Achiote Oil (Annatto Oil)
Achiote oil is a flavoring and coloring oil used in many Hispanic rice and meat dishes. I had a decent portion of my military career involved in and around Central America. I dated a Panamanian gal in my… Read More
Category: Recipes
Ameri-Mex Burritos De Carne Asada
The title just gives me goosebumps… Putting out all that hispanical-a-garb…and chatting up the food that comes from my cast iron skillet makes me drool. I really do enjoy a nice burrito with fajita seasoned beef, red and… Read More
Fajita Seasoning
I am out of fajita seasoning and it seems that I am making a boat load of tortilla rolled dishes that have a nice skillet prepared fajita beef or what is “carne asada”. I am going to share… Read More
Brazilian truffles (Brigadeiro)
Brigadeiro is a common Brazilian delicacy, created in 1940, during the World War II (1939-1945). It is said that in the time it was difficult to find fresh milk and sugar to make desserts, but they have condensed… Read More
Southern Iced Tea (Sweet)
There is a debate going on in my tiny world over Southern Iced Tea and what makes a great tea. It seems that we as a group of discussing foodies like a few restaurants that serve a very… Read More
Butterscotch Pudding
Platts Place was on Wolf Rd in Colonie NY (near Albany). They were in business for over 62 years when they closed in the late 90’s; I noticed that a Buca di Beppo’s is in that location today…..Platts… Read More
Salisbury Steak in a Delicious Mushroom Gravy
I was scrolling through some great recipes on Pinterest and had looked at a salisbury steak recipe that just slammed me into a past moment in the kitchen at Joe Collins Italian Seafood Restaurant in Saratoga Springs NY where… Read More