Yogurt and Blueberries Paletas - Guest Post!

April 22, 2013 by Monica in Desserts, Fruit, Ice Cream, Latin, Sweets

You are probably wondering how the picture above of Yogurt and Blueberries Paletas (Ice Pops) have anything to do with this.

Patience my readers…

You know what the best thing about food blogging is? Joining a community that will accept you with open arms. I have meet so many awesome bloggers in the 3 years that I started Sweetbites, and their continue support and inspiration is what keeps me putting time in the small kitchen of mine. And you, my readers are the gas that keeps me going by posting all of those tasty treats that come out of that kitchen. Win-win guys!

Wait.. I’m getting side track.. back to the ice pops.

GCC: Greek Yogurt Cake

April 18, 2013 by Monica in Baking, Baking Club, Cake, Cooking Club, Gutsy Cooks Club

They say that the simple things in life are the most extraordinary. Its true, we take it for granted. Humans are the ones that complicated things.

In this case, this recipe cannot be overthought, or over complicated. It is what it is.

A fast batter to put together with simple ingredients that I bet, are sitting in your pantry/refrigerator right now. And the end results is a great snacking cake.

And I’m not taking about twinkies here.

GCC: Steak Pizzaiola

April 14, 2013 by Monica in Beef, Cookbooks, Cooking Club, Dinner, Gutsy Cooks Club, Main Courses, Meat, Pasta

This weeks Gutsy Cook choice used chuck steak as the star of this dish, and then braise it under this rich spicy tomato sauce. The results were simply magical in our house. At the end of a 2-hour oven stay, the meat was pull apart tender, infused with this rich taste of tomatoes with a kick of spice. What could be better than that for a lazy weekend meal? Nothing, it hit the right spot with our taste buds.

We love the idea of making a big bowl of rigatoni to go along with this; instead we opted to make some mashed potatoes to soak up that sauce after we found out our pantry was low on pasta and no rigatoni option to be found.