About
Hi! I’m Elly and this is my blog, Eat With Your Eyes Closed.
I was born, raised, and currently live in Miami, Florida. I was born in Hialeah, grew up in the suburbs of West Miami, spent all my money on my first apartment Downtown, got a short-lived taste of living in South Beach and now raising my little family in the Upper East Side (of, you guessed it, still Miami.) I like it here, okay? As the daughter to two Cuban-born parents, I lived a happy, carb-filled childhood with meals full of magic mom sauce that I am still trying to replicate in my own cooking.
This is my personal space where I share the urban food adventures I experience in my city. The culinary culture in Miami is still relatively young — every new restaurant or concept that pops up makes the entire city buzz in excitement. These are the times that Miami feels like a really tight-knit community.
I also document my own food experiments in the kitchen. It’s important to mention that before this year, the extent of my cooking abilities never went beyond learning to make Rice Krispies Treats — and what an incredible day that was. There was this one phase where I made everyone I knew Rice Krispies Treats all the damn time. I think it’s good for all of us that I moved on.
This blog follows these new experiences I have trying to cook and showcases the recipes that end up totally surprising me (and my brave husband who agrees to eat whatever I put out in front of him.) Photos and illustrations are my own, unless otherwise noted.
From this, I hope you take away some recipes and restaurants that surprise and delight you, and most of all, make you close your eyes.
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