Gina Ruiz on November 2nd, 2008

This is a really simple, homey recipe.  There are no quantities listed because it all depends on how many you want to make and sweet potatoes vary in size.   These tacos are slightly sweet and the orange-honey dipping sauce gives them an extra kick.  Very good on on a cold day.
Sweet potatoes
Water
Cinnamon stick
Corn tortillas
Olive oil
Peel [...]

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Gina Ruiz on September 3rd, 2008

So there was this chocolate sauce just sitting in my fridge, left over from the eclairs.  The chocolate glaze was in there too.  Seriously, they were calling me, begging not to be left in there on their own.  Several times, i walked over and thought maybe I should make more eclairs.  Maybe creampuffs.  No, it’s [...]

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Gina Ruiz on August 31st, 2008

Jasmine really loved the chocolate glaze.

The Challenge: Chocolate Eclairs from Pierre Hermé’s book, Chocolate Desserts by Pierre Hermé.
The Hosts: Tony Tahan and Meetak
Many, many thanks to our wonderful hosts this month. What a wonderful recipe they chose and how supportive and marvelous they were. (Insert applause here).
Hurry up Autumn, I’m getting a [...]

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Gina Ruiz on August 16th, 2008

Oh,…I looked out the window and what did I see,
Popcorn popping on the apricot tree.
Spring had brought me such a nice surprise, popcorn popping right before my eyes.
I can take an armful and make a treat, a popcorn ball that would smell so sweet.
It wasn’t really so… but it seemed to be… Popcorn popping on [...]

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Gina Ruiz on August 13th, 2008

My memories are drenched in food.
Coming from a Mexican family with an amazing group of cooks for aunts, grandaunts, second cousins and my phenomenal grandmother Lupe meant that I was surrounded by food: cooking, talking, eating, making, reading about, growing, learning. Food was everywhere and it was never just simple because in my family, [...]

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Gina Ruiz on August 13th, 2008

Recipe submitted by Darlene Chan
I hate buying buttermilk for one recipe because ultimately I use 1/2 cup and then it sits in the fridge until I throw it out. This time I thought I’d be a bit smarter. I had originally bought a quart to use for buttermilk pancakes, which left me with 3/4 of [...]

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Gina Ruiz on August 8th, 2008

It’s been too hot and disgusting in L.A. for me to contemplate cooking or writing so please enjoy the ice cream break while you wait.  Insert the Beetlejuice Waiting Room Music here.

Jasmine loves her ice cream cookie shake

Aiden loves ice cream and it’s all over him

Ecstasy

Nom!

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Gina Ruiz on June 17th, 2008

A decadent and sinful Peach Trifle was the star at our recent Sex and the City movie party.

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Daring Baker’s Challenge # 3 – Make an Opera cake light in color and flavor.

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Gina Ruiz on January 2nd, 2008

One of the traditions I started in my family was the New Year’s Eve Buñelos. I love buñelos the way my grandmother Lupe made them, crispy and airy; bubbly and delicate. She always made them during Lent (no idea why, but I’m sure there’s a particular reason) and she always made rich, delicious [...]

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