by Joseph Yacino | Sep 13, 2022 | Recipes
Adapted from Sor Andrea de la Asunción from the Santa Rosa Convent Serves 10-12 1/4 cup/60ml/55g lard, vegetable shortening or vegetable oil (Reserve the seeds from all chiles) 1 1/2 ounces/43g chiles anchos, 3-4, stemmed and seeded 1 1/2 ounces/43g...
by Joseph Yacino | Aug 26, 2022 | Recipes
A staple in most Greek and Middle Eastern restaurants and bakeries. There is no mention of it until after 1299, which is the beginning of the Ottoman Empire. Filo/a dough originated in what is now Turkey, but it is the Greeks that refined it into the...
by Joseph Yacino | Aug 8, 2022 | Recipes
When the summer heat hits, it’s time to break out the barbecues. There’s no better occasion to have a party than on the weekend. Gather friends and family and prepare for a party to really kick off the coming season in style without breaking the bank. Get the Home...
by Joseph Yacino | Aug 5, 2022 | Recipes
Serves 4 30 ounces/850 g drained can of white beans 2 cloves crushed garlic 2 green onions diced 1/4 cup/60 ml fresh lemon juice (about 4 large lemons) 2 tablespoons/30 ml tahini 2 tablespoons/30 ml sesame oil 1/4 teaspoon/1 ml ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon/2 ml...
by Joseph Yacino | Aug 5, 2022 | Recipes
Canned tuna is great for a quick and convenient lunch, and is also the perfect store cupboard standby for family favorites like a pasta bake or crowd-pleasing tuna cakes. But whether you should buy tuna in oil or tuna in water is a conundrum. Is Tuna in Water...
by Joseph Yacino | Aug 5, 2022 | Recipes
Serves 4 4 Pita Breads, sliced in half 2 cups/565 g hummus 4 handfuls of alpha sprouts 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced 1 cucumber, sliced 1 tomato, sliced Place the pita bread cut sides up. Spread 1/4 cup/59 ml hummus on each slice. Next on start to layer...
