Liebster Award They Like Me! They Really Like Me!

I got some amazing news today I was nominated for a Liebster Award by Delicious Delicious Bagel ! Thanks Delicious Delicious Bagel for the nomination! She tells us that her blog, “is for anyone that wants to cook delicious meals, cook on the cheap or cook something in less than 30 minutes. Of course there will…

It’s a Boys!

Chicken Salad Sandwich Twins! Two Boys to be exact. Not sure if you know this but according to the New York Times, “from 1980 to 2009 a recent report by the National Center for Health Statistics tells us that, the rate of twin births rose 76 percent. Now about one in 30 babies born in…

Nice and Spicy or Just a Kick

Fire Roasted Salsa As some of you already know I’m a big Anthony Bourdain fan, like huge! Like, if I weren’t already engaged and he weren’t already married I’m sure he would be my husband. We could travel all over the world together while he drops vulgar banter my way and becomes increasingly grumpy in…

How to Roast a Pig and Eat Like a Filipino

Christmas 2008 Philippine Islands. This was my first time out of the country (besides going to Canada which I don’t really think counts) it was also the first time I was away from my family for over three weeks. The first time I had been exposed to third world poverty. The first time communication and…

Spring Fresh

Green and Mint Ice Tea             Spring is in the air here in Vegas and for those of you that live here know that Spring time in Las Vegas is a very short season between a dry cold winter and a boiling hot Summer. So I always want to take advantage of this time by…

Useable Waste

Beef and Pork Empanadas I’m in my fourth week at CSN culinary school. One of the things I have learned so far is to chop mirepoix, this is a mixture of carrots, celery and onion that kitchens use on an everyday basis.  There are sixteen people in my class so at the end of the…

To Gnocchi or not to Gnocchi?

Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Rosemary Brown Butter For the past five days I’ve had three sweet potatoes staring at me. It’s getting warmer here in Vegas and I wanted to do something other than roasting or mashing them which I’ve done a lot this winter. What’s something that I’ve never done with a potato anyway,…