Bacon Ricotta Corn Cakes are the perfect canvas for something luscious and savory, like this slow cooked brisket or even a fried egg. I was sent a free copy of Bacon 24/7: Recipes for Curing, Smoking, and Eating by the publisher for purposes of reviewing it. Affiliate links were used in this post, but only to…
Mexican Pasta Bake with Ground Beef and Sour Cream: Using Community Cookbooks
Mexican Pasta Bake with Ground Beef and Sour Cream is the best of American comfort food livened up with healthy vegetables and Mexican herbs and spices. This next installment in my series using community cookbooks comes from the most wonderfully named little book: “…On The Border…By The Sea…” Cookbook Contributed by the Women of The…
Chorizo and Beans Chili: Muy Bueno: Three Generations of Authentic Mexican Flavors reviewed
Chorizo and Beans Chili is a delicious and flavorful Mexican American chili that starts with dried beans. A copy of Muy Bueno was provided to me by the publisher for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items discussed in this post. I have had quite a few…
Chicken with Mock Mole Sauce of Almonds, Orange, Chocolate and Sherry
Chicken with Mock Mole Sauce of Almonds, Orange, Chocolate and Sherry is a delicious introduction to using chocolate in Mexican mole sauce. A copy of Bold: A Cookbook of Big Flavors was sent to me by the publishers for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items discussed in this…
Polvorones con Chocolate: #CreativeCookieExchange and The New Southwest
Polvorones con Chocolate are a delicious and nut-free twist on a Mexican Wedding Cookie that everyone will love. Affiliate links were used to link to items I am discussing. A copy of The New Southwest was sent to me by the publishers for the purposes of an honest review. Guys! When you come home from…
Drunken Bean Soup with Bacon for the Slow Cooker
I know we’ve all got spring fever; being cooped up in our homes watching snowfall after snowfall through the windows is making us all a little crazy. So do I wish I had something really spring-y to share with you? Of course. But alas, it has been nothing but cold here and soup is still…
Mexican Inspired Chicken Soup with Corn and Heirloom Beans
A brothy chicken soup boosted with Mexican spices and lime juice is the best cure for a cold I have come across! Sorry about the extended absence!! I mentioned in my last post that I had run out of savory meals to share because I had given in to popular demand (i.e., my kids) and…
Carnitas
Believe it or not, I had never made carnitas before this. I have no idea why, given that Mexican food and braised meat are 2 of my favorite things ever. I recently purchased Roberto Santibañez’s Tacos, Tortas, and Tamales: Flavors from the Griddles, Pots, and Streetside Kitchens of Mexico, and was feeling really inspired to make…
Alex’s Mango Guacamole
Guys I am in a cooking funk. Yes it happens to me too. Not often, but still. I am not in the mood for anything in particular and for whatever reason the idea of cooking much is just blah. Enter Alex and her current obsession with all things avocado.