Armida Cooks!

For Dia de los Muertos  most Latinos celebrate their dearly departed by remembering them with food, parties, spectacular altars, drinkin...

Before you decide to make this recipe, go straight to the Preserved Lemon recipe below and make that first. Then come back in 3 weeks...

Well, hello! I know it has been a while since I posted a new recipe and I wished I had a good excuse, but all I can say is that work has ...

Believe it or not, cooking rice is my Achilles' heel. I think that I just like to experiment and tinker with quantities so much th...

I admit it: I have a love affair with pork. I've made everything from braised pork belly to chile verde pork to chocolate-covered b...

Today I saw my friend, Robin. The last time I saw her we were graduating from high school...23 years ago!!! Yet, it seemed like I had no...

I have come to the conclusion that I don't like Gruyere...I freakin' LOVE it! What's interesting to me is that this chees...

Stella and I fell in love with these pancakes when we visited her Minnesota grandparents last Thanksgiving. Grandpa Jim (who Stella a...

First and foremost, if you've never opened a real coconut, go online and check out the YouTube video how-to's because I seriously ...

When life gives you eggplants, make baba ganoush! I can not express how good this recipe is. In the original recipe I found here , ...

This Christmas I decided to make homemade gifts to give out to family and friends. I wanted to create something different than cookies or...

I've had a can of chopped clams in my pantry for about 4 months now and they've just been staring at me, as if saying, "u...

I was cleaning out my refrigerator yesterday morning when I saw I had a quart of buttermilk stashed in the back. Thankfully it was not e...

I'm into "easy" homemade recipes now. I just don't have the time to prep and cook like I used to and taking care of a...

Everybody in the world has their own guacamole recipe and I think guacamole is one dip that is always a hit at any party and it is supe...

For Father's Day it was my task to bring "chips and dip" to our family celebration and this gave me the opportunity to fi...

I can't believe its been almost 4 years since I first posted the recipe for this salad, and I am happy announce that Urban Solace r...

Hello friends, it's been a while. Yes, I know every time I update my blog I say I'll update more often, cook more recipes, bla...

Sometimes I reminisce about my childhood in Tijuana, Mexico, and at times I can't believe the stuff I saw, the things we did, and h...