veggie veggie

Summer is just on the corner, and the "bikini operation" has started! Let's continue wit some more veggie recipes. Last recipe was the green chile and cheese tamales, today Creamy Parmesan Spinach!

INGREDIENTS:  

• 10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and excess liquid squeezed out
• 1/2 cup light sour cream
• 5 tbsp light mayonnaise
• 1/3 cup Parmigiano Reggiano
• 1/4 cup scallion, chopped
• fresh pepper to taste
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DIRECTIONS: 

Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl. Can be made one day in advance and stored in the refrigerator. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving. Makes about 2 cups.

enjoy eating healthy!!

xo

mexican kitchen is back

As I told several times before, I'm a huge huge huge lover of mexican food. If I had to choose one fav country when it's about food, I couldn't choose between China and Mexico.

And as I also told you, I miss a lot Santa Fe. I miss a lot of things, but one of the things that I miss most, is the food.

That mix between american and mexican food is unique! And I really really miss some days on the cafeteria of the university when the menud was baked cheese with pasta or tamales.

So today, we're going with tamales!!! A really delicious mexican dash, spicy, of course, but REALLY yummy!!

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Actually, there are a lot of different kinds of tamales: pork, chicken... but my favorite is the green chile and cheese tamales!

Actually, I think this is a more difficult recipe than others that I posted on the blog, so I tried to find the most simple recipe on the Internet, and I found this one on this blog

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INGREDIENTS:

2 cups instant masa
2-3 cobs of corn (or 1 can)
2 cups water
2 vegetable bullion cubes
1 cup vegetable shortening (optional)
1 cup diced roasted green chilis
20-25 large corn husk wrappers
1 1/2 cup crumbled queso fresco (farmers's cheese)
1 cup chopped cilantro

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DIRECTIONS:

• soak corn husks in water
• steam corn on the cob for 20-30 min 
• warm water to dissolve bullion cubes (or use 2 cups veggie broth)
• mix together masa, broth, corn and shortening so that the consistency is thick like mashed potatoes
• take 3-4 husks and rip into long strips that are about 1/4 in.
• place about 3-4 Tbsp masa into the center of the corn husk
• top with desired amount of green chilies, cheese, and cilantro (avoid overstuffing)
• fold over the two lateral sides of the husk
• fold over the top and then the bottom flap
• make sure the bottom overlaps the top 
• tie husk string so that it is taught but not too tight
• repeat until ingredients are gone
• place in steamer for 45 min to 1 hr (or until tamales puffed up)
• serve hot with red and/or green sauce

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mexican food, just makes me drool!

xo

yummy

I think it's time to dedicate some time to the kitchen!!

Lately, I have hardly any appetite. I can spend the whole day without eating, and I don't even remember that I didn't eat that day.

So I decided that maybe I was boring of the same food almost every week, so I wanted to look for some new recipes, and today I want to show you a "simple" and delicious recipe I found, enjoy it!!

chicken and cheese lasagne roll-ups {recipe via ivillage}

this is the simplest one, check it out!

INGREDIENTS:

3 cups chopped cooked chicken

1 cup Ricotta cheese

1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese {I don't use this ingredient}

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup milk

1/8 teaspoon white pepper

8 lasagne noodles, cooked and drained

2 cups Prego spaghetti sauce

DIRECTIONS:

1 - In medium bowl, combine chicken, cheeses, milk and pepper.

2 - Spread 1/2 cup mixture on each lasagne noodle; roll jelly-roll fashion

3 - In a 13 by 9-inch backing dish, spread one cup spaghetti sauce

4 - Arrange lasagne rolls, seam-side down in sauce in baking dish

5 - Top with remaining spaghetti sauce

6 - Cover

7 - Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 minutos or until hot

And, of course, you can serve it with additional Parmesan cheese... YUMMY!!!

next weeks, more yummy recipes on my kitchen!!

xo

Getting some inspiration

My favorite season on the year is coming!! Actually is already here! FALL. I love it because of the weather, the celebration like halloween or dia de los muertos, because after this, Christmas comes, and a veeery long etc!!

So today, I was just seeing some pictures on the internet about this season, and about halloween and dia de los muertos, because I can't wait to celebrate them!! Today, I started to do a really special halloween and Dia de los muertos pumpkin that I've see in one of my favorite blogs, and that I will show you it as soon as I finish it!!

I just wanna share with you some of the pictures that inspired me, I'm sorry if they're too much, but I can't choose one!! Do it you... if you can!

enjoy them!!! and choose one... if you can!!

xo

Ice Cream Afternoon!

Is there any better idea for a summer afternoon than an ice cream??

It doesn't matter if you are with your sister, your bff, your boyf, your son, your cousin or whoever!! Ice cream is the best idea for anyone!! {I just can feel sad about that people who don't like ice cream, like one of my friends.. poor!!!!}

And for summer, even the best oufits print ice creams on them!!

{everyone wants enjoy ice cream, even our baby!!!}

So, if you want to make the best ice cream and surprise your people, visit this link to he best ice cream recipes!!

I'm going to walk and have an ice cream, see you later!!

xo