Desserts And Good Food

     When you take care of a grandson like my Logan you need time and imagination to make him eat. Everything for him is yucky or disgusting.      I developed this recipe looking for a way to make him eat some vegetables. I pureed  his portion and served the chicken on the side, and to my surprise  he tried it and said it was yummy!  That made me smile.      This comforting and satisfying soup is full of fr esh vegetables with a taste the whole family will love. P uréeing some of the white beans and vegetables gives the soup a more interesting texture.  You can serve this  as a meal by itself or paired with a side salad.                        Ingredients: 1-pound organic chicken breast, cubed 5 cup low sodium, organic chicken broth 3 tablespoon, organic extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoon unsalted butter Kosher salt, and ground black pepper to taste...

       Thanks to my niece Karina who took the time from her busy life as a professional chef to share this recipe with me.      Last week I was making my menu for my Friday night appetizers, and I decided to add my recipe for potato croquettes. Looking for a sauce to serve with the croquettes, my niece's creole sauce came to mind. I pureed the sauce, and it was a perfect pairing. I served the sauce in its original form with chips and pureed for my potatoes croquettes.   Ingredients: 1 small yellow onion, small diced 1 large tomato, small diced 1 red bell pepper, small diced 1 clove of garlic, minced 1/4 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon tomato paste salt and pepper to taste 2 ounces of red wine In a medium saucepan add the oil. Turn the heat to medium, add the onion and cook for 1 minute. Add the rest of vegetables and a pinch of salt. Cook until the vegetables are tender but crisp. Add the tomato paste and cook another min...

       This is one of my favorite desserts, Cream Cheese Flan. Thanks to my sister-in-law Lucy who introduced me to cheese flan 38 years ago. Through the years I made some small changes to the recipe to suit my taste. Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I have with my own family.                                       Ingredients: 8 oz. cream cheese(dice) 1-14 oz. can condensed milk 1-12 oz. can evaporated milk 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 eggs 3 egg yolks Caramel (recipe below) 1- 8 x 8 x 2 cake pan (with caramel) 1- large roasting pan for the bain-marie Preheat oven to 325°F Combine cream cheese, condensed milk and evaporated milk in a blender and mix for 30 seconds. Scrape the sides of the blender and mix again for 30 more seconds. In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs and yolks slightly then add to the blend...