I had posted a pic in December of fried yucas but had not yet gotten around to putting the how to pics up yet. If you enjoy these, stop by in a few weeks when I get my how-2 guides up and running for sale at a publish-on-demand site. I need to reshoot a few...

This chocolate sauce is astounding in how delicious it is and how beautifully it coats things. A Flickr Flash slideshow of these photos is shown at the end of this post. As a starting point, I pulled out my trusty and, as yet underused, pastry culinary textbook from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) called...

We (my husband, my mom, and I) adapted a Demi-glace-based brown sauce recipe from the Culinary Institute of America’s textbook The Professional Chef 7th Ed., p. 287. Sure this recipe breaks some rules, but we are not enrolled at the CIA and don’t have to follow the rules! For example, the wine should be reduced...

For a photographic tutorial on how to make these delicious empanadas visit this post “How to make Colombian Empanadas – directions” EMPANADAS Deep-fried meat pastries. These are served as appetizers because they will not keep their crispness for more than 1/2 hour. In other words, as you fry them, have someone serve them to your...

Colombian empanadas, filled with a divine pork stuffing, deep fried, and served immediately with pique (onions, cilantro, garlic, vinegar) and limes. In this previous post you will see a Flickr Flash slideshow on how Colombian empanadas are made! The directions you see in this post can also be sourced by clicking on these images, the...

This post is one of the most popular on this blog. You will find a slideshow that illustrates, step by step, how to make Colombian Empanadas, not a trivial activity. Click through and learn, soon you will be enjoying homemade real Colombian Empanadas!...

Many cultures across the world rely on the pig for protein, Colombians included. One of the most delectable dishes is Chicharron (fried pork skins). This is nothing like the fried pork rinds that you buy in the store in the Atkins Low Carb Section. This is not made with the salt pork you can find...

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