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Americans tend to think of chocolate as a sweet candy heralded by companies like Hershey and Nestle; but actually, chocolate dates back to the ancient peoples of Mesoamerica who drank chocolate as a bitter drink much like we drink coffee. Baristas of the day were royal court staff and no where could you find half [more...]

Each year I’m asked for ideas on what to cook for Mother’s Day.
Although brunches are great it would be fun to do something different–at least  compared to our American traditions. Paella is the infamous saffron rice dish bejeweled with succulent seafood, chicken, Spanish sausage, and of course the “sofrito”–a trinity of onions, garlic and peppers.
Paella is great [more...]