Armida Cooks!

My husband banned us from the Crest Cafe in Hillcrest--if you want to know why, you need to ask him--which, I don't mind because their...

My mom makes the best arroz con pollo. I tried to mimic her recipe and it came out pretty good, despite the fact that she wasn’t around to ...

I was watching iconoclasts on the Sundance Channel the other night and they had Chef Mario Batali interview of Michael Stipe of REM. I w...

The best thing about living in Boston (besides the Red Sox, pubs in every corner and not having to own a car CAH-r ), was the incredible an...

This dish is always a big hit at parties. The combination of black beans, rice and ground beef is such a sinful, yet healthy, combination. ...

It saddens me that when I go on a diet, my blog has to suffer. Yes, unfortunately I have not been doing any "fancy" cooking latel...

I don't know what it is about Ina Garten's cookbooks that I love so much, but I am totally addicted to her cooking. Many of her re...

In exactly 30 days from today my friend, Kerry , will be getting married to Mr. Sean, and my hubby and I are going to their wedding in Bost...

To me, Sunday's are bittersweet. They are great because it's usually on a Sunday that you get to eat a big breakfast, or even have...

Last week I decided to attend Macy's School of Cooking here in San Diego. Since I can't afford going to a real culinary school, th...

I've always shied away from making fried chicken mainly because I could never tell if the chicken was done or if the chicken was proper...

I got this recipe from Giada De Laurentiis, the feisty Italian chef on the Food Network. This is basically her twist on schnitzel, which I ...

Earlier this year when I was on holiday in Minnesota, I was introduced to morel mushrooms. I had never seen an actual fresh morel mushroom ...

It seems like it was only yesterday that I was in Ireland with my husband and parents. It was definitely a journey I’ll never forget. Ever...

It's amazing how St. Patrick's Day is a much bigger deal here in the United States than in Ireland. But it is still so much fun. My...

When I was in Ireland last October, I fell in love with the brown bread that the Irish serve with just about every meal. Brown bread is hea...

One of the best seafood chowders I've ever had was at the restaurant inside the Old Midleton Distillery (a.k.a. Jameson's Irish wh...

Can you believe St. Patrick's Day is almost here? It seems like only yesterday that I made my first Irish-American dinner of corned beef...

My husband is currently in Minnesota and one of the things he misses the most from San Diego (besides me!) is carne asada tacos. Carne asad...

I made a mini-version of this recipe and it came out fabulous. I didn't let the sauce simmer for 30 to 40 minutes (like the recipe said...