Desserts And Good Food

    Pico the Gallo is a very simple salsa you can use for an appetizer, serve with chips, or to make tacos. Even I tried in a pizza and was delectable. Ingredients: 1 large tomato, chopped 1/4 cup red onion, small dice 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro  1 fresh jalapeño pepper, seed remove and dice Juice of 1 lime Fine sea salt to taste In a medium glass bowl combine the tomato, onion, cilantro and jalapeño. Add the lime juice and mix until combine. Season with salt to taste. Cover with plastic wrap and transfer to the refrigerator until ready to serve. You can served with chips , or to make fish tacos .

     Last Christmas I went to Texas to spend a few weeks with my grandson. My daughter love to cook like me, and always want  me to try some on her recipes. This time she wanted me to try a  simple and delicious Brussels Sprout recipe. I couldn't resist the temptation to take photos and, write down the recipe to share  on my blog. Ingredients: 1 package brussels sprouts Salt and, ground black pepper to taste 2 tablespoon Extra virgin Olive oil Preheat the oven to 350°F     Transfer the brussels sprout to a medium bowl; rinse and remove the bad spots. Cut in half and add the 2 tablespoon of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to a large baking sheet and, bake at 350°F for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile prepared the Sauce. Ingredients: 1/4 cup Mayonnaise Sriracha sauce to taste Honey to taste In a small bowl add 1/4 cup of mayonnaise. Add Sriracha sauce to taste and mix well. Start adding the honey little by little until your tast...

       Every Friday I surprise my family with new recipes. I enjoy all the comments they made when I started serving the goodies. For me that was the part I enjoyed the most.      This simple, satisfying appetizer was a hit in our Friday Night reunion. The c runchy and soft texture was a perfect match with the salty and spicy flavor.   Ingredients: 6 yellow new potatoes 6 slices of bacon, cook but not toasty 3 tablespoon French butter  Salt and pepper to taste 1/2 cup shredded Provolone cheese 1 Tbsp. olive oil Preheat the oven to  350°F    Fill 3/4 of a medium pot with water and bring to a boil over a medium high heat. Add the potatoes and cook for about 20 minutes or until tender. Transfer the potatoes to a baking dish.     With the hand masher, smash the potatoes and season with salt and pepper to taste.     Add 2 tablespoon olive oil to a baking sheet and arrange the potatoes about 3 inches apart...

      Sofrito is the base on Puerto Rican Cuisine. This method of cooking have been in use for thousands of years around the world. What makes Puerto Rican Sofrito unique is the combinations of ingredients and the passion that's goes in making it.      Sofrito have two parts, first the base, some people call recaito. This part include, a combination of onions, garlic, peppers and herbs. The second part is to slowly fry the ingredients, adding annatto oil, cook ham, tocino(bacon), green olive, capers, tomato sauce and others ingredients (depend of the recipe ). Ingredients: 4 yellow onions, peeled, large dice 1 head of garlic, peeled 1/2 bunch of Culantro, rinse well and drain  1/2 bunch of Cilantro, rinse well and drain  1/2 pound of Ajices dulces, rinse cut in half and seeded  4  Cubanelle peppers, rinse,  seeded and chopped 1/2 tablespoon dry oregano Combine all the ingredients in the bowl of the food processor and g...

      If you like the flavor of balsamic vinegar, you are going to love it more when you make this sauce. When I reduced the Balsamic vinegar to a syrup was a big surprise for me, the change on the flavor was something I don't expected. This tasty and incredibly easy to make sauce, have many uses in cooking. Try it over your favorite salads, appetizers, fruits, ice cream, desserts, you name it. Can you imagine you can make something that good with only one ingredient. Ingredient: 1 cup of good quality balsamic vinegar  In small sauce pan at medium low heat add the balsamic vinegar and simmer until reduced to 1/4 of a cup.  It will look like a syrup and will take about 45 minutes. Transfer to small bowl and set aside until needed.  Let me know  in a comment what do you think about the flavor.

     Simple syrup is used to add flavor and moisture to cakes and pastries. It can be made with water or fruit juices, liqueurs and spices. You can use  simple syrup to substitute the corn syrup in some recipes.                                                                                       Ingredients: 1 cup pineapple juice 1 cup granulated sugar In a small sauce pan combine the sugar and the juice and stir until combined. Bring to a boil over medium high heat stirring to dissolve the sugar and cook for about 2 minutes.  Skin the surface as needed. Remove from the heat and transfer to a heat proof glass container.     When the syrup gets cold, stored covered in the refrigerator until needed. Tips:  Pour the syru...

     Salads are great, specially in the summer months when you can find all kind of vegetables and fruits to make a delightful combination to please your palate.     Salads are great for lunch and if you adding a small sandwich or a bowl of soup you have a complete meal.     To make a contrast in flavor and texture in this salad, I add a crunchy topping of homemade croutons and, baked chicken breast.   To compliment the flavors of the salad I used a good quality avocado organic vinaigrette. The combination was amazing.  Try it and, I hope you enjoy as much as I did.          Ingredients: Medley mini tomatoes Homemade croutons, recipe follows 1 avocado, pit remove and cut in medium dice Green lettuce, torn 1 cucumber, seeded and slice 1 stalk of celery, small dice Red onion, slice Chicken breast, baked Organic avocado vinaigrette, store bought    Homemade seasoned croutons: 2 cups 1/2 in-diced 1...