Posts
Ensaladilla Rusa: A Hispanic Salad with Russian Roots
Recipes, Soups & Salads
Although this salad was invented by the Belgian chef, Lucien Olivier, it gained popularity in one of Moscow’s most popular and acclaimed restaurants, Hermitage. Since then, most Hispanic countries have adopted Ensaladilla Rusa, often called…
Herbed Quinoa Pilaf with Pine Nuts
Quick & Easy, RecipesHERBED QUINOA PILAF WITH PINE NUTS
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
2 TBSP GOYA® Extra Virgin Olive Oil, divided
2 TSP GOYA® Minced Garlic, or 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 cup GOYA® Quinoa a…
Easter Potato Salad: A Family Favorite
Recipes, Soups & Salads
Where's the potato salad? That's the first thing my Tía will ask when she walks in the house on any given family gathering. It just has to be the one food that we always enjoy no matter what the occasion. A friend of mine who was born and…
The Lighter Side: Tuna Ceviche (Ceviche de Atún)
Low-Calorie, Recipes
This is a simple and delicious recipe. Perfect for two as an appetizer! Ceviches are part of the national cuisines of many countries in Latin America and this recipe is a traditional Mexican one.
CEVICHE SECRETS
The key is a good fish…
Transitional Soups: Chilled White Asparagus & Ginger Soup
Recipes, Soups & Salads
I’m currently in Melbourne, Australia where it’s officially autumn and the weather should be amazingly inviting. Instead, it’s nearing 100° every day with the sun being completely unforgivable. Going from 28° on the East coast in the…
Comfort Food: Cuban Rice & Beans with Crispy Fried Plantains
Family Night Faves, Menus
Meals in my family are not complete without rice, beans and plantains. Cuban Rice & Beans with Crispy Fried Plantains is comfort food at it greatest.
Read Related: Gingerbread Spiced Sweet Potato & Plantain Mash
CUBAN RICE &…
Weekend Cooking: Hearty Soups of Winter
Recipes, Soups & Salads
Hearty soups are a way of life and can easily deliver all the goodness and nutrition your body needs. A good bowl of soup can be a meal in itself—whole and complete. I have cycles where I crave and literally eat only soup. I listen to my…
Fulano’s Salsa Ranchera: A Fast & Delicious Dip
Appetizers, Recipes
Here is a fast, delicious salsa that will really rev up your Huevos Rancheros and other South-of-the-Border recipes.
Salsa ranchera, or ranch-style salsa, is pureed, served warmed and has a thinner, soup-like consistency than other…
Lentils for Lent: My Family Recipe
Hosting and Holidays, Menus
I grew up in a seriously Catholic household where Lent was strictly enforced. Every Ash Wednesday, my grandfather used to come home first thing in the morning from church with ashes on his forehead. He owned those ashes the way most people…