“Kale is a form of cabbage (Brassica oleracea Acephala Group), green or purple, in which the central leaves do not form a head. It is considered to be closer to wild cabbage than most domesticated forms.” Wikipedia I started eating Kale while working with Chef Andy […]
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Fresh Sugar Cane Juice, the right way!
Sugar Cane Sugar Cane Juice is one of the most refreshing natural juices I love to drink and more on this over 80F degrees days. Â I remember visiting a Bangkok Golden last week and Chef Seng asking one of the waitresses to bring a round of Sugar Cane juice for the table. I visit this […]
Hate Salads?
My first post from my iPad, hopefully this WP won’t drive me crazy. —– Salads were never something I looked forward to eat, my experience with them were either plain slices of tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and lettuce or heavy potato salads with tons of mayonnaise. I’m very happy to say that has changed with time […]
Great Food Bloggers in DC Support “No Kid Hungry Campaign”
When I was living in Panama the only blogging I did was about Illustrations and Graphic Design, maybe also Advertising campaigns and this is over 10 years ago first with Blogger, I can’t begin to compare how things have changed. I love the sense of team work in DC area, including folks on VA and […]
Beefless tips – Meat-Free Not for me.
This is my first post from my phone so its more of an experiment with the WordPress app so let’s see how it goes. Just as my platform for posting today was an experiment (posting from mobile) so  was my cooking with this “vegetarian” product. I bought this while shopping at Target, it got my […]
The Wine Cooperative presents Benziger Wines
I will be attending this lovely Dinner and very excited because every single dish will have a vegetarian option so I’ll be able to try every dish paired with a glass of Benziger Wine! For those interested in RSVP this is the link: http://benzigerwine.eventbrite.com/ And the Wine Cooperative FB Page: http://www.facebook.com/TheWineCooperative Wednesday, April 18, 2012 6:00 PM to […]
Traduccion al espanol del Articulo en USA Today por Brian Spencer acerca de la Comida Panamena
Yo no sé por dónde ese señor caminó que no se encontró con frutas, porque hasta saliendo de mi casa me tropezaba yo con algún puesto de banana, vendedores de mangos, mamón chino (rambután) y pixbaes! Esta traducción me ha tomado aproximadamente 30 minutos asà que mis disculpas por los errores. No he sido autorizada […]
Caribbean-Vegetarian Demo at Wakefield High School
Sloane who is a senior student at Wakefield High School contacted Chef Andy Bennett from Lyon Hall to ask for support and guidance on her project which is demonstrating a traditional dish in a healthier and vegetarian version of it. Â I asked Chef Andy if I could do this demo since I’ve been working on […]
Embassy Chef Challenge 2012
Thursday, March 8, 7:30 – 10 pm, 2012 (Rest of the photos on my FB page) I attended the fourth edition of the Embassy Chef Challenge, an annual culinary competition for world-class embassy chefs.  It was celebrated in the atrium of co-host Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. It was my first time visiting a competition of this […]
Lime in Clarendon
LIME Fresh Mexican Grill (next to the Cheesecake Factory)  2900 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 104 Arlington, VA 22201  I was lucky to be invited to try the Menu at the Lime Fresh Mexican Grill along with other food bloggers and guests.  I appreciate vegetarian friendly places and this certainly is! Let’s get it straight, I’ve never been to […]