Let's get one thing straight: this would never replace mashed potatoes.
It's not as plush. It's not as filling. It's also not as big on calories.
This is NOT going to be a magical replacement...
I wanted to make chocolate bark for the holidays but never got around to it. I figured I'll make it for Christmas this year instead and even bookmarked a recipe already (Yes, I know...
The other day I had a hankering for chocolate mousse.
(You know when I use the word "hankering" that it's a real serious craving.)
So I researched and I looked and I spent a lot of...
As soon as I stepped into Tangierino restaurant in Charlestown, MA, I felt like I was entering a different world.
A very pretty world filled with orange and red and pink. Plus gold and yellow...
Three ingredients. Three minutes.
That's all it takes to bring me back to high school.
Friday afternoon. Rushing to the mall after school. Drinking root beer floats. Talking about boys. Giggling. Licking root beer foam from...
Arepas.
I like saying the word quickly, with a lively roll of the "r" in the middle. The first time I tried arepas, I thought it would be like a taco, mistaking Latin food for...
Fried gator? Frog legs? Steamed mudbugs? We must be in... Harvard Square.
(Mudbugs are crawfish, by the way.)
It was my first time at First Printer, the new restaurant in the space formerly occupied by Herrell's...
I noticed that my last few posts have been "girly" food: chocolates, brussels sprouts, lentils, granola. Today I wanted to make sure that I am still appealing to my male readers - I know...
Through the years, I've baked a lot of cookies and brownies and macaroons. I've rolled a lot of cake balls and truffles and bonbons. I've made fancy-sounding desserts, and easy no-bake ones, and even...
Do you get excited like me when you see the word "smoky" in a recipe?
You think, "oooh, smoky, it must have bacon in it."
Then you read the entire recipe and sometimes end up disappointed:...
Hi! I’m Bianca Garcia. I love food, running, yoga, sangria, and my job. I'm an advertising professional, social media enthusiast, blogger, freelance writer, and obsessive list-maker. I think about dessert constantly. 
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