Armida Cooks!

I think in our past lives, my husband and I were Gypsies because we both love to travel and we don't like to stay in one place for long...

Have you ever wondered what Lord Aragorn ate at his coronation party after he was crowned King Elessar? (If you have no idea what character...

My little sister, Nathalie, is finally learning how to cook. Not that she is completely clueless--she does make a great breakfast--but she...

There are two schools of thought on how you properly drink tequila. There's the infamous Lick-it, Slam-it, Suck-it method (salt first...

I'm not a big fan of Martha Stewart's recipes only because mine never seem to come out as good as the pictures in her magazine, but...

Ah, summer is almost here and I'm beginning to see my favorite fresh fruits and vegetables at the store. I recently found huge organic ...

This dish is said to have orginated with the streetwalkers in ancient Naples, when they neede a quick hot meal. That is why it is called pu...

I was having a polenta craving last night but lo and behold, I did not have any quick-cooking polenta in the pantry. Incredibly enough, my ...

When I tasted this dish, it reminded me of paella. It has all the flavors and ingredients of paella, yet this is truly a super easy dish. T...

I've wanted to buy a cast-iron skillet because two of my favorite things to cook in it are fried chicken—yum—and corn bread—double yum....

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...