My Spanish inspired thanksgiving dinner Thanksgiving is just two weeks away and is time to begin planning. For the table and decorations I chose simple, rustic and green, beige and white as the colors. I prepared in advance some pears and figs in syrup, and found super cute mason jars to presented them in, each […]
Veal Scaloppini alla Milanese with Spaghetti
Hey! How was your weekend? I hope it was better than mine. When you have kids, your daily routine often revolves around their schedules and health. This past weekend, my youngest caught the flu, so we mostly stayed home. Thankfully, yesterday was a holiday, so we spent the whole day in bed. She is doing […]
Avocado canape trio
Avocado canape trio Hey!! y’all it’s Friday! (happy dance) this is my favorite season to entertain, Love the weather, the ambiance, people spirits in general improve during this season, agendas are packed with cocktails, get together’s, potlucks, dinners, and lots of casual reunions with friends and family for no reason whatsoever! Each and every time, […]
21 Comfort soups & stews
21 Comfort soups & stews Continuing with our anniversary week today I bring you an amazing round up of comforting soups ans stews that will provide comfort and a feeling of well-being, typically associated with childhood or home cooking. Nothing like something that your grandma used to made each time you had a flu or […]
Puy Lentils and sausages
Puy Lentils and sausages Much have been said about lentils, and their nutrients, and I do agree with most of the nutritional reports out there, what they forget often to say is how wonderfully flavorful the lentils are and how easy they are to cook! Today on my first anniversary as a food blogger I […]
Black bean and chorizo soup
As you may already know tomorrow this blog is turning one! and to celebrate I want to share this black bean and chorizo soup! Yes, The Petit Gourmet is one year old, this have been such an incredible journey, of self discovery and I have overcome so many technical obstacles and have learned so much […]
Beef and barley stew
Beef and barley stew We are officially celebrating our first anniversary! that is in fact on November 3, so yay! I can hardly believe my youngest baby is turning one! but you know what they say, “Time flies when you’re having fun”, it has been a year of learning through “trial and errors” I didn’t […]
Pumpkin and speculoos cookies butter pie
Pumpkin and speculoos cookies butter pie I don’t know if you are familiar with speculoos, if you are not, you really should, this are amazing cinnamon cooking from Belgium, no only you can find them in supermarkets, but you can also find speculoos cookie butter, yeah, you heard me right! cookie butter, so indulge me […]
One pot chicken and potatoes roast
One pot chicken and potatoes roast I am in love with this season. Everything about it, the weather, the smell floating in the air, the colors, the sunsets, of course the food and the anticipation of all gatherings coming upon us. The girls are super exited about spending the holidays in the snow, in a […]
My kids easy pizza
La pizza fácil de mis hijas Tengo un pellizco en el corazón, mi primogénita, Cloé, cumple 12 años, parecerá tonto pero en estos últimos meses la he visto convertirse en una joven adolescente, ante mis ojos incrédulos, mi corazón está feliz y al mismo tiempo triste viendo como el momento inevitable se acerca a pasos […]
Pasta Carbonara #carbonaraclub
So thanks to my Patrick (my dear husband) I stumbled upon this food and lifestyle blog from Floriana a french living in Italy and appreciating all that is good and sacred from Italian kitchens, she is on a mission to restore real traditional recipes, specially “pasta carbonara” and she considers her self a woman on a mission: […]
Fantasy rice #SundaySupper
So Holiday season is upon us! amazing! time has flown by this year, I have experienced so many new things this year, is just amazing another new door opened and I just took the chance and go right trough it, am so glad I did. This is my absolutely most favorite season of the year, […]
Potato crusted spinach and bacon quiche
Potato crusted spinach and bacon quiche Hello, hello, hello, sorry for the lateness on my post for this week, I know I have neglected you and my blog, I know, getting use to the new routine is always hard the first few weeks of school. But this are getting back to normal and I am […]
Honey Granola
Honey granola Ahhh el regreso a clases trae consigo la misma preocupación para los padres, ¿Qué le voy a poner de merienda a mis hijas? aquí comparto con ustedes una receta que hacemos en casa para grandes y chicas, 🙂 Esta receta la creamos originalmente en la panadería y desde entonces la hago igual, solo […]
Roasted veggies quiche
Roasted veggies quiche As you can see, this quiche I didn’t have my quiche pan at hand so used a normal square baking dish, I used as always my pie or quiche dough, you can find the recipe here, this dough is flaky, buttery and just melts away in your mouth. For this quiche I […]
Bao buns or Chinese steamed buns
Bao buns or Chinese steamed buns When I was making my Char Sui Pork belly recipe, it came to me, what better to go with it than steamed buns, so looked up some recipes and this is the one that I tried. A baozi or simply known as bao, bau, humbow, nunu, bakpao (Hokkien), bausak, […]
Char Siu Style pork belly
Char Siu Style pork belly So I have been meaning to cook this pork belly for a while, after I tasted a steamed bun filled with a Chinese Roast Pork (Char Siu), it was everything I needed, salty, sweet, crunchy, soft, delicious. I love going to that little Chinese restaurant, in the Benito González Street […]
Greek Quinoa Salad
Greek Quinoa Salad So I am back home from Utah, my father is doing great, the last test results are great news for us, as they came out negative! Yay! So this is a recipe I trhew together with veggies I had in my fridge and a salmon filet, but you can eat this alone. […]
Duck confit sliders #weekdaysupper
Duck confit sliders #weekdaysupper [xyz-ihs snippet=”Weekdaysupper”] If this is the first time you read one of my posts, then Welcome!! to my virtual kitchen and coffee table chat place.. your opinions are really appreciated do no hesitate to speak out! One of my favorite guilty pleasures is confit! I have said in the past that […]
Easy crock pot turkey chili
Easy crock pot turkey chili So the first follow-up appointment after the surgery went well this morning, he can slowly begin to eat normally again! Yay, so to welcome some mild solids into his diet I put together a very mild, almost no spice crock pot turkey chili, easily put together last night so it was […]
Homemade red bell pepper jelly
Homemade red bell pepper jelly My father loves sweet and sour food, his favorite dish is sweet and sour pork chops with pineapple and peppers. He loves to eat this jelly either with cream cheese or ricotta on a cracker, everyday either the afternoon or the morning he always eat some cheese with crackers, when […]
Pulled pork and fresh tomatillos soup
This Pulled pork and fresh tomatillos soup comforted me when I needed most, and here I will tell you how and why. Summer es halfway through, 🙁 Our road trip was a complete success, OMG, so many places, so much to see, We got to see so many beautiful places, amazed at how wonderful and […]
Duck confit ravioli
Duck confit ravioli Here is another homemade pasta adventure, as the first time, I made raviolis and everybody liked them, I am repeating another ravioli recipe, this time with an upgraded filling! Duck confit, I mean anything is better with confit. Tips: • Fillings can be as simple as one or two ingredients to […]
Ricotta, honey, figs and Prosciutto Tartine
Ricotta, honey, figs and Prosciutto Tartine I know, this is an easy fix and really tasty. As in all my recipes! my tought is always to mix different textures and flavors, So here is my new open faced sandwich. So it’s so easy and simple, I mean, you can’t get any simpler than this! and seriously […]
Baked potatoes salad
Baked potatoes salad In summer is so normal to grill almost every day, the weather is so beautiful, you just have to profit from it. Most of the time salads or roasted veggies are the safest bet to take, and this one is an old classic but always fun to prepare and so comforting […]
Asopao de camarones (Shrimp & rice stew)
Asopao de camarones (Shrimp & rice stew) So even in the hot summer nights sometimes we need something comforting after a super long day, this dish is perfect for that. Asopao is a rice soup. It is made with either chicken, pork, beef, seafood or vegetables. The origin of asopao is unclear but rice in soup […]
Tourment d’amour (Love’s torment)
Tourment d’amour (Love’s torment) My parents in law live in the French Caribbean island, Guadeloupe, the first time I came to visit, they took me to a little island called Les Saintes (The Saints), part of the isles of Guadeloupe (Marie Galante and La Desirade), while there, local vendors approached us with some local delicacies, one […]
Cilantro and paprika potatoes salad #weekdaysupper
Cilantro and paprika potatoes salad #weekdaysupper Cilantro and paprika potatoes salad – The Petit Gourmet Every summer when you get invited to a BBQ party or a potluck you get the same question in your head – What am I going to bring?? why is this so difficult, then you go and think all the […]
BBQ Brown sugar & smoked paprika wings
BBQ Brown sugar & smoked paprika wings Summer is here, it’s soon to be my birthday! for those of you who didn’t knew I am a cancer girl, born on July 5! so just after the festivities! that is why I like to celebrate my birthday as much as I do! could be?? I just […]
Camarones a la vinagreta (shrimp vinaigrette)
So school is out! and the Heat is on! trips to your local grocery store or the farmers market become part of your weekly if not daily routine! For me the best way possible to deal with the summer heat is to eat fresh and light food that won’t add heat to your body and […]
My homemade Lebanese tabbouleh
My homemade Lebanese tabbouleh is my family’s version of the Lebanese dish. Made very different from what you’ll see in this recipe post. It’s mostly made with parsley, mint, and coriander chopped in very small pieces and then tomatoes, cucumber, and peppers, well all depends on the village you are from. I made this on […]
Cachapas or corn pancakes
Cachapas are a traditional Venezuelan and Colombian dish made from corn. Like arepas, they are popular at roadside stands. They can be made like pancakes of fresh corn dough. The most common varieties are made with fresh ground corn mixed into a thick batter and cooked on a budare. A Budare is a kind of […]
Grilled Jerk Chicken
This Grilled Jerk Chicken recipe is really flavourful. Jerk is a style of cooking native to Jamaica in which meat is dry-rubbed or wet-marinated with a very hot spice mixture called Jamaican jerk spice. Jerk seasoning is traditionally applied to pork and chicken. Modern recipes also apply jerk spice mixes to fish, shrimp, shellfish, beef, […]
Locrio de Pollo y chuletas
Locrio de Pollo y chuletas A Locrio is a rice dish from the Dominican Republic. Similar to pilaf and paella, it consists of seasoned rice with some kind of meat. The locrio could have originated in the native adaptation of paella, which was a dish of humble Spanish peasants origin, the same Spanish who introduced […]
Homemade slider buns
Homemade slider buns This is an easy recipe, you can either use this buns as small slider buns or as dinner rolls. They are soft and will last up to 3 days cover in a dry cool place. I had all purpose flour, but you can use the flour you prefer, (whole wheat, yucca, chickpeas) […]
Leek, spinach and ricotta cannelloni
Leek, spinach and ricotta cannelloni So I found fresh spinach, when I was grocery shopping and it was gorgeous, so took a bunch of it!. Always trying to sneak in some veggies into my weekly menu. This dish is perfect as a side for grilled fish or meat. This dish have a creamy texture, what […]
Easy roasted chicken
Easy roasted chicken Hey! Monday it’s here …and you have to begin thinking what are you going to make for dinner this week, what to do?? buy it or make it fresh from scratch, that is the question, most parents go through every week. I know most of us, live the routine and try to make the best of […]
Classic Dominican Majarete Recipe | Dominican corn pudding
Classic Dominican majarete recipe is one of the most cherished Dominican desserts, Majarete, brings together fresh corn and coconut milk in a smooth and silky cream that most Dominicans love. Passed down through generations, this dessert is a sweet reminder of home and family gatherings. Quick Facts of classic Dominican majarete recipe Ingredients Why You’ll […]
Easy & fresh Pico de Gallo
There is a whole discussion about the origin of its name, as many say is that in the preparation, the ingredients must be chopped as finely as if this were to be eaten by a rooster, others say it is because the chopped ingredients should not exceed the size of a pico de gallo, but […]
Migas de pastor
So, I have a confession to make! I am a cook book hoarder! and I love the Short Stack Editions. I’ve got their latest edition, Prosciutto di Parma, by Sara Jenkins who runs two acclaimed restaurants in New York, Porchetta and Porsena. Here I was inspired by her recipe Migas de Pastor! a classic Spanish recipe, so I tried it […]