Tortillas and Honey

Portabello Breakfast Cups I was sent an e-mail earlier this month by Latina Bloggers Connect to participate in their #ILoveAvocados Avocados from Mexico holiday campaign. With Christmas right around the corner and families gathering together and celebrate the holidays, they asked bloggers to create a new recipe or share a family or traditional recipe with your readers as well as your favorite holiday traditions. Every family is different in their traditions and sometimes they change. Because I'm young, my family traditions have changed over the years. My brother and I are older and moved out of the house. Our family has grown to include our significant others and we both split our time with their families as well. My favorite family tradition was when I was young and my family would drive around on Christmas Eve looking at Christmas lights (usually a wealthy neighborhood or one with the most lights). When we came back...

Asian Tofu Kabobs Welcome to Day 3 of Kabob Week! Today I'm featuring a great vegetarian recipe, Asian Tofu Kabobs. Who knew that you could put tofu on the grill?! And, as Joe said, "Who knew tofu could be freakin' good." I'm not a huge tofu eater. I can probably count how many times I've prepared tofu on one hand. One time I tried to prepare salt and pepper tofu (with images of R&G Lounge's salt and pepper crab running through my head), which was a huge mess because I halved the recipe but accidentally didn't halve the salt. Never tried making it again, it was that traumatic! But I do need to give tofu recipes more of a fair chance. And with good recipes, like this one, I'm more likely to try more tofu recipes. I found this recipe on Bargain Bites and was intrigued  with the Asian flavors, grilling tofu, and marinating dried apricots in wine. This recipe is very simple and easy to prepare, with a short marinating time. The marina...

Creamy Farfalle with Cremini, Aparagus, and Walnuts This is one of my favorite pasta dishes that I've been making for several years. One of my old co-workers (who is one of the best cooks and one of my favorite people in the world) suggested Giada's Family Dinners to me. This pasta was the first recipe that I tried in this cookbook because it sounded so different and interesting. I was a little apprehensive about the walnuts (not my favorite) and the nutmeg (don't like a lot of it), but I think they complement the other ingredients perfectly. I've seen many reviews on other sites saying that this recipe is bland, but I think it could very possibly be that the dish wasn't seasoned enough. You really have to season it well with salt and pepper. Keep tasting and seasoning until you get the right seasoning for your palate. This is definitely a pasta that you can play with the flavors... add ingredients you like, take out some you don't like, maybe adding ...