Frittelle Di Semolino Dolce - Sweet Fried Semolina Snack

July 01, 2011 by Monica in Appletizers & Snacks, Desserts, Family, Family Cookbook, Sweets

Today, I started to clean my home office and came across a box and inside I stumbled unto my old recipe notebook that I started when I was twelve years old during one of my visits to my paternal grandparent’s home. When we moved to the states, my sister and I would travel during the summer months to visit them in Venezuela. And during one of those visits, I decided that I would start writing my Nonna’s recipes, so I could bring them back and make them.

As I opened the old falling apart yellow notebook, memories rushed back at me

Kiwi Boat topped with Lobster and Scallion Mayonnaise Amuse Bouche

June 06, 2011 by Monica in Appletizers & Snacks, Entertaining, Seafood

When I received the invitation to participate in the Progressive Party that Kitchen Play is hosting I jumped at the change. Who would not? It’s pretty simple; six bloggers take to the stage with a challenge of incorporating a sponsor product into a blog post. Each of us is assigned a course, and we are all given the green light to experiment and create a recipe that will showcase the host product and/or kitchen tool.

Our progressive party is being sponsored by ZESPRI® Kiwifruit. ZESPRI international is the world largest marketer of Kiwifruit, selling this fruit into more than 60 countries. When I read about what this company stands for, I was excited to work along side them to showcase their product. Who would not want to align themselves to a corporation that strives to use the best practices in all of their processes in order to become a sustainable business and a market leader in the industry? You can read more about their vision and history here.

My assigned course was to incorporate this superfruit into an Amuse Bouche.

The story of the Leeks, Rice, Peas and ham jumble and an Egg to boost

May 16, 2011 by Monica in Appletizers & Snacks, Miscellaneous, Vegetable

See that picture above, that is what you get when your body craves something and you raid your refrigerator and get a “healthy” talk from your boyfiend.

This past weekend I was all set to bake the last cake for my Heavenly Cake Baker club. Instead I ended up in bed for 4 days, going mano-a-mano with a nasty cold.

Today, I decided to stay home instead of spreading the joy around work, because karma will eventually beat me up and those germs will travel around the place and end up back in my system.

So I played nice.