Arroz y Gandules

I grew up with my grandmother making this simple, filling and inexpensive Puerto Rican meal of Arroz and Gandules (rice and pigeon peas).  You can easily make it vegetarian by omitting the bacon and chorizo for a well-rounded Meatless Monday Meal.  Rice and Gandules 2 cups long grain white rice, rinsed (I’ve tried making it with brown rice and [...]

Si, quiero Paella

I have a new favorite foodie website.  It’s full of creative recipes accompainied by gorgeous photos.  Take a peek: Food 52 I have prepared over a half a dozen recipes in the past few weeks, and everything has been outstanding.  Seriously.  These are blow your hair back kinda concoctions. I had a taste for Paella [...]

Pine Street is the new Main Street

I love sausage.  I mean I looooove sausage.  Patties or links with breakfast, crumbled hot italian in spaghetti sauce or grilled (preferably over charcoal) and served in a hoagie roll with onions and peppers.  Today I will talk about the latter. My fiance is from Long Island and grew up eating Sausage and Peppers.   This weekday [...]