Category: Homemade

Roasted Cherry Tomatoes With Garlic And Thyme

Roasting cherry tomatoes with garlic and thyme is a simple and delicious way to elevate their natural sweetness and add depth of flavor. To make this dish, simply toss cherry tomatoes with olive oil, salt, whole fresh garlic and thyme sprigs. Take note, this is not the time to substitute with garlic powder.  The flavor […]

Blueberry Lemon Buckwheat Pancakes

Lemon and blueberries, two fruits that make a delicious complementary combination. Like with this Gluten-Free Blueberry Lemon Bread or this Blueberry Lemon Flognarde. These Lemon Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes will not only satisfy your hunger, but will surely be a real festive treat to your taste buds. What Is Buckwheat Despite the name, buckwheat is not […]

Homemade Italian Style Meatballs

Italian meatballs in Italy are called “polpettes.”They are a simple peasant dish and are never served with marinara sauce or pasta, but rather are considered a main course sometimes served in a light broth. In the U.S. meatballs served with spaghetti and tomato sauce is a purely an American invention, the result of Italian immigrants […]

Tender Banana Buckwheat Pancakes

These banana buckwheat pancakes are made with a touch of cinnamon for a warm, spiced flavor, Greek yogurt making them tender and are naturally sweetened with extra ripe bananas. Banana buckwheat pancakes are a healthy, gluten-free breakfast, like these Gluten-free Crepes With Coconut Syrup. Though the name may be deceiving, buckwheat is not wheat but […]

How to Make Maple Bacon Syrup at Home

Maple syrup is nothing more than maple tree sap that is boiled down to a syrup consistency. It has a distinct flavor, generally a rich caramel-like taste with hints of woody vanilla. Read More Here About Cooking & Baking With Maple Syrup As for bacon, it has three out of five basic flavors. That is […]

Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

Teriyaki is a term that refers to a cooking method in Japan. Two other cooking methods include, “yakitori” and “sukiyaki.” If you noticed, all three methods contain a common denominator, that being, “yaki,” which means in Japanese, “grilled.” So you may be asking, is teriyaki sauce used in one or more of these Japanese cooking […]

Banana Cajeta French Toast Stack

Cajeta is often confused with caramel sauce or dulce de leche. Though they are not the same. Caramel sauce is made with cow’s milk and cajeta is made using goats milk. This distinction gives cajeta a unique flavor, a thicker consistency, and generally a darker color. Unlike the name suggests, French toast is not a […]

Cooking With A Molcajete

A molcajete is the ultimate Latin cooking tool and can be traced back to the Pre-Columbian era. Today it is still a fundamental part of Mexican identity and culture. The molcajete is a basic kitchen utensil in almost every Mexican home. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), the term “molcajete” comes […]

How to Make Fresh Guacamole with a Molcajete

The secret to the best guacamole – Starting with a paste made with cilantro, chilli and onion made with a mortar and pestle or a molcajete as it is called in Mexico. Then mix that paste with a little salt and mashed avocados. You can even throw in some diced tomatoes. Like with this Authentic […]

Homemade Mexican Flour Tortillas

A flour tortilla is a type of soft, thin flatbread made from ground wheat. Like this Flatbread with Zucchini Smoked Bacon and Mascarpone Cheese. Flour tortillas originated in the northern part of Mexican. Which includes the states of Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora and Sinaloa, where it is more suited to growing wheat than corn. Did You […]