This is another quick meal for the week without getting artificial on ya! It has so many fresh ingredients and they are right from your kitchen. I decided to cook another favorite dish of mine. We usually had this once or twice a month when we went to my grandmother's house. I just realized that the last few dishes start with a C. You pronounce this dish as Char-KEE-khan.The only thing I was not … [Read more...]
Mushroom Rigatoni
Today I was listening to Puccini for an upcoming competition: listen to what I will be singing this Saturday.Since I was inspired by Puccini, I knew today would be a pasta day, but other than that, I did not have a recipe for dinner. All I knew was that I was going to cook something quick since we were going to Holland, MI for voice lessons and my hubby's meetings.This is what I normally do on … [Read more...]
Mexican Chilaquiles
While working today and listening to Romantic and Classical Opera on Pandora, I was again inspired to make another authentic dish often cooked by my Mexican grandmother. Well.....not it did not exactly happen like that! Thursdays we usually have a LONG day with usually no time to eat dinner beforehand. I thought that it was at least important to have one good meal before we left for the … [Read more...]
Ensalada de Papa Rusa (Russian Potato Salad)
Lately I have craved different recipes cooked by my grandmothers. Even though I do not have written recipes, I remember flavors and seeing the way my grandmother prepared these tasty dishes.Despite the name of the salad, I am not half Russian and it is not a Russian recipe. :) This is not a typical potato salad or usually a salad served at a picnic. My Chilean grandmother made this very often … [Read more...]
Eggplant Timbale and Peach Phyllo Tarts
So I have not had time to post my latest recipe, because, between music rehearsals and work, it seems like I have had one thing after the other, but I am just glad that I am able to cook this week, am I right?We had company over on Tuesday and I was totally inspired to make something I had seen Giada De Laurentiis cook on her show Everyday Italian. If you have not seen her show, you are missing a … [Read more...]
