There was a holiday las weekend here in Ecuador. We decided to visit a city a couple of hours away from Quito. The idea was to arrive, take some of the tours and experiences that they had in the town and then go to a …
If you’ve been readng this blog for a while now, you know how much I love everything cookies and cream. Cookies, cakes, brigadeiros and in this case, fidge sqquares or Palha Italiana. As a child, I loved going to my grandma’s house on weekends and …
I struggled a bit with naming this post. There are so many elements in this sandwich that makes it so amazingly delicious. I think I can say that one of my favorite foods in the world is the sandwich (or hamburger) which is technically a …
This was one of the first desserts outside of chocolate and dulce de leche classics that I fell in love with. If you make it well, this apple crumble is a perfect combination of flavors and and textures. Add a scoop of ice-cream and you …
Aren’t potatoes amazing? There are so many ways to cook it and they are ALL delicious. You can fry them, bake them, pure, even add some flour and eggs and make them into gnocchi. Amazing right? These crispy potatoes are the perfect side for any …
There are so many ways to make a classic chocolate chip cookie. So many small variations on a simple ingredient list that can change the way it tastes. With a small change in an ingredient you can change the texture, flavro or even the color …
Pesto is just so delicious! It goes with everything. Pizza, pasta, salads, meats and many other dishes. It really goes well with everything. The great thing about pesto is that it is made so quickly and so easily that you will never want to use …
I decided to combine two of my favorite dessert in the whole world, tres leches cake and Oreo cookies. That is how this cookies and cream tres leches was born. There is really not much more I can say about it, you just have to …
I find cheesecake such a versatile dessert. You can completely change the flavor of the cheesecake with just a few weeks in the base or crust and the topping. Cool right? Plus, if you make the cheesecake as it is, you can guarantee a perfect …
Sunday nights at my house are for food delivery. Most of the time after a week of making up the menu, cooking and above all cleaning the kitchen, the weekend comes and I do not feel like cooking anything. But, I also don’t feel like …
