Armida Cooks!

It has been so cold in Southern California lately that we've been trying to use the oven as often as possible to keep our tiny apartmen...

These tuna cakes take me back to a time when I was a little girl and I loved, just loved watching The Love Boat with my brothers--even tho...

While we were in Portland, Oregon, we ate at Roots Brewery and they had the best Habanero hot sauce called Secret Aardvark Habanero Sauce...

I've been kind of lax with my postings lately and that has to do with two things: 1. my camera died and I can't take pictures of my...

If you've ever been to the South, you've probably had shrimp and grits for breakfast or even lunch. This is a super yummy, creamy a...

If there is a cocktail that best describes me and my boo, I think this is the one! This cocktail contains Guinness, for the Irishness of M...

Last weekend, Matthew and I were in Portland, Oregon visiting my lovely cousins. I 'd forgotten that my cuz, Melissa, was a vegetarian-...

There are a few dishes that I can say I'm an expert on. One of them is, of course, ceviche. Another one is the perfect rib eye steak, a...

As you all know, I'm not a good baker, so when I see recipe that only involves three ingredients I totally have to go for it. I'm ...

As the holidays approach, Matt and I have been eating lots of cookies and cakes and breads and we've been going to many holiday parties...

I am a master at cooking rib-eye steaks , so when I bought the biggest T-bone Steak (on sale) that I've ever seen, I said to myself, ...

Matthew has been on a baking kick lately. Yesterday he made (by accident) a brioche loaf, which was excellent after he sliced it and made...

I just love buying ready-made pizza dough. I really love the pizza dough that Mona Lisa sells in their deli in Little Italy (SD), but Trade...

So, as some of you may know, I have a difficult time making gnocchi or dumplings. Actually, anything that involved making a light pastry wi...

I saw this recipe in Food and Wine magazine and when I realized Chef Jacques Pépin created it, I had to try it. But of course, being the Vi...

On weeknights when both Matt and I get home late from work, I turn to this super easy pasta to make for dinner. I came up with thi...

The Day of the Dead is a Mexican tradition inherited from the rituals that were once practiced by the Aztecs, Toltecas, Chichimecas and May...