of a Pumpkin Croqueta
It’s Fall and it is perfectly fine that we all feel a little basic so I bring you, probably one of the best fall treats, pumpkin croqueta! Everyone is used to the original ham croqueta, so I decided to make something a little different. Although, the ham croqueta is the OG and delicious year round, […]
Guava Cream Cheese Ghost Bites
With Halloween just around the corner, I wanted to share a spooky dessert for all your Halloween festivities. As you all should know by now, I LOVE guava, so I had to incorporate it into this dessert. And what goes paired best with guava? You guessed it, CREAM CHEESE!! Thus, was born the cutest and […]
Abuela’s Perfect Flan Recipe
Making this flan de queso was the most nerve wrecking experience I have ever had while making a dessert. Let me share with you a little story about our second Noche Buena (Christmas Eve) in New York City where my friend Stephanie Bulnes, attempted to make flan for dessert. She tried about three times to […]
For The Love Of a Blooming Onion
We are going down under for this Frito Friday! Growing up, Outback Steakhouse was one of the restaurants that was always on our go to list. Mainly to please my brother because he LOVED the chicken fingers there. He would eat chicken fingers everywhere we went, but to him the ones from Outback Steakhouse were […]
For The Love Of Chorizo Pasta
Those who have been following my blog from the beginning know that there are two types of foods my wife loves and those are chorizo and bread. For those of you who have just joined us, now you know. Chorizo is something that she cannot live without and a craving that can never be said […]
Pumpkin Creme Brulee Recipe
Pumpkin Creme Brulee is hands down my favorite fall dessert ever. It used to be apple pies, but once I tasted the goodness of a pumpkin creme brulee I can’t go back. This has become one of the staple desserts every year at our thanksgiving feast back home, so I felt that it’s only right […]
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cookies
It’s fall time and pumpkin spice is all the craze out there. Actually, I am really surprised on how early they brought pumpkin spice lattes back at Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts. I don’t know about everywhere else, but it was the middle of august and they were already serving pumpkin spice coffee. I thought it […]