Happy Cinco de Mayo a few hours early! My fifth of May gift to you is homemade taco seasoning. In a minimal effort to take ownership of my sodium intake, I started making my own taco spice mix about a year ago. Since The Hub’s favorite dinner is Turkey Taco Tuesday (no lie), we go …
Every place we visited while in St. Martin sold French bread baguettes. Seriously, from the checkout line at the grocery store to the checkout line at the gas station, French baguettes were everywhere. And what a perfect seaside lunch too; a baguette, some meats and cheeses, fruit and maybe a couple of beers or a …
The last four Bon Appétit magazine cover recipes I’ve cooked have turned out really, really, really, really well. Flavorful, photo-worthy, and all four recipes worked on my very first attempts. I broke my cardinal rule for BA’s April cover recipe “Pan-Roasted Hake with Potatoes and Green Sauce“, and pan-seared fish in our kitchen. We live in …
Thousands of great food photographers exist in the world, but lately I’ve been admiring the work of Steve Giralt. His self-published cookbook titled, “First Generation Cuban-American“, displays some of the most interesting and different food photography I’ve ever seen. Food pictures are usually so overtly happy, sunny and bright. Steve’s pictures are a total divergence …
St. Patrick’s day has a special place in my heart because one of my most favorite people on the planet shares her birthday with the holiday. I dedicate this recipe to my sister, Patrice, who also happens to be the nicest, most selfless person in my family. She devotes all her time to her kids, …
I am particularly fired up over Bon Appétit’s March cover recipe: Savory Short Rib Pot Pies. I’m a sucker for braised, slow-roasted meat, and placing it in pie form only further encourages me to want to cook this recipe. Short rib pot pie reminds me of the beef and potato pasties (say: paah-stie) my …
Happy Anniversary to my blog! I started M’s Belly on WordPress officially 60 posts and one year ago today, with a post about mini beef wellingtons. To commemorate the occasion, I baked my friend Alena’s zucchini cake recipe. Alena is the first official friend I made after moving to Nashville, waaay back in 2008. On the day …
When I was a little girl, mom and nana both made golumpki, or Polish stuffed cabbage. Because raw cabbage smells like stinky feet, I refused to eat the cabbage part of the stuffed cabbage meal. As a kid, I’d carefully unwrap each little cabbage package and dive straight in for the filling of tomato flavored …
Holy crap was this recipe ever delicious. “Such silken rich broth! So meaty! Is this really chicken???” The Hubs and I exchanged several questions over our stew in-between the mmmmm’s, slurps, and gahhhhhmmm’s. I cooked Bon Appetit’s February cover last night. I woke up this morning (still!) to the lingering heavenly sent scent (HA) of …
I looooooove figs. LOVE THEM. Sweet, sticky, with tiny seeds that pop when you bite down, figs are among the richest plant sources of calcium and fiber. Pair them with fresh ricotta cheese, honey and pistachios and you’ve got a delicious, quick snack, or a pretty appetizer for guests. This recipe is awesome because minimal …
