I suffer from that syndrome Adam Driver has. The one where he rather walk out of an interview with Terry Gross because she played one of his movie clips. We’re literally the same. You know sans the millions and the devastatingly handsome jawline. I empathize with the feeling that comes from of reading or hearing my own creative work, which is errr just yikes. Whenever I do I feel like looking back opens a huge can of worms so I try to never read anything after I post it.
All my life I’ve been making banana bread when I could be making banana cookies. So here’s the recipe for that!
These days, with everything going on in the world I’ve been cooking and baking much more than I normally do. Cookies, a big pasta dish, focaccia… To the point I’ve decided I’m going to start a curbside pickup service for my neighbors. Recipe below.
In early 2019 I did a very turbulent apprenticeship at a bakery here in Houston that shall remain unnamed. There I discovered that professional kitchens aren’t for me. That’s because the whole hospitality and service industry in the U.S. is trash, but that’s beside the point. I learned how to make a bangin’ galette dough, though. The secret is apple cider vinegar. Ingredients:
There’s something about the Paloma that keeps me coming back. Maybe it’s the salted rim, maybe it’s the bittersweet balance of the grapefruit mixed with the lime and sugar… I don’t know what it is but the Paloma is my favorite cocktail ever. And I don’t even like tequila that much!
This is a recipe for marinated eggplant I adapted from Yotam Ottolenghi’s book called Ottolenghi. This book really changed my cooking game by exposing me to ingredients and combinations I’ve never used before. For real, it cracked everything wide open for me. If you’re feeling stuck in terms of what to cook and need to be inspired, I highly recommend any of Yotam’s books. Yes, we’re on a first-name basis. Ingredients: For the marinade sauce
Where I was raised, we called Tabbouleh “tipile”. If you were raised by Dominican parents, like me, you most likely called tabbouleh “tipile”, too. It’s usually made with bulgur wheat but I use quinoa instead because my stomach finds bulgur vulgar. I shared this recipe on my personal Instagram as well and even made a video of how to make it. What you’ll need: 🔪 2 cups of cooked quinoa 1/2 cup diced tomato 1/2 cup diced cucumber 1/4 diced shallots in 1/4 cup of lemon juice 1/2 cup chopped parsley 1/2 cup chopped mint 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper to taste (about 1 tablespoon each) Method: 🍅 In a large bowl add the quinoa, tomato, and cucumber and mix it up. Add the herbs followed by the shallots. Mix some more. Add olive oil, salt, and pepper and taste. Enjoy you just made tipile! More into lentils rather than quinoa? Check out my herby lentil salad recipe!
