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Moroccan Sex Wings – NC17

I was craving Moroccan flavors, but have no idea how to make Moroccan food. I do, however, know that Cumin and Cinnamon are often found in Moroccan food so I Googled "Cumin, Cinnamon, Moroccan Spice Blends" and came up with Ras el hanout, which is sort of like North Africa's curry, everyone has their own version of Ras el hanout. It turned out that I had everything in my pantry except for coriander and allspice, but I went for it anyway, the only catch was that every dish that contained Ras el hanout, was pretty complicated, so I slapped it [...]

By claudia|2018-10-02T18:33:57-04:00February 5th, 2015|

Baked Parmesan Chicken Bites

I have a love/hate relationship with chicken nuggets. I hate that America stuffs their children with terrible mystery nuggets and I love to eat these mystery nuggets or their close cousin the finger of chicken. Who knew chickens had nuggets and fingers? I have solved this love/hate problem by coming up with a way to make a wholesome chicken nugget that tastes like you are going to hell or at least Jenny Craig, but is actually not that bad for you. Baked Parmesan Chicken Bites 6-8 chicken tenders cut into 3-4 chunks (Trader Joe's sells a pack of frozen/glazed tenders [...]

By claudia|2018-10-02T18:34:35-04:00January 15th, 2015|

Guiso Colombiano – A.K.A The holy trinity. -Video and Post

I am Colombian. Even though my food influences come from all over the place including Spain and New Mexico, my last meal on earth would star at least 3 Colombian dishes in the top three courses. And in case you are wondering, my last meal on earth would consist of a lot of courses because I could never decide on just one dish. I designed a menu once for a restaurant in LA called La Fonda Antioqueña. This used to be one of my "regular" spots when I lived in LA.The funny thing is that they never asked me to [...]

By claudia|2018-10-02T18:37:03-04:00October 9th, 2014|

Video and Post: Spinach and Beef Meatballs, not just for kids!

This recipe for spinach and beef meatballs was born out of the need to find a way to include more veggies into my toddler's diet. Lola eats most food, but I had been having trouble getting her to take large bites of, let's say, broccoli. I thought about the fact that spinach shrinks tremendously when cooked and that it would be the perfect green veggie to sneak into meatballs, which Lola loves. I use equal parts spinach to beef in these meatballs, so one wouldn't think this is very sneaky, but in fact... you don't really notice the spinach. I [...]

By claudia|2018-10-02T19:16:49-04:00September 12th, 2014|

Video and Post: Padrón or Shishito Peppers Live Challenge

I was never a fan of Man Vs Food, but in this episode I am woman vs Shishito Peppers. Wouldn't you like to know who wins? In this video, I put my tongue on the line to show you just how precarious eating these peppers can be. Shishito peppers from Japan or Padrón peppers from Spain are the Russian roulette of peppers because you never know when you are going to get a spicy one. These peppers are so easy to prepare, so delicious and so fun to eat because you just never know. The traditional preparation of Padrón peppers [...]

By claudia|2018-10-02T19:18:08-04:00August 28th, 2014|