Armida Cooks!

Everyone knows that the classic side dish to pork chops is applesauce. I'm not sure how, when, where or why this became a traditional si...

Pork is the perfect meat for grilling. I was never a huge fan of pork because it usually tasted dry and bland. If I had baked pork, it was a...

With winter is upon us, my cooking strategy has changed from grilling outside to roasting inside (although here in Southern Cali any day is ...

I had this wine last Friday at our cooking club meeting. Our friend, Yvonne, brought this Chianti to compliment the Italian feast we had. F...

What is more comforting than mom's pot roast on a rainy Sunday afternoon? How about homemade macaroni and cheese? If you are like me, y...

The serving of absinthe is something of a ritual. It involves pouring water over lumps of sugar sitting on special spoons. The ritual arose ...

Are you craving barbeque chicken? I found that if you butterfly a chicken before you grill it, the chicken cooks faster and more evenly. Ch...

Cooking is a science. You combine various ingredients and flavorings that chemically bind to each other and they result in either an excelle...

If I have one weakness when I diet, it is pasta. Fussili, spaghetti, penne, angel hair, you name it, I love it all. But there is one pasta ...

Flan is a custard-like creamy dessert consisting of eggs and milk and thickened by the heat of an oven. I'm sure you've had custard...

I am obsessed with the show 30 Minute Meals . I guess it just fascinates me that one can cook a two or three course meal in a half hour. How...

Guess what? I am not a big fan of sweet desserts. I know, it's hard to believe, but I'd rather have a nice Port or Sherry after dinn...

If you love foods that are hot and creamy, then you will love risotto. I had my first experience with this heavenly delight almost 5 years a...

Sunday dinners to me usually consist of spaghetti and meatballs because, as a child, my parents used to take us to the Old Spaghetti Factory...

My doctor recommended that I should drink a lot of water if I ever want to snack on junk food. But sometimes water just wont do. And if I...

When I think of a tuna salad sandwich, I think of the 2nd grade. My mom used to make me tuna sandwiches almost every day and, as you can ima...

Pizza is the most comforting, feel-good food out there. And for the first time last night, I actually made my first one. I bought the ready-...