Learning how to make Mexican Rice was a labor of love for me. Someone very close to me used to make this rice and I loved it. Aurora was like family to me and there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t miss her. She was not only gentle and loving but happened
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Recipes for week of March 7th
My weeks are jammed packed with family, my blog, and life as a full time Baking & Pastry Arts student. In order to get through the week without spontaneously combusting into flames and burning out, I plan ahead. I organize everything and that includes meals. I aim to hit the grocery store once or twice
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Chicken and Black Bean Enchiladas
We are big fans of Mexican food around here. These Chicken and Black Bean Enchiladas make everyone happy and are so incredibly good you won’t believe how easy they are to make. In fact, once I started making enchiladas, I thought about all the years I saved them for “restaurant only” figuring they were too
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Recipes for the Week of Feb 29th
You know that moment that changes everything? One day, the store manager at my local market called out to me, “See you tomorrow, Leslie.” It was a friendly enough thing to say, but I cringed. It was like he was in on my shameful secret: I was so disorganized that I was at the
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Banana Bread
There is a turning point in a relationship when you meet your significant other’s friends. As a New York transplant, my husband’s friends were very important to him and more like family. It felt like a big deal when we started making the rounds and I met everyone. It was then that Stephanie became one
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