Best Ham Bone Bean Soup

Time for the best ham bone bean soup ! This is how I came to make a huge crock of my best ham and bean soup. Allow me to set the Thanksgiving Day scene. I am cooking in someone else’s kitchen. While this spectacular kitchen is fully equipped (down…

Healthy Mexican Breakfast

I think tempeh is kind of unfairly stigmatized. Tofu is mainstream now but its’ lumpy, rugged brother, Tempeh, hasn’t had his moment yet. I prefer tempeh actually, it’s a much more interesting (some would say toothesome) texture and it takes on the...

Sausage Stuffed Tomato Recipe

Sausage Stuffed Tomato Recipe – the way Grandma made them! The key to success with this simple sausage stuffed tomatoes recipe is to start by selecting large vine ripened tomatoes. Tomatoes should smell like you just picked off the vine in your own...

Healthy Banana Ice Cake

I have very bad luck when matching my recipes with the weather. A week ago it was extremely hot in Mexico City, so I bought all the ingredients to make this ice cream dessert. And just the day I prepared it, the cold weather started. Tengo muy mala suerte…

Apricot & Nuts Granola Bars

On Saturday was my husband’s 30 th birthday, so I prepared a Kit Kat cake, one of his favorite chocolates. It was delicious, but I know that it isn’t the world’s healthiest dessert. So after a weekend of great food, and many desserts, I decided to...