Francisco’s Food
Recipe: White Lychee Tea
Photo: foodistablog A recipe results from an experiment. White Lychee Tea Ingredients: 3 individual tea bags of white tea 6 lychees (Fresh are best, but canned will do) Instructions: 1. Boil the tea bags according to package instructions, placing three lychees in the pot or kettle. 2. Allow the tea to steep as per package … Continue reading
In Defense of Books/En Defensa de los Libros
Text & Photos: Francisco Collazo [vease abajo para la version en espanol] * According to my recollection, there wasn’t a single book in my house growing up. The only book I recall seeing—when I was already beyond childhood—was an old English-Spanish dictionary and an illustrated bible for adolescents, which, if I recall correctly, was missing … Continue reading
One Ingredient, Four Recipes: Grapefruit
Text & Photos by Francisco Collazo There are some foods we become so accustomed to using in one way that we have a hard time thinking of other ways to use them. One of my favorite things to do in the kitchen is experiment with these ingredients, pushing them to their limits to see how … Continue reading
Passports With Purpose
Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo Francisco and I are always interested in people who are able to transform an amazing idea into an even more amazing project that makes a tangible, positive difference in people’s lives. So we’re proud to be participating in Passports With Purpose, which starts today and runs through the end … Continue reading
Cream of Basil Soup Recipe
Text by Francisco Collazo Photo by Julie Schwietert Collazo * With all the excitement of our election night blogging experience at NPR, it’s taken us awhile to follow up on a request from a student in my cooking class to post a recipe for my cream of basil soup. We first tasted cream of basil … Continue reading