Nancy
Empanadas 101
An empanada is a pastry turnover that can be filled with almost anything your heart desires!! You can fill this yummy pastry dough with chicken, beef, cheese, sweet fruits and even Nutella!!! Every tasty empanada starts with the dough. You can buy the pastry discs already made from your frozen food section at most markets. [...]
Ceviche
Ceviche (seh bee che) This is the perfect appetizer for any occasion!! Ceviche is very refreshing and full of flavor. It can be made in many ways – but the traditional way is to use raw fish marinated in lime juice. If you are going down that traditional path – you must make sure the [...]
Ropa Vieja Recipe
Valentines day is near, if you have a special someone time to start planning. What will you do? Flowers, candy, take her out on a special date, all great ideas but done and done! Time to clean up your place! Cook her dinner! Imagine you blind fold her, pick her up take her to your [...]
White Bean Chili Verde
Winter is finally here, and its the perfect time for soul warming comfort food, hot chocolate, and soups. Apart from the warmth a soup provides I also like a kick for extra heat so what better then chili to satisfy. White bean chili verde is the perfect candidate and apart from delicious its also healthy. [...]
Holiday Rescue Kit
So….You’re not ready for Christmas or New Year’s Eve? Are you hosting a party? Are you feeling over whelmed? Holidays can be stressful when you’re the host. You have to worry about decor for the house, food for your guests and all those gifts and the list goes on and on. Well – stress no [...]
Lipstick In The Kitchen – Soups On!
Healthy comfort food for those chilly nights!! Cuddle up on the couch with a good movie a warm blanket and a hearty hot bowl of soup to warm the soul. This soup is filling, flavorful and healthy. As the days get colder while fall sets in, and the beautiful colors start to pop up we [...]
Lipstick in the Kitchen – Budunkadunk bye bye
I know all too well how hard it is to loose weight to maintain healthy eating habits when temptation is all around us. For me it’s been a lifelong struggle since I can remember I was always the chunky kid in class, got teased, and always picked last in gym Wah! Wah! Wah! In fourth [...]
Lipstick in the Kitchen: Berry Simple French toast
So she finally came home with you last night now its morning and you can’t believe she’s still there lying next to you, so now what? Make her breakfast! Show her you got skills in the kitchen too, you will definitely impress her with this fancy French toast. You’ll keep her coming back for breakfast [...]
Veggie / vegan friendly Jibarito sandwich
The origin of the Jibarito, according to popular news sources, was here in our lovely Chicago, a native Puerto Rican adapted his restaurant menu to reflect his culinary roots. This sandwich is made with two slices of plantains instead of bread a garlic mayo, lettuce, tomato, cheese meat filling like steak chicken and pork. My [...]
Lipstick in the Kitchen – Healthy Moroccan Chicken
Mouth watering chicken with an array of flavors and scents to tantalize all your senses. Food should be seductive to sight, smell, taste and at less then 300 calories per serving you can’t possibly go wrong. The key here is to just get in there and get your hands dirty. Smell everything. Taste everything. Enjoy [...]
