Beans and rice have been a part of my life as far back as I can remember. We had beans and rice at almost every meal when we were growing up. They are a delicious and nutritious combination. And inexpensive. A win-win-win! The name for this recipe comes […]
Salmon is not a typical ingredient in Mexican food and I don’t usually like to eat fish. But if there is one fish I like to eat, it is salmon. I came across this recipe in Marge Poore’s 1,000 Mexican Recipes cookbook and I knew that I wanted […]
As the wind chill temperature continues to drop, I thought I’d make a recipe from a place we often enjoy in the summer: Lake Superior’s North Shore. This soup is one of many delicious soup recipes included in The Gunflint Lodge Cookbook, by Ron Berg and Sue Kerfoot. […]
If you like mole but hate the time-consuming process, you will LOVE this sauce. It combines black beans with many of the ingredients in traditional moles. The result is a rich sauce you can use with tamales, chicken and even over scrambled eggs for breakfast. I’ve also used […]
If you’ve never visited New Mexico, you should definitely move it to the top of your list. It is a beautiful part of our country and the food, in my opinion, is amazing. I came across this recipe in a book while browsing through a used bookstore here […]
I first heard about Sonora as a kid when we would visit my mom’s family on the ranchos (farms) east of Mexicali, Baja California. “Sonora is the next state over from where we are,” they would say. As many kids do, I thought it was a different world. […]
With all of the exciting sporting events recently and the Super Bowl just around the corner, I thought I would share a simple way to make game-time snacking a little bit healthier. I like to make my own chips, not just because they are cheaper, but because they […]
As I said in an earlier post, I love macaroni and cheese. It is comfort food that seems to taste especially delicious in winter. I have a collection of mac and cheese recipes and this is one of them. This comes from Richard Sandoval’s New Latin Flavors cookbook. […]
I love tortas, a.k.a. sandwiches with a Mexican flair. We often visit a small Mexican restaurant nearby that makes delicious tortas. They even add a fried egg if you want one. This is a torta that I make at home because it is simple, delicious and vegetarian. And […]
There are a lot of guacamole recipes out there and this is mine. This is a BASIC recipe for me because it is delicious and my Mom made it often. I may have mentioned this before, but I remember sitting at home watching something on TV or reading […]
Cauliflower is not native to North America but I’m glad it made the trip here. I don’t recall the reference, but I remember reading that it was brought over from Europe to New Amsterdam (New York) and cultivated by Dutch immigrants. Though it is not known as a […]