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Nourishing, vibrant, and served without pretension, Paella and Cioppino dishes have held a place of honor and practicality in homes for centuries in Europe. Seafood such as fish, mussels, clams, shrimp are favorites. Now adding a little spice to life, the fusion of Spanish and Italian flavors to make this Cioppino is absolutely fabulous!
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Cynthina | 04 Apr, 2021 | The Main Event! | 0 Comments |
In contrast with other citrus fruits, the peel of the kumquat is sweet and edible, while the juicy flesh is tart. This salsa starts out with a classic Mexican green table salsa and turning into a fun and creative salsa. The kumquats unique citrusy flavor makes it particularly tasty fish tacos and pork.
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The Greatest Summer Appetizer of All Time! Imagine a fresh tomato-based salsa with a savory, briny base. Now add plump shrimp, sweet lump crabmeat, lime-cooked redfish, creamy avocado, and smoky roasted hatch chili peppers and you've got campechana (at least my version) — a refreshing Mexican seafood cocktail, and basically the only thing you will want to eat all summer long.
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Cynthina | 06 Sep, 2020 | Party Starters | 0 Comments |
Wild rice looks like very long long-grain rice gives this side dish a toothsome, chewy texture similar to brown rice and other whole grains. It has a toasty, nutty, earthy flavor, and can often smell and taste slightly like black tea. The flavor and texture it adds over other rices and grains is worth the extra effort required in cooking it, and it’s buttery to add to any entrees and other dishes in a way that other grains seem to act more as mere filler or heft.
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This Limoncello Chiffon Cake is definitely an "adult" cake. The Limoncello liqueur is underlying flavour accentuated with vanilla bean infused fluffy cake layers that is slathered with lemon glaze and the tangy-sweet chiffon frosting. Now if you really want to pump it up, I drizzled vanilla vodka on the cake layers before assembling the cake. Your guests will love you!
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Even the hardest-to-please chocolate addict will be more than satisfied by this decadent creation. White creamy mousse provides the filling for four layers of impossibly moist intense chocolate torte. To counter the intensity of chocolate, the torte is "enrobed" with white creamy mousse and almond pralines topped off with dark chocolate curled shavings.
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Cynthina | 01 Mar, 2019 | Sweet Endings | 0 Comments |
This sassy dip is intensely "garlicy" and full of Italian flavor in contrast with delicate crab meat and fresh herbs. Serve it with your friends with Baguette toastand let the party begin!
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The ultimate "Oh just one more dip" and then uhhh..."Just one more?" This spectacularly "Green" sauce may be the perfect summer condiment. It requires no cooking, only takes 10 to 15 minutes to make, looks gorgeous, and tastes amazing with anything grilled and most things that aren't. Spoon over grilled fish tacos, grilled meats, or serve with chips.
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Cynthina | 02 Sep, 2018 | dip, sauce | Party Starters | 0 Comments |
A totally "sick" cheesecake with all the wonderful tastes of southern pecan pie bliss with textures that range from smooth richness of cheesecake easing into the silkiness of intense chocolate to the delightful ending crunch of pecan praline. You definitely have to wave the "no calorie" wand on this cheesecake!
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These fresh delicate spring rolls stuffed with shrimp get crunch and color from yellow peppers, lettuce and carrots—which, like most orange fruits and vegetables, are high in cancer-fighting alpha carotene.
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