Lots of lava! (Without the guilt!)
I don’t eat dessert too often, but when I do I really love it! After careful consideration I narrowed down my favourite dessert to two. Chocolate Lava Cake and Créme Brûlèe. (I hope I never have to choose between them because I will be torn forever!) 
However, we all know that when you’re trying to either lose weight or keep it off most (if not all) of the trainers, dieticians and fitness pros will tell you to lay off the sweets and to skip dessert altogether, or to have a bite once in a while but never eat the whole thing! Well… that wasn’t good enough for me! I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, but when I do eat dessert I like to make it worthwhile, and then I feel guilty because of all the hard work I put into working out and getting fit… I don’t know about you but I don’t like feeling guilty, do you? So… in my search for delicious dessert that doesn’t affect the waistline, I found this little gem! Read more
Empanada by any other name…
I’ve always loved empanadas as a mid-afternoon snack, as I got older, it was a delicious accompaniment to the afternoon coffee or tea. Of course, I’ve only ever had them in El Salvador and had no idea that many, many other countries had their own “empanadas”. The ones that I have been lucky enough to try have all been delicious but seems like I haven’t even begun to skim the top of the empanda world… In Chile, empanadas are stuffed with a mix of beef and vegetables called pino (similar to the mincemeat filling), chicken or cheese; In Portugal, their empanadas are usually stuffed with tuna, sardines or chorizo; in Costa Rica , they are fried and filled with seasoned meats or cheese, beans or cubed potato stew; in the Philippines, their empanadas are fried as well and are filled with ground beef or chicken, potato, onion and raisins… I can almost guarantee that if you search for an empanada recipe on-line, you will get hundreds of different variations from dozens of different countries! But, for now, let’s talk about the Salvadorean kind… Read more
