Category: Recipes
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This salad is incredibly delicious and satisfying. When I started making this salad, I prepared it with cabbage but then got the idea to use shaved Brussels Sprouts for a nice seasonal twist. And it works! The quantity of the dressing can be adjusted based on the quantify of Brussels Sprouts or cabbage you have.…
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It wouldn’t be a Caribbean holiday without flan. It is creamy, sweet, smooth, and it was a gateway dessert for me after we arrived in the United States. It lead me to cheese cake, and creme brulee. Even though I should own stock at the Cheesecake Factory, I will always be loyal to my first…
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“It’s all about the sauce.” The first time I made this recipe everything tasted delicious. Christopher agreed, but there was a long, silent pause after he cleared the first few bites. To me, that meant there was something wrong, so I asked him to tell me what was missing. He said, “Sauce. This needs more…
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It finally feels like Fall here in the Bay Area. I’m even wearing boots today, which is a sure sign that it is cooling off. I’m looking forward to the holidays the most this year, because it will be the first for the boys and I cannot tell you how much my heart wants to…
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Memories of my bachelorette party seem distant now that we have twin babies and have established a family life. But I remember my small crew being incredibly frustrated with me because rather than spend time getting ready for a fun night out, I decided to spend “a little time” making gnocchi for the crew. Sometimes…
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Whether you believe in a greater power or not is irrelevant to the overwhelming reality that we need divine intervention right now. The world is in turmoil. I believe that it is a time to open our doors, extend a seat at our tables, and have conversations about what unites us, and not what divides…
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I’m having to learn a very difficult practice, and that is balancing my own diet and weight goals versus those of the rest of my household. It has now been four months since my twins were born and I can proudly say that I’ve returned to my pre-pregnancy weight. In part this has a lot…
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We had an absolute lovely weekend here in Martinez. The weather was finally pleasant enough where we could actually walk to the park and enjoy the afternoon without getting overheated. Christopher also spent some time outside working on our vegetable beds, a project which has been on hiatus for a while. In all, we spent…
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Earlier this week, one of my twin babies, Lorenzo, learned to roll over onto his back. He was doing morning tummy-time when he suddenly figured out how to get his arms underneath him to flip over. We were both shocked when it happened, and we looked at each other momentarily before he gave me the…
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It has been about two weeks since we met Claudia, our au pair from Colombia. For weeks prior to her arrival I thought about different recipes that I could prepare to help her acclimate to our “culture”. It was also important for us to make Claudia feel at home and welcome, since she would be…