Foodielady’s Barrigas de Vieja recipe in Yahoo! en Español

Check out my recipe for “Barrigas de Vieja” as guest food blogger in Yahoo! en Espanol during one month.  Don’t be afraid to leave your comments!

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Oven Roasted Okra

Recently posted my Oven Roasted Okra (guingambó) recipe in Foodielady.com.

Enjoy!

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Foodielady.com in El Nuevo Día

Hi!  FYI, I was surprised to see this morning, that Don Paco Villón (José Luis Díaz de Villegas), renowned food and wine journalist and connoisseur, recommends Foodielady.com on his weekly column, Pregúntele a Don Paco, in Por Dentro of El Nuevo Día!

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Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Recently posted my recipe for mashed sweet potatoes at foodielady.com.

Enjoy!

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Foodielady’s Posts in Yahoo! en Español

This is a link to one of my posts in Yahoo! en Español during this month.  They are in Spanish but you may click at the top of the post to read them in English. Hope you enjoy them.

Click here to go to Yahoo!

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Piñon de Plátano Maduro

Recently published recipe for Piñon de Plátano Maduro or Sweet Plantain Lasagna.  Click on the name to go to recipe in Foodielady.com

Enjoy!

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Mascarpone Cream Sauce

Just published Mascarpone Cream Sauce recipe at Foodielady.com

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foodielady.com

Dear Subscribers:

For your information, I have started to export the information from this blog to Foodielady.com. It will have the same information, but now I will have my own domain (www.foodielady.com) and with another format. I ask for your patience since most of you know I am a rookie at this. This blog will continue to run simultaneously to the other one, but eventually, when foodielady.com is fully independent, I will ask that you register on the other blog if you wish to continue receiving my posts.  I also request that from now on, you post your comments on www.foodielady.com. Thank you for your continuous support!  Aleida

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Hispanic Heritage Month

Today starts Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15-Oct 15), in which the important contributions of the Hispanics in the United States are recognized. Celebrating this tradition started in 1968 and became a law in 1988.  This period of the year was chosen because Mexico, Chile, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala, all celebrate their independence during this month. As part of this commemoration, Foodielady has been asked by Yahoo! en Español to write a series of exclusive posts about food in Latinamerica, to be published at their site during these 30 days. I encourage you to visit the site which will be filled with interesting and valuable information saluting Hispanic Heritage and Culture.

The long and significant presence of Hispanics in US history is evident in the architecture of important landmarks in Florida, Maryland, California, New Mexico, Texas and Lousiana among others. In fact, in my last visit to New Orleans I was surprised to see how most of the remaining architecture in the French Quarter is actually from the Spanish period.

I advise you that during this month you will be getting some post in Spanish with some repeated recipes for the benefit of our new readers in Yahoo! en Español.  If you wish to translate them there are tools in the internet and search engines that do so pretty accurately. In addition, I will keep on posting recipes in Foodielady like I always do.

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Eggs on a Nest

If you have been following this blog, you already know we are “boat people”.  I grew up spending many weekends and vacations on my father’s boat. The freedom and liberty you feel while navigating the ocean is exhilarating as well as therapeutic. There is something about being in contact with nature, on the open water and a weird mix of vulnerability and control that is hard to describe.  If you haven’t had a boat ride up to now, I encourage you to do so and add it to your bucket list, because it is an experience you shouldn’t miss.

With my dad (I am with lifejacket) and my cousins Anibal, Priscilla and Gretchen. Circa 1978

My brothers Joaco and Manolo taking "boat showers". Circa 1992

"Fancy dinner" at Bitter End Marina 1994 with Lupe and Felo

Making guacamole with my brothers on the boat. 1994

As we were growing up, my brothers and I, enjoyed going to the boat a lot mostly because we like water sports and love the beach, but my parents liked it mostly because it was a chance to sequester us and have us all to themselves on the boat with nowhere to go for the whole weekend. Je, je!   Believe it or not, living in a small space with a group of people for many days in a remote bay or beach, help you acquire skills that will be useful in everyday life. You learn to share limited space with others, to be considerate and tolerant, to pick-up after yourself, about engineering and mechanics, improvising, assume roles, be responsible, respect authority (only one captain!), be safe, look after each other, encourage conversation, live in harmony with your surroundings, negotiate, meet new people, be self-sufficient, and help strangers in need.  All of these qualities are strengthened in “boat life”.

Canito, our mate, with my son 2002

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Summer 2010

My parents summer 2010

Among the many great memories I have of that period in my childhood and adolescence, I remember we would get up very early while on the boat and, in order to let my parents sleep a bit more, Canito, our beloved mate for over 15 years, would always make these delicious Eggs on a Nest (Huevo al Nido) for breakfast.  Time passed, we grew up and started families of our own. Eventually, and not surprisingly, I married a “boat person” and I have my own “boat family “.  We still go on boat trips with my parents and my brothers, although now we each have our own. I proudly admit we also sequester our kids on boat trips for quality family time and feed them Eggs on a Nest for breakfast.  I guess some things never change…

Enjoy!

Eggs on a Nest (Huevo al Nido)

Ingredients

club sandwich bread (your choice of whole wheat or white)

butter (about 1/2 tsp for each serving)

egg

salt and pepper to taste

Procedure

1.  Cut out hole in center of bread with a 2 1/2 inch in diameter round cookie or biscuit cutter (for a fun twist, use a heart shaped cookie cutter on Valentine’s day). Save cut-out.

2.  Heat butter in non stick skillet over med-low heat.

3.  Meanwhile, crack egg and pour in a measuring cup or rameking. Set aside.

4.  Once butter is melted and evenly distributed on skillet place bread on skillet and let toast for about a minute.  Pour egg in the center and cover for just 2 minutes.  Flip with a spatula. Cover and let cook for a little under 2 more minutes).

5.  Meanwhile, toast cut-out bread in toaster oven or toaster.

6.  Once ready, season to taste and serve. Dip toasted cut out in middle of egg to eat. Then cut and eat remaining egg and toast as you wish.

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