Pastel de Tres Leches: Three Milk Cake
October 19, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
My good friend, Melania McCarley, from Dallas, Texas has made us this delicious treat a few times when we’ve visited her home.
She is Costa Rican and creates really tantalizing tidbits like chimichurri, also known as pico de gallo (be sure to click that link for her original recipe). However, she really outdoes herself when it comes to dessert.
Melania gave me her recipe for Tres Leches, but I couldn’t find where I put it when I wanted to make it for my mother last night. So, I went by memory and winged it and it was super duper phenomenal!
Here’s my recipe: It tasted like Melania’s, so I must have been pretty close!
Type: Dessert
Serve With: After-dinner tea or coffee
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Yield: 9″ x 13″ cake
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Butter
1 cup Sugar
5 large Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 tsp Baking Read more
Melania’s “Killer” Chimichurri Recipe – aka Pico de Gallo
Roma Tomatoes
My new friend and neighbor, Melania McCarley, from Dallas, Texas made us this recipe this weekend and she told us it was “killer”.
Once we tasted it, we completely agreed – Wow! Amazing pico…
Melania is originally from Costa Rica where they call this mixture chimichurri.
Try it – you’ll love it – I begged her for the recipe so I could share it with you, and be able to make it whenever we want now!
Melania’s Killer Chimichurri – aka Pico de Gallo
Ingredients:
4-5 Roma Tomatoes – Finely chopped
2 bunches Cilantro – Finely chopped
1/2 large Red Onion – Finely chopped
4 Key Limes – Juiced
3 Chili de Read more
How to Bake Plantains Venezuelan Style
May 7, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
My family used to take in Venezuelan exchange students when I was in university. Here is a fabulous recipe, thanks to Valentina, that they love to eat in Venezuela. This is just one of the ways they enjoy plantains…It’s absolutely fabulous!
Type: Side Dish
Serve With: Sour cream, if desired
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 15-20 min
Yield: Usually 1 plantain per person for a side dish or appetizer
Ingredients: Read more
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