Food Trucks to the Rescue by the Doglando Foundation took place in beautiful Avalon Park, which is a pristine community surrounded by forests five miles down North Alafaya Trail away from the East-West Expressway. Pet rescues and owners brought their adorable pups out to raise awareness, funds, and adoptions rates to make sure that more […]
Fortuna Bakery & Café on John Young Parkway
Fortuna Bakery & Cafe is tucked away in a small plaza on John Young Parkway beside a church. This cafe also happens to be my Puerto Rican mother’s favorite spot to have an after-mass cappuccino and pandebono, which is a roll made of cassava starch, eggs, cheese, and corn flour. The moment I walked into […]
Thai Island Orlando Restaurant
There are no Thai restaurants beside Orlando International Airport, and with weekday lunch rush traffic in full swing, I always think twice about a trek toward North Semoran Boulevard for lunch. Luckily, Thai Island Orlando Restaurant opened only several months ago and is about ten minutes from the airport. The restaurant is located in Conway […]
Oviedo Food Truck Bazaar at Oviedo Mall
The Daily City has scheduled summer series of food truck bazaars in different parts of Orlando. The Oviedo Food Truck Bazaar is the first in the series, and the first of the three Daily City bazaars scheduled for this June. Adam and I were earlier birds at the second bazaar, and were able to visit […]
Garden Peppers, Oregano, Basils, and Tomatoes
Adam and I have left sprouting seeds to the pros after last year’s first garden crop didn’t last very long. We replaced all the failing seedlings with established plants, so this year’s garden was also started with established plants. The garden space itself is an above ground square foot garden where each plant has a […]
Recipe: Potato, Green Cabbage, and Leek Soup
Soups always seem like a quick and easy option, but in reality there’s usually a lot more prep work than throwing two beef patties on a Foreman Grill. This potato, cabbage, and leek soup definitely took me more than half an hour of chopping, but the result was a hearty soup that can stand alone […]
MetroWest Pour House Bar & Grill
This Pour House — there’s another location in Downtown Orlando — is done up in dark wood high-tops, booths, and regular tables. They have several large flat screen televisions with the latest in sports via Direct TV, and if that’s not enough, they also have a large digital projector streaming sports. Adam and I cozied […]
Quick Bite: Mediterranean Pizza with Genoa Salami
Josie’s Pizza & Wings in MetroWest 1225 S Hiawassee Rd Orlando, FL 32835 http://www.josiespizza.com/ T: (407) 296-4009
Recipe: Chicken Gabriella
The first thing I ask myself when I’m looking for a recipe is what do I have in my kitchen. I try to keep the fridge stocked with at least one kind of once-mooing or once-clucking protein, and there seems to be an orphaned bottle of wine in my kitchen more often than not. Something […]