We’re having a good time firing up the grill this spring and along with that come some tasty side dishes. This, I think, is a simple potato salad full of flavor and will especially appeal to those of us that love the flavor of dill. This recipe comes […]
Beets are a food that conjures up strong emotions for some people. I happen to be a person that enjoys their earthy flavor. Growing up, we occasionally had beets at home. My mom would buy the canned version and slice them up for us to eat on the […]
My father is from Michoacán and this is a soup from his home state and I guess mine as well, in some way. I remember him talking about fishing in one of the largest lakes in México: Pátzcuaro. I also remember him coming back from visiting family with […]
On our first full day here in Ixtapa, I made a nice pot of black beans, knowing that there were many ways we could use them. This is one of them. For dinner last night, I made this salsa to serve over some simple sautéed chicken breasts we […]
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 […]
Growing up with Mexican flavors, Greek food was a savory surprise. As a California/Mexican kid, most of the “foreign” flavors I enjoyed were from Asia: Filipino, Vietnamese, Thai, etc. It wasn’t until I moved to Michigan that I learned to enjoy the flavors of the Mediterranean. While this […]
As I said in a recent post, the Too Hot Tamales TV show was a big reason I started cooking. They were two chefs on Food Network using many of the ingredients I grew up with, but usually in a different way. This is one of those recipes. […]
This is another one of our favorite rice dishes. It is simple, healthy and delicious. A different kind of rice-and-beans dish! I like to serve this rice with vegetarian Mexican dishes because the garbanzos (chickpeas) add a bit of protein to the meal along with some texture. And […]
The words simple and bread rarely seem to go together for me, but that is what happened with this recipe. Add delicious and it is even better! This recipe is from a recent Eating Well magazine article. I’ve posted a soup and bread combination from the same article […]
I thought I invented these! As a kid, I would put some leftover beans on bread with cheese and salsa when I wanted a quick snack. I didn’t know they already had a name: Molletes. This is the more traditional version, which is usually served for breakfast. You […]
I first came across a recipe for roasted garbanzos in Mark Bittman’s cookbook How to Cook Everything. I recently came across a great blog (thegreekvegan.com) that had another version of the snack and I had to make them. I’ve recently made crackers and pizza with garbanzo flour, so […]
This recipe was a nice surprise. I’ve been trying out new ways to use ingredients we like and have in our pantry. Recently it has been garbanzo flour. And I turned to Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything Vegetarian for some help. He has a recipe for Socca, […]
I love rice. And I like simple. This one fits both. Many Mexican dishes use rice as a side dish. I was used to a more traditional tomato-based Mexican rice. I love that too. But this rice was a nice surprise. It is a simple recipe that comes […]
This little cabbage is delicious! That was an opinion held by only 50% of our household until a year or two ago. After much convincing, we tried this version and we are now at 100%. This is a simple recipe that brings out the nutty, slightly bitter, but […]
We first came across this recipe in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s food section back in 2001 or 2002. We made it a few times, and then, lost the recipe. Just this week, I checked out a cookbook from our library (The Bean Bible by Aliza Green) and I came […]
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