JC’s Tres Leches Cake

I have a confession to make. I was never a big Tres Leches Cake fan. For those of you out there unfamiliar with this dessert, it is a cake popular in many Hispanic homes. Essentially, it is a yellow cake that is baked then poked many times before a mixture of three kinds of […]

Fluffy Coconut Cake with Toasted Coconut Glaze

You know, sometimes the best things in life aren’t the flashiest or the fanciest. Take this Coconut Cake, for example. The most exotic thing about this dessert is the cup of coconut milk I had to hunt and peck all over the market to find. (Asian foods section!) However, a slice of this fluffy cloud of tropical […]

Glazed Pork Chops with Kohlrabi Pesto Veggie Saute

It’s been a long, long winter. The holidays are long past, nothing much to look forward to winter-wise. I dream of Spring and Summer. Although, living in North Texas, I suppose I don’t have much to complain about. We really get minimal snow and only have to deal with ice storms every once in a […]

Food Nerds Unite!

Warning. This post is gonna get all food-nerd-fan-girl up in here. But, I’m not a stalker, mmmmkay? I mean, who stalks produce??? psssh. *nervously looks away* Who sees a twitter post about Brussels Sprouts and rushes over to Green Grocer just to look at them? Not me! Err, I’m, umm, busy shopping and getting my nails […]