Carne con papas means “meat with potatoes” in Spanish. But this recipe has no meat and it doesn’t even use potatoes! I loved it when my mom would make carne con papas at home. It was a delicious meal but I didn’t realize until later that it was […]
This is almost a marriage of scrambled eggs and pico de gallo. If that sounds like a good match to you, give it a try! We usually have a breakfast with Mexican flavors on the weekend: some eggs, some beans, tortillas and OJ and/or coffee. And the flavors […]
Mexican rice comes in many colors. This rice uses achiote (annatto) seeds which infuse a saffron-like color to the rice. In fact, these seeds are sometimes referred to as “poor man’s saffron.” This recipe is typical of the Yucatán region of Mexico, as well as it’s Gulf Coast. […]
As Halloween approaches, I thought I’d make a “spooky” drink. This drink caught my eye, not just for how it looks, but because of its name: La Llorona. As a kid, we would always hear stories about creatures that would come and get us if we misbehaved. One […]
This is another basic Mexican sauce that can be used to make some delicious Mexican meals. Like the tomatillo sauce I posted recently, this sauce is cooked so it does not have to be used right away. I’ve used this sauce as a base for chiles rellenos. It […]
I am so excited that I finally have a masala dabba of my own! A gift from a friend of ours from India. Thank you, Anju! A masala dabba is a stainless steel spice round box that contains most of the spices you would use for preparing a […]
This is one of our old “standbys.” We have made this recipe so often that it has become “comfort food” for us. The recipe comes from one of the first cookbooks I started exploring regularly: Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home. The subtitle is “Fast and Easy Recipes for […]
This is a simple tomatillo salsa that you can use as an enchilada sauce, with chilaquiles, over scrambled eggs or any other dish that calls for a salsa verde. This is a cooked sauce so it keeps a bit longer than fresh salsas like pico de gallo. I’ve […]
I haven’t posted a drink/cocktail recipe since last May. Thankfully, I had the chance to try many of my favorites this past summer. While summer is over, here is one we savored watching some great World Cup games. It is a bit late for warm weather (at least […]
If you like Greek food, you will like this recipe. If you are vegetarian or are trying to add more vegetables to your diet, you will like this recipe too. We have made this moussaka many times, and we always enjoy the combination of textures, flavors and its […]
When I came across this recipe, my mind, at first glance, translated the title as “chicken wire.”* Alambres de Pollo comes from one of my favorite cookbooks, 1,000 Mexican Recipes by Marge Poore. I’ve already shared many of her recipes here. In her cookbook, she tells us that […]
The beginning of football season, along with the baseball post-season calls for a lot of snacking while watching some (hopefully) good games. At least it does for me! This is a simple recipe that is savory, sweet, and I would say, healthy. This recipe is from Rick Bayless’ […]
This recipe is from a cookbook I bought recently thanks to a gift card from my in-laws. I had checked it out from our public library, but as I read through the cookbook, I realized I had to buy it. It had too many recipes I wanted to […]
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