Topic “red wine”

After much consideration, and plenty of bugging from Vilmali to spend some time together cooking something, we decided to get together to make pasta. From Scratch(tm)!

I bought a bunch of green plantains the other day, as you can see from one of my recent posts. I had only a few options before they started to ripen, so I originally decided to make tostones and freeze them. Then an idea occurred to me.

Part of the Puerto Rican tradition, the parrandas is when a bunch of us get together to eat, sing, and visit people to sing, and eat, at their places. This usually goes all night long and many times the visitees are not even notified. This makes it all the more fun.

Ever since I saw the movie Ratatouille I wanted to cook one. You know how you sometimes say "I'd like to do this...I'll set some time for doing that" and you never do it? Well, cooking a ratatouille is one of those things you never set your mind to do even though it's really easy.

Really, Victor, what is a ratatouille? Good question. It could either be a bunch of overcooked vegetables thrown in together, or it could be a tasty medley of fresh veggies. One good thing about ratatouille, though, is that it's a very healthy and hearty dish. The meatiness of the eggplant, along with all the combined flavors, gives it a feeling that sets it apart from other vegetarian meals.