Rice Cooker Pasta ala Cubana

March 12th, 2014


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  I am all for  “simple” and”easy” meals without serving processed food and compromising the nutritional needs of my family. This “one pan” pasta meal is right up my alley so to speak in prepping meals that are fast and convenient. I can do fast because I use an ind [ ... ]

Make Ahead Freezer Meal : Ground Beef

March 12th, 2014


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  I do make ahead cooked food and freeze for “future’ use. One of the freezer meals I love to make ahead is ground beef. I usually buy a kilo or more and cook this with salt and pepper and just add other seasoning depending on what this will be made into. Some make ahead freezer […] [ ... ]

Tropical Fruits Medley Smoothie

March 7th, 2014


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  Summer is almost here and what better way to quench one’s thirst but to drink smoothies. Sugared drinks are not nutritious and so do sodas (ouch!) so in our household, we try to drink as much fresh fruit smoothies and juices as we can. Here is another smoothie recipe that is so delicious and n [ ... ]

Cookie Butter Pretzel Squares

March 6th, 2014


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  Since I still have those homemade cookie butter that will go stale after a week or so from the day I made these, I decided to give this recipe I got from Pinterest a try which I named: Cookie Butter Pretzel Squares   Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups of crushed wafer (I used the local Nissin Monde [&hell [ ... ]

Seafood Pasta

February 25th, 2014


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  We love mussels. We also love pasta. So it’s just natural that these two would go together in a pasta we love: Seafood Pasta This pasta is easy to make. Ingredients: Half a kilo of mussels (cook in water with a little salt, with the “dirty” foam removed) Pasta cooked according to i [ ... ]