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Chicken and White Bean Chili

Will this blog explode if I post one more chili recipe here? Probably. But that's a chance I'm willing to take. I've got a situation here.My fridge seems to be breeding poblano peppers. Like tribbles. Only greener and more tasty. I could swear (read full article)

5 Days of Cheese: Cheddar

If you're a fan of cheese, and if you've been following our "5 Days of ..." series, you're gonna love this week's theme: 5 Days of Cheese! It hardly seems fair to restrict such fabulousness to only five days, but we'll do the best we can to cover som (read full article)

Tomato Salsa #95

posted August 12, 2010 in La Fuji Mama

When Josie (Daydreamer Desserts) came over to help me try out knives last week, she brought a treasure with her. We had talked about making some kind of salsa with all of the ingredients that we would be chopping up, so that they w (read full article)

Orxata i Fartons

posted August 11, 2010 in Tamarind and Thyme

Blai went to Barcelona a week earlier than I did and I had to spend that entire week hearing about how fabulous fartons were and how well they went with orxata and how I absolutely had to try them. (Go ahead and giggle at the name like a five year ol (read full article)

Bolillos - Mexican Rolls

posted August 11, 2010 in Boise Foodie Guild

The other day while I was looking for the Mole Recipes that are listed below,I came across this recipe for Bolillos, Mexican rolls. One of the recipes, has bolillos (the double "ll" is pronounced like a "y") mentioned. I had no idea what they were, (read full article)

Chicken Mole

posted August 10, 2010 in Boise Foodie Guild

(Photo By: SB, Allrecipes.com)Sometime ago, maybe a week or two, someone, I think it was Margaret, asked me about the Mexican Mole sauce. From various sources, including Allrecipes.com, the Foodnetwork.com, waymorehomemade.com and the travelblog.com, (read full article)

Mexican Chicken Fajitas By Daughter

posted August 10, 2010 in Keep Learning Keep Smiling

Mexican food is one of my upcoming favourite. I have eaten a couple of times and liked it but have not made it myself. One morning my youngest daughter said she wanted chicken fajita for lunch. Now that is new to me. I told her I don’t even kno (read full article)

Poblano Corn

posted August 10, 2010 in Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker

I am sure there is a better name for this dish.  My parents went to Mexico and then on a cruise down around the Panama Canal earlier this year, stopping in various places along the way.  Mom came back raving about the food and swearing neve (read full article)

Dear Chef'n: You rock (and other miscellany).

posted August 09, 2010 in The Wine-y Tomato

Before I start into my trip home: A few weeks ago, I realized something.  Months ago, I won a contest on Chef'n's Facebook page for a Sleekslice mandoline, which is an awesome little tool of theirs.  However, my point is that it had been a couple (read full article)

Any Restaurant With Tequila in the Name is the Place for Me

posted August 07, 2010 in The Chile Underground

My father-in-law and I hadn’t been on a major foraging expedition in something like three weeks. (Kai wanted to go along too, and we were too soft-hearted to say no.) For us, that’s like more than five months. (In dog years.) There were (read full article)

How to Make Easy Mexican Cookies

posted August 07, 2010 in Recipes for the Family

Learn how to make easy Mexican cookies. Polvorones de Canele, also known as cinnamon cookies, are easy to make and delicious especially if you love desserts and have a sweet tooth. Hosting a summer party, a special celebration or a (read full article)

Cantina Laredo – London

posted August 06, 2010 in FoodForFriendsYeah

Photo courtesy of Chris Pople (Cheese and Biscuits) Cantina Laredo 10 Upper St. Martin’s Lane WC2H 9FB t: 0207 420 0630 w: www.cantinalaredo.co.uk A few weeks ago Chris Pople of Cheese and Biscuits invited me to be his +1 for dinner at the lat (read full article)

Food Notes: Vegetables & Fruits the Evergreen Trend. (Anybody a Sip of Limoncello?)

posted August 05, 2010 in Food Meditations

Food Trends ~ Latin recipes get vegan twist ~ Hearing of "Latin American food" may evokes images of Mexican carnitas tacos, Argentine grilled steak and Peruvian ... But Latin cooking uses so much... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi (read full article)

Quick Quinoa Salad

posted August 02, 2010 in Guilty Kitchen

I’ve been thinking. Yes, sometimes I do get a moment of mental clarity to actually sort our my thoughts. Usually is occurs around the time I am closing my eyes to go to sleep, mind still racing, small chubby cheek pressed up against my breast, (read full article)

Tacos al Pastor

posted July 31, 2010 in Mangos Chili and Z

It seems like Tacos al Pastor are everywhere lately…my favorite little taco joint here in Denver has them on the menu…Rick Bayless sent over a recipe via his newsletter…Food and Wine Magazine talked about them in their taco truck a (read full article)

Mexican meal: Enchilada chicken and mexican corn

posted July 31, 2010 in What's Cooking in Kentucky

Everyday at my job I am asked questions about what foods are healthy, what foods we should eat, etc.  Mexican food tends to have a lot of cheese…queso, enchiladas, tacos, burritos…is there any mexican dish that doesn’t have cheese (read full article)

Mexican meal: Enchilada chicken and mexican rice

posted July 31, 2010 in What's Cooking in Kentucky

Everyday at my job I am asked questions about what foods are healthy, what foods we should eat, etc.  Mexican food tends to have a lot of cheese…queso, enchiladas, tacos, burritos…is there any mexican dish that doesn’t have cheese (read full article)

General Mills Quericavida FREE Food

posted July 30, 2010 in Frugal Front Porch

  General Mills Quericavida food samples giveaway. General Mills is giving away free samples to Spanish speaking US citizens. Receive updates, coupons, and samples of their products FREE to your home! At Que Rica Vida find a great variety of (read full article)

Pico De Gallo (Fresh tomato salsa)

posted July 29, 2010 in Chef In You

After marriage, in the initial days of cooking, I was content making traditional foods that I grew up with. Like any new bride full of enthusiasm, I laid down feasts after feasts, making my husband feel that our wedding feast was still on a roll! he (read full article)

Crab Shack Baby!!!!

The pics were taken with our new fancy-schmancy smart phones. They may be smart, but the photo quality is not the greatest. Then again, a good carpenter never blames his tools. And so, I blame Obama, since he's getting blamed for everything else (read full article)

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