Armida Cooks!

My brothers and I grew up on seafood cocktails. On special occasions, my grandparents or my mom would take us to a seafood restaurant and bu...

I love to make non-cooked meals during the summertime. This is a perfect summer salad that everyone will enjoy and you don't have to tur...

I'm pretty sure I was a kitty or a Chihuahua in my previous life because I love basking in the sun. If it's ever under 65 degrees, t...

I am a big fan of Rachel Ray's $40 a day show because she always finds the good bargains in various cities in the US and around the glob...

My husband is the baker of the family and last Saturday he made cupcakes for Lindsey's 30th birthday party. I think that the frosting i...

Matthew and I just love the tortilla soup they serve at The Prado restaurant in Balboa Park . Last night we both had a craving for it and I ...

My sister-in-law gave me the idea of adding an avocado to a fruit smoothie. At first I thought that the flavors wouldn't meld, but to ...

I first heard the idea of coating a big, juicy piece of steak with coffee grounds from my friend Xuchi. We visited her and her husband last...

Our friends, Xuchi and Josh, grilled us a version of these steaks when we were in San Francisco last weekend. The steaks were wonderful and...

Cooks Illustrated magazine has some wonderful recipes, albeit sometimes they seem a bit difficult or take too long to make. I recently saw...

I was looking up the term "lame duck" in the web dictionary today and this is exactly what is says: An officeholder who has chose...

My husband and I pet and house-sitted my brother's place this weekend. Unfortunately, my brother and his wife didn't have much in th...

I first saw this can of Heinz Spotted Dick at the local Brit Shoppe here in San Diego and I couldn't believe my eyes. Apparently this i...

In 133 days, my husband, my mom, my step-dad and I will be on our way to London, England. As you can tell, I’m terribly excited and I can’t...

I came up with these stacks many years ago when I was on a low carb diet. I remember that I wanted to make eggplant parmigiana but I couldn...

I am not a big Mexican food fan (I know, it's weird considering I'm a Mexi-Chick) but flautas are probably my favorite Mexican foo...

I was recently was doing some research on New England bed and breakfasts and I found this interesting ricotta cheese pancake recipe. The fol...

To view part 1, click here . To view part 2, click here . Well, my friends, our beer is finally ready. After 40 days and 40 nights, we ...

I made this risotto recipe for our Lamb Night semi-cooking club meeting last Saturday and I have to tell you, the risotto was fabulous. Yes...