Blog Feed: Canela and Comino

Think Spice – Think Annatto

Published on 2010-04-06 01:01:30

Two years ago, Sunita asked for hosts for the Think Spice food event. I was quick to respond because I have always enjoyed the times I have been able to participate. At that time, I chose cloves and was thrilled by all the participation and recipes o > read more

{TWD} Coconut Tea Cake

Published on 2010-03-30 03:10:23

Dorie mentions on the page of this recipe that it was from a friend who likes a “dry cake” which was intriguing. Mind you I thought about many ways to “spruce up” what was sounding to be a bit blah. Dry. Coconut. Cake. I mean, > read more

{BBB} Gluten-Free No-Knead Hearty Seeded Sandwich Bread

Published on 2010-03-22 15:27:39

The Bread Baking Babes took a break this month. A break from kneading that is! We were all challenged by Mary to get both our hands and our wheat flour out of the dough! I have several friends who have begun the gluten-free life in order to deal with > read more

Welcome Spring! Cupcakes

Published on 2010-03-20 10:29:11

Today marks the first day of spring and it has announced itself with a gentle warming effect over the last few days. What fun to see life begin to grow, flowers begin to bloom and the feeling in the air change without much effort. Spring also seems t > read more

{TWD} Chocolate Pistachio Tart

Published on 2010-03-17 01:13:52

With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner (by just minutes) I wanted to adjust this week’s TWD recipe to be a bit more “green”. So then I had to decide between exchanging the raspberries either for kiwi fruit or pistachio nuts. > read more

{TWD} Thumbprints For Us Big Guys

Published on 2010-03-10 00:16:03

Sometimes I find that I stray from a recipe and it turns out ten times more delicious! Sometimes I find that a change I makes affects the dish more than I had desired. Every so often, I read through a recipe really carefully and thoroughly. The last > read more

Bread Baking Day #27 Round-Up

Published on 2010-03-06 12:50:21

Latin American countries are wonderfully hospitable and seem to always have something on the table to share when you arrive. This round up of Bread Baking Day #27: Pan Latino/Latin Breads is evidence. It is exciting to have bread from all over Latin > read more

{TWD} Toasted-Coconut Custard Tart

Published on 2010-03-03 09:16:14

I may have commented before on my, well, lack of like for coconut. I have a great deal of aversion to the paper like shreds sold in bags here in the states. While in Peru, I realized that coconut does not actually come from the bags themselves (altho > read more

{BBD} Pan de Tres Puntas

Published on 2010-03-01 14:49:17

My visit to Arequipa was an incredibly memorable one. It was a time to slip away with another gringa, I was robbed of money and my residency card and laughed and played as I hadn’t in a long time. Our last morning there was one of great adventu > read more

Peru Food News

Published on 2010-02-27 09:16:52

In so many countries around the world, access to magazines which highlight food and recipes seems almost, dare I say, excessive. While living in Peru, I enjoyed collecting recipes from the newspaper, buying the overly expensive cookbooks that seemed > read more