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 [...]
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Grilled Polenta with Spicy Steak
Published by May 16th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Beef, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Kid Approved, Latin, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex and Quick and Easy. 0 CommentsArepas
Published by September 1st, 2009 in 5 Stars, Entertaining, Latin, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, Sides and Vegetarian. ClosedArepas 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 [...]
Southwest Chicken Taco Filling
Published by July 24th, 2009 in 4 Stars, Crock Pot, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Heart Healthy, Latin, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex and Poultry. ClosedThis 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 [...]
Mango Jicama Salsa
Published by July 2nd, 2009 in 5 Stars, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Fish, Heart Healthy, Latin, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, Poultry, Quick and Easy, Salad and Salsa. ClosedI’m always will to try a great new salsa to top chicken tacos or fish tacos. This salsa is so summery and refreshing, and it went great as a topper for fish tacos. I saw a recipe for jicama salad in the March 2009 issue of Cooking Light, which was the initial inspiration of my [...]
Quick Steak Taco Dinner
Published by June 10th, 2009 in 5 Stars, Beef, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Grill, Kid Approved, Latin, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, Salsa and Sides. ClosedHere’s a tasty menu for a quick weeknight dinner. Top tacos with Mango Salsa and serve with Los Tios Mexican Rice. Ingredients: 1 flank steak lime juice to marinate salt pepper garlic powder onion powder ground ginger Directions: Combine all ingredients in a dish or zip top bag and marinate for 30 minutes. Grill until [...]
Grilled Salmon with Grilled Corn, Tomato, and Basil Relish
Published by June 1st, 2009 in 5 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Latin, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, Salsa and Sides. ClosedOur plan was to grill the fish and the corn. Then part way through grilling the corn, we ran out of gas…change of plans. We ended up baking the salmon and finishing the corn in a skillet. Regardless, this is a winner dish…so tasty and summery–especially if you use your grill. You could easily use [...]
Marinated Grilled Chicken Breast with Watermelon-Jalapeno Salsa
Published by July 18th, 2008 in 5 Stars, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Grill, Heart Healthy, Kid Approved, Latin, Poultry and Salsa. 0 CommentsThis recipe comes from the August 2007 issue of Cooking Light. It was delicious. The chicken tasted great, and the marinade would be great for a fajita marinade. The Watermelon-Jalapeno salsa was also delicious and the kiddos even ate it! Excellent summer dish! Ingredients: 1 TBSP chopped fresh oregano 1 TBSP olive oil 1 tsp. [...]
Mango Salsa
Published by July 8th, 2008 in 5 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Grill, Heart Healthy, Latin, Poultry, Quick and Easy and Salsa. 0 CommentsThis is one of our summertime go to dishes. The salsa is delicious over grilled chicken, and you can make it as spicy or mild as you like depending on how much hot peppers you add. It’s super easy to make and always a crowd pleaser. Ingredients: 2 mangoes, diced 1/2 red bell pepper, diced [...]
Buffalo Chicken Salad with Cilantro-Cotija Dressing
Published by June 18th, 2008 in 5 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Grill, Latin, Poultry, Salad and Sauce. 0 CommentsBuffalo wings are delicious, so why not make a salad around those familiar flavors? We created this Latin-inspired take on the traditional combination of buffalo wings and blue cheese dressing. The parsley and blue cheese of the traditional dressing are replaced with cilantro and cotija cheese, a crumbly cheese often used to top Mexican dishes, [...]
Arroz Con Coco Blanco/Coconut Rice
Published by June 14th, 2008 in 5 Stars, Asian, Latin and Sides. 0 CommentsThis coconut rice recipe comes from Secrets of Columbian Cooking. It was delicious! I had no idea Columbian cuisine used coconut milk. We made an Asian flank steak to accompany the rice, and the combo was delicious. Any grilled meat or Asian inspired marinade or sauce would be great with this rice. Just delicious! Ingredients: [...]
