Real food for real people
This tuna salad deviled eggs is another versatile recipe: with a few base ingredients you have a wonderful dish but by adding a few other ingredients you get a more “sophisticated” version of it. For the “sophisticated” version (aka tuna salad deviled eggs) you need:…
Ok, avocado toast. Here is the thing: it’s versatile, delicious, healthy and satisfying. What’s not to like? The great thing about avocado toast is that you only need three ingredients to make a good one: bread, avocado and salt. And from here you can take…
This tomato, cucumber and pepper salad might feel a bit summery for some of you right now, but here in the “tropics” is already getting warm and a salad like this is very much appreciated. Regardless of the outside temperature, this tomato, cucumber and pepper…
This is a great sandwich to start off a busy day. Whenever I want to send my kids with their stomach really full of energy to school, this is it: a chocolate, banana, peanut butter sandwich that will keep them fueled for a long morning.…
This arugula salad with parmesan, cherry tomatoes and pine nuts is simple yet fancy. I found arugula to be fancy, go figure. I have to admit that I’m just now starting to enjoy and appreciate arugula. So if you don’t like it, I totally get…
There is nothing more comforting than a nice dish of pasta with pesto, and if the pesto is homemade, even better. Like this linguine with homemade pesto that I bring you today. Pesto is extremely easy to make and it’s a great way to use…
So these vanilla muffins is what we call madalenas in Spanish or madalenes in Catalan. Kids grow up eating them and after many years of failed attempts I finally came across a recipe that is close to the ones you can buy in bakeries and…
This white beans with mushrooms and spinach kind-of stew is hearty and satisfying, ideal for a cold weeknight dinner. Packed with nutrients, vegetarian, vegan and gluten free. I prepared it from scratch with dried white beans, which is great because I used the cooking water…
These baked apples are my mom’s recipe. They bring me memories of growing up, and I associate them with winter. They are extremely easy to prepare and you just need 4 ingredients: apples (I always use golden delicious bc I like their sweetness), sugar, butter…
This recipe is for Beth. I was supposed to write about the poke bowls she introduced to us when we visited her in California, but last Friday I didn’t have time to take pics before we devoured them, so instead I’m posting these chocolate chip…