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Hatch Chile and Goat Cheese Casserole

Stef — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:41:46 +0000

Hatch Chile and Goat Cheese Enchilada Casserole:

It’s Hatch Chile Season…let’s get roasting!

Okay, you may not have seen Hatch Chiles before. I certainly hadn’t before I moved down to Texas…Oh how I didn’t know what I was missing! Hatch Chiles come from Hatch, [...]

Chicken Taco Salad with Homemade Dressing

Stef — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:18:33 +0000

Chicken Taco Salad with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing: Yum!

It’s hard to develop a salad that is satisfying as a stand-alone dinner. However, it’s not impossible and I think I succeeded with this taco salad I made a few weeks ago. It was delicious that night and [...]

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Stef — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:09:54 +0000

My First Attempt at Chicken Tortilla Soup: A Rousing Success

A few weeks ago (probably about 3 or so by now), I noticed I had a lot of semi-related things in the fridge to make for my “Batch Cooking Sunday”. Not quite sure what to do, I [...]

Homemade Guacamole

Stef — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:22:42 +0000

My Results from Many Years of Trial and Error…

I love guacamole and let’s face it, avocados are nature’s (healthy) butter! It’s always better homemade and it’s taken years for me to perfect my guacamole recipe and technique. I think I’ve finally found a blend the works [...]

Turkey Stuffed Poblanos

Stef — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:54:17 +0000

A Healthy Take on the Stuffed Pepper…

Mark had to work on Easter Sunday, so we had our Easter dinner on Saturday…That left Sunday’s dinner up in the air. It was a beautiful day outside, so I wanted to spend a good chunk of [...]

Beef Fajitas

Stef — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:22:06 +0000

Summer is coming…are you ready to grill? (Cooking School pt. 2)

Welcome to part 2 chronicling our trip to Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen Beef Fajita Cooking School!

The main event of last weekend’s cooking school was grilling beef fajitas. Not too many secrets were given, Sylvia [...]

Capirotada

Stef — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:49:59 +0000

What is Capirotada? Sylvia will teach you! (Cooking School pt 1)

Capirotada, ready to eat! Photo taken with permission of Sylvia Casares

Last Saturday, my husband and I went to Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen for a cooking school on how to grill beef fajitas. It was an excellent [...]

Tofu a la Mexicana

Stef — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:25:29 +0000

Move Over Huevos a la Mexicana…there’s a new Sheriff in Town!

One day I was reading about scrambling tofu as a scrambled eggs substitute. This intrigued me and I looked into recipes a bit further. Most of the recipes called for turmeric to give the “eggs” their [...]

Enchiladas!

Stef — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:40:00 +0000

Preparing multiple enchiladas for a picky (or adventerous) family

Whether your family is picky (everyone has their different favorite enchilada) or they are adventurous (likes to try a bit of everything), this post is for you! Today I made 4 different kinds of enchiladas in the same dish with great success. First you’ll want [...]

Salsa Roja

Stef — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:29:00 +0000

An attempt to please the masses (i.e. the hubby) In an earlier post, I noted that I love salsa verde. However, my husband doesn’t care for it…

So, in an attempt to please the both of us, I made both salsa verde and salsa roja! First attempt at both and both need a bit [...]