Ode to Miami Cupcakes
May 22, 2011 § 1 Comment
Guava and Cream Cheese Cupcakes, aka Ode to Miami Cupcakes
Recipe, adapted from Hungry Sofia’s recipe for Estrellitas (thanks!)
makes about 18 cupcakes
Ingredients, for the Cupcake
2 cups cake flour
1 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 c unsweetened applesauce
1 cup + 4 T of sugar
4 large eggs
4 T skim milk
1 t vanilla extract
Ingredients, for the filling
14 oz guava paste
splash of rum
1T orange juice
Ingredients, for the frosting
16 oz cream cheese
1c confectioner’s sugar
2 t lemon juice (which I totally forgot to add, but probably would have been a good addition)
Poincianas
May 19, 2011 § Leave a comment
New (to me) Blog – Bitchin’Camero
May 18, 2011 § Leave a comment
Browsing recipes online today, I wound up on Bitchin’Camero who just so happened to be featured on Miami New Times’ Short Order Blog a couple of days ago. I love stumbling across new blogs, and especially from people based in Miami. Growing up in Miami I’m just accustomed to certain ingredients and I love seeing how other people are using them too. Things like arepas, guava, cafe con leche, tostadas, yuca, and plantains are some of my favorite “Miami” foods.
Bitchin’Camero had me with her “from Miami with love” tagline, Miami-inspired foods, and beautiful photos.
Thanks, Giada! (Stuffed Eggplant Recipe)
May 11, 2011 § Leave a comment
A few weeks ago I was watching the Today show while getting ready for the day. Giada de Laurentiis was on the show along with her mother, and they were demonstrating a recipe for Eggplant Rollups (or something like that). While I don’t remember the name, I did remember the basic idea behind the recipe that included eggplant, mushrooms, garlic, and tomato sauce. I made a few adjustments of my own, and this recipe is easily adaptable to whatever filling you want to put inside the eggplant.
Stuffed Eggplant with Yellow Squash and Mushrooms
Ingredients
2 eggplants, sliced lengthwise
3 cloves of garlic, minced
2 yellow squash, chopped
rosemary
salt
pepper
6 oz. mushrooms, any kind you like, chopped
beans, any kind you like
2 c. tomato sauce
parmeasan cheese, to taste