Confessions From A Black Rose

All the ingredients you will need One of the things that brings me a lot of joy in life is cooking. Looking back at all of my blog posts, I was shocked that I have never shared that side of me. To my loyal blog readers, you are in for a treat because this post is the first of many cooking posts. Over the weekend, while I was home alone I decided to make myself a delicious treat. Inspired by a recipe I found in the Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book , I choose to make my own version of their Peanut Butter- Oatmeal Rounds. Ingredients 3/4 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups rolled oats 1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces

This past week, the East Coast has seen some wet and dark days. When I woke up on Saturday morning and saw the sun shinning I knew it was a great day for brunch in the city( New York to be exact). After a one hour bus ride and few minutes on the subway I arrived to my location. I was meeting up with my sister, my niece, a few childhood friends and my brother-in law for brunch at Rayuela .  Guava Sangria It took forever for us to be seated. I was getting a little nervous because brunch was almost over. I guess the wait was worth it because we got a fabulous table. There were tons of delicious options for us to choose from but I decided to be a bit adventurous and order Eggs Benedict. That was a huge step because I hate poached eggs but they sold me on the concept of it being on top of a crispy yuca-quinoa cake. I also ordered myself a guava sangria.  Eggs Benedict  The food was absolutely delicious. We were suppose to have bottomless sangria but shortly after we were se

I did if for me. I liked it, I was good at it. And, I was really...I was alive  On Sunday evening, one of the best television dramas came to a close. After five incredible seasons, it was time for the world to say goodbye to Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. I admit I had been dreading watching the series finale of Breaking Bad because I was not ready for it to be over. I just wanted to go back to the time when Mr. White and Jesse were cooking meth in the RV. The time when things were not so complicated. I had no idea how it would end but my curiosity forced me to complete my journey. After watching the finale I was left feeling satisfied. I am not going to write any spoilers because I hate spoilers. I read a spoiler on Linkedin of all places. All I will say it was a perfect ending for an incredible show. I became a Breaking Ban fan last August after binge watching the entire series over a weekend. That was four seasons worth of episodes. In my defense, that was the best way to wat