Eat ‘Em and Weep
This dish is fantastic! Definitely tastes like something you would get at a restaurant. The best part…it’s quick and easy. Certainly company worthy.
Recipe is adapted from a recipe in the June 2010 issue of Cooking Light.
Ingredients:
3 tsp. olive oil
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 1/2 tsp. ground chipotle chile powder (1 dried chipotle, […]
This chowder is quite tasty. It’s vegetarian, which is nice. Most chowder recipes have bacon or ham hock in it for flavor, so it was nice to find a recipe without those ingredients. This chowder had lots of flavor too.
This recipe comes from The New Vegetarian Grill cookbook.
Ingredients:
1 lb. potatoes, peeled and diced
2 c. water […]
This chili gravy is delicious and works well as a sauce for tamales or enchiladas. The secret to this gravy is making your own chili powder.
The recipe comes for Rob Walsh’s Tex-Mex Cookbook.
Homemade Chili Powder
Ingredients:
5 whole ancho chile pods, stemmed and seeded
1 tsp. dried Mexican oregano
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
Directions:
Spread the chile […]
We love tamales, and this recipe is by far my most favorite. I love them more than any tamales I’ve had at any restaurant (except for maybe Berry Hill Bar and Grill).
This recipe is adapted from the Helena Tamales recipe in the April 2005 issue of Southern Living.
Ingredients:
1 package of dried corn husks
2 cooked chicken […]
Black beans and rice are a great winter food. They are warming and very filling. They are also very healthy. The key to this dish is to soak the black beans in water over night.
Ingredients:
1 lb. dried black beans
water
1 onion, chopped
7 garlic cloves, smashed
1-2 jalapenos, diced (can omit)
2 TBSP dried oregano
6-7 c. chicken or veggie […]
This dressing is so good. It’s good on salads and fish tacos. We loved this dressing on fish tacos so much that we had fish tacos 2 times in one week.
Ingredients:
1 c. mayo
1/3 milk
2 tsp. chopped cilantro
1-2 jalapenos, minced
1 tsp. garlic, minced
1 tsp. onion, minced
juice of 1 lime
1 tsp. white vinegar
1 tsp. granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. […]
Tila’s in Houston has the most delicious tomatillo sauce. Luckily we found a recipe that tastes pretty much identical to Tila’s, and we’ve been making this sauce ever since we lived in Houston…almost 9 years ago!
This recipe is from Rick Bayless’s Mexican Kitchen (the photo on my cookbook is different, but I assume it’s all […]
I so love salsa fresca, and I thought it would taste really good with some chicken tacos. And not just as a condiment, but as part of the flavor of the chicken.
I was right. It was delicious!
Ingredients:
1 TBSP olive oil
3 1/2 c. cooked shredded chicken
3/4 c. salsa fresca
Tortillas and guacamole
Directions:
Heat olive oil in nonstick skillet […]
Arepas are a delicious Colombian treat. Don’t know what an arepa is, then think gordita/chalupa with a Colombian flare. Delicious with just about anything, and especially delicious topped with guacamole or an avocado salad.
This recipe comes Fiesta! A Celebration of Latin Hospitatlity by Anya von Bremzen. The cookbook is out of print, and the cover […]
This chicken taco filling is quite good, and it’s made in the crockpot. It’s important to use a flavorful salsa (I used Arriba! Fire Roasted Mexican Chipotle Salsa), and DO NOT use a mild salsa as there just isn’t enough flavor.
After the dish is cooked squeeze some fresh lime juice to give the dish a […]
