Summer Food

Avocado-Corn Salad with Lime Vinaigrette

12 comments July 2, 2011

If you’re looking for a fresh salad perfect for summer, you have to try this corn and avocado salad. It is summer on a plate, and the best part is that it’s easy to throw together. Make it this weekend for a 4th of July party or a light lunch during the week. I made [...]

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Coffee Granita with Sweet Condensed Milk (Granizado de Café con Lechera)

18 comments June 12, 2011

Hi guys! Can you believe that it’s June already? It’s true what people say about time, it moves faster as you get older…and this year is really moving! Hot days are on the way and I want to share a simple and easy dessert to make this summer. “Copitos de Nieve or Raspaos” (Sno-cones) topped [...]

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Rice Pudding, Pineapple and Coconut Parfait

4 comments June 4, 2011

I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned that flan is my favorite desert on earth, the one thing that I’d happily eat every day from here to eternity, but a close second is rice pudding. This “Rice Pudding, Coconut and Pineapple Parfait” is seasonally appropriate, simple, beautiful and it can be made ahead of time. [...]

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Mexican Burger

11 comments September 6, 2010

I know what you might be thinking,“really Erica, a burger again”? But trust me, this is good! Here is the little burger I made myself for lunch about two months ago using the delicious flavors of Mexico: a beef patty topped with tomato, guacamole, refried beans, queso fresco, and red onions. It was absolutely fantastic [...]

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Hawaiian Burger (Hamburguesa Hawaiana)

11 comments September 3, 2010

I absolutely love Hawaiian pizza, so I decided to make a hamburger with those delicious flavors. The ingredients combination is simple and fantastic: grilled pineapple, provolone cheese, ham and a delicious meat patty. This was so good that I couldn’t get enough of it, and actually can’t wait to make it again. I want to [...]

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Limonada de Coco (Coconut Limeade)

30 comments August 23, 2010

Since summer began I have been receiving e-mails from some of my readers asking me about a Coconut Limeade that they had in Cartagena and loved. Okay guys, after some phone calls to Colombia, I have the recipe for you. I don’t know how good the Limonada de Coco that my readers had in Colombia [...]

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Avocado Gazpacho

17 comments August 20, 2010

I love traditional tomato gazpacho and I have a special love for aguacates or avocados, hence this recipe. I can just eat avocados as a snack with a sprinkle of salt on top, and I always have them in my house. I was trying to make something different with them and that is how this [...]

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