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The Quest for Authentic Chimichurri – Cocina Knows

November 30, 2020 By Marta Darby

UPDATE: 12/7/2020 – COMMENTS CLOSED – WE HAVE A WINNER!  Congratulations to Ofe Polack, the winner of the three jars of Authentic Argentinian Natal Chimichurri!   Please send me an email with your mailing address so I can send out your chimichurri ASAP!  Be sure to bookmark the We Are Cocina brand for great recipes and shopping!  Also, ...

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For The Love of Sazón, IMUSA, and Cafe La Llave

October 26, 2020 By Marta Darby

UPDATE: 10/31/2020 – COMMENTS CLOSED – WE HAVE A WINNER!  Congratulations to Rose Mary Talavera, the winner of the Imusa/Cafe La Llave Cafetera Set!   Please send me an email with your mailing address so we can get your Cafetera Set out to you ASAP! Congratulations!  Also, let me remind you that "For The Love of Sazón" also ran this amazing ...

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My Life Runs on Cafe La Llave

October 10, 2020 By Marta Darby

UPDATE: 10/17/2020 – COMMENTS CLOSED – WE HAVE A WINNER!  Congratulations to Maria E. Prieto, the winner of the Breville Espresso Maker, 4 boxes of Café La Llave espresso pods, and 2 Café La Llave tacitas -  all courtesy of Cafe La Llave. Please send an email with your mailing address so we can get your fabulous box of Cafe La Llave goodies out ...

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Burger Beast For the Win

October 7, 2020 By Marta Darby

UPDATE: 10/11/2020 - COMMENTS CLOSED - WE HAVE 2 WINNERS!  We have 1 winner for the Burger Beast Honey Mustard Curry and a tasty bag of popcorn. And 1 winner for the Burger Beast Sauce with Guava Sriracha Ketchup and some delicious popcorn. Please send an email with your mailing addres and I will forward to the Burger Beast himself, who will ...

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Cafe LaLlave in K-Cups and All My Wishes Have Come True

August 26, 2020 By Marta Darby

It's a lot of fun to be on this side of the blogging wall between a new company roll out and giving the customers a head's up.  Which is where I find myself today. Drum roll, please.******** Cafe La Lave is finally available in beautiful and practical K-cups. Yay!  We already own an espresso maker and use the smaller espresso pods regularly, ...

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Dos Croquetas For All

June 22, 2020 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

It was my very great honor to have been one of the judges at the annual Croquetapalooza event in Miami last December. I was invited by my friend, Sef Gonzalez, of Burger Beast Fame.  This Grand Celebration of All Things Croqueta happened at the beginning of December 2019 and I came home and headed straight into ...

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Peach and Apricot Grunt Recipe

June 20, 2020 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

It's the first day of summer and because of recent events, we are ready to get outside and start our summer in earnest. Well, we have filled the little 10 ft. pool in the backyard and hung the outdoor lights and are ready to do some movie nights and do some outdoor dinners and eat some delicious summer foods. And by summer foods, I mean fruit.  Do ...

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The Amazing Beast Sauce Burger

May 16, 2020 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

Happy Burger Month! (You didn't know it was a thing, did you?) That's right! May is National Burger Month. (Hurray!) And May 28th is National Burger Day. Truthfully, I knew nothing of this, but we had the most amazing burger meal recently because of my friend, respectfully known as The Burger Beast, and I totally want to tell you all about him and ...

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May The 4th Be With You

May 4, 2020 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

It was May 1977 and I was turning 22 years old. I celebrated that birthday enjoying dinner with friends. After which we decided to go see a new film called Star Wars. Back then we knew nothing about the phenomenon it would turn out to be, of course. And, to be honest, the posters that advertised it looked a little hokey. You know the rest of the ...

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It’s Rhubarb Season

April 23, 2020 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

I have a confession to make. (Warning: if you're waiting for a big, juicy "chisme," you'll most likely be disappointed, but that's not important right now.) The confession: Up until last week, I had no idea what rhubarb tasted like or what you could even do with it. (I know. Shut up.) I think I had heard somewhere that rhubarb pie was a thing, but ...

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Creamy Rustic Ratatouille

February 25, 2020 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

This month's challenge from my friends at Melissa's Produce was to come up with a recipe using some vegetables and fruit that came in my latest box and that would reflect Mardi Gras.  Luckily, there are many fabulous vegetables in season, which inspired me to create a delicious Creamy Rustic Ratatouille.   Growing up, we celebrated the last day ...

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Vicky Bakery – Que Sweet it is!

February 17, 2020 By Marta Darby 6 Comments

I have been wanting to write about my experience at Vicky Bakery since I returned from Miami. But you know how life starts to happen and all the best laid plans go somewhere like the back of your head to taunt and itch and remind you that you're a slacker? Yeah. That's where we find ourselves today. My first morning in Miami, I found myself ...

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Creamy Caramelized Onion Potato Soup

January 15, 2020 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

My latest Melissa's Produce Challenge Box arrived the other day and I was so excited. (Yay.) Let me invite you into my decision-making process when I open that box. Besides the oooh-ing and aaah-ing, I also have a moment where I assess everything that's in it and I make some notes about what food I could make in my attempt to use ALL the ...

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Cafe La Llave Fresh From the Pod

November 13, 2019 By Marta Darby

Every year in October I celebrate how long I've been in the blogosphere. Because I think milestones should be acknowledged and celebrated. It turns out that this happens to be my 13th year and I'm super proud of that. *takes bow* Please read my blog post, "Thirteen." Every year in the month of October I celebrate with giveaways from my favorite ...

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Honey Balsamic Chicken and Veggie One Pan Meal

November 12, 2019 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

Honey Balsamic Chicken & Veggies Easy One Pan Meal

I've been up to my eyeballs in holiday planning. Wait. Did I hear one of you say, "Too soon?"  I know. But if I don't start now, the magic doesn't quite happen like I want it to, so here we are. And because, holiday magic isn't going to make itself, I have to start making plans ASAP. So, I am particularly excited to share today's Challenge from ...

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