something old, something borrowed, and something new
Puttanesca sauce is possibly one of the best sauces handed to us by the Italians. This sauce is made with pantry staples like garlic, olive oil, anchovies, capers, olives, chili flakes and canned tomatoes. It resonates well with my own food heritage which has an affinity towards fish and tomatoes. Maybe that’s why I crave for this salmon with spaghetti puttanesca so very often.
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This Thanksgiving I needed to ante up my pumpkin pie. I have been making the same pumpkin pie for so many years that it was about time I put a twist to the traditional Thanksgiving classic pie.
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This butternut squash and kale salad with a warm walnut vinaigrette is quite a refreshing side at any Holiday table. The warm vinaigrette mellows the butternut squash and takes the edge off their rawness. The walnuts and pinch of cinnamon add rich sweetness to the salad. And I believe the pomegranate seeds bring in some suave to it.
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If I ever have to keep just one chocolate cake recipe in my life, this old-fashioned chocolate cake would be it. This could pretty much be the only one for me and I would carry on with no regrets at all.
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Chicken tinga or tinga de pollo is surprisingly an effortless recipe. And I have made it more uninvolved by relegating it to simmer in a slow cooker. I am all in for such hands off cooking like these chicken tinga tacos. That is pretty much me, raking in more hands off cooking into my kitchen so that I can be a more hands on mom to my kids.
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This pumpkin cheesecake is sure to please the pumpkin pie fans and cheesecake lovers alike. The velvety smooth texture of the pumpkin cheesecake filling strikes a harmonious chord with the crisp Biscoff cookie crumb crust creating this remarkable holiday dessert.
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Creamed corn gets some Southwestern flair in this comforting dish. Our Thanksgiving table always has a place for this amped up version of traditional creamed corn. This is the perfect side dish to any roast or smoked turkey.
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I can unabashedly claim that these baby back ribs are the best. I have a crew of family and friends to vet for that. Juicy and tender on the inside with a caramelized outside, these baby backs are finger licking delicious. Eat one and you’ll keep going for more, they are that addictive.
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Avocado toast with poached eggs, the perfect food to start off the day, will perhaps go down in history as the millennial food. But for me it will go down as power food that fueled my kids on game days and Saturday mornings. Look at the line-up of ingredients: whole grain bread, avocado, poached eggs, alfalfa, radish sprouts, and flax seeds; all of them are nutrient powerhouses.
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This pumpkin chocolate chip bread with streusel topping has something for everyone in my family. It has a thick streusel topping for the one who could eat any streusel by the spoonful. This pumpkin bread is moist with all the flavors the pumpkin lover in the family desires for. Then there is this nutty brown butter hint in the loaf to please the one who swears by brown butter. And of course chocolate chips for the one whose idea of a treat has to involve some kind of chocolate.Â
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