Category Archives: recipes
recipe: vegetarian posole
I’ve finally found a local grocery store that stocks uncooked white corn posole (aka hominy) so this has made it back into the regular rotation. The only thing that ever gets in the way of having it on hand is
recipe: vegetarian posole
I’ve finally found a local grocery store that stocks uncooked white corn posole (aka hominy) so this has made it back into the regular rotation. The only thing that ever gets in the way of having it on hand is
recipe: red vegetarian broth
I made a batch of my red broth this morning to get ready for the soup-a-thon that I have ahead of me the next few days. I have a soup swap to go to and although I haven’t decided what
recipe: red vegetarian broth
I made a batch of my red broth this morning to get ready for the soup-a-thon that I have ahead of me the next few days. I have a soup swap to go to and although I haven’t decided what
vegetarian recipe: ancho lentil stew
My mother giggles at the mention of her lentejas referred to as an “Ancho Lentil Stew,” but she sops it with corn tortillas and gets to the bottom of her bowl whenever she has it.
vegetarian recipe: ancho lentil stew
My mother giggles at the mention of her lentejas referred to as an “Ancho Lentil Stew,” but she sops it with corn tortillas and gets to the bottom of her bowl whenever she has it.
cantaloupe agua fresca | a recipe template
My impatience got the best of me and I sliced into a cantaloupe before it was ready to eat. I knew immediately that it would have to go straight into the blender with some sweetener for popsicles and agua fresca.
cantaloupe agua fresca | a recipe template
My impatience got the best of me and I sliced into a cantaloupe before it was ready to eat. I knew immediately that it would have to go straight into the blender with some sweetener for popsicles and agua fresca.
summer snack | watermelon popsicles
post-walk snack, a photo by a_neelee on Flickr. A summer staple, these guys stave off the heat and thirst in one fell swoop. We love them and this is the first thing I make when we get a watermelon home
summer snack | watermelon popsicles
post-walk snack, a photo by a_neelee on Flickr. A summer staple, these guys stave off the heat and thirst in one fell swoop. We love them and this is the first thing I make when we get a watermelon home
inheritance from my mother’s kitchen
My mother is moving back to Merida, Yucatan after 37 years in Texas to spend more time with my healthy and vibrant 96 year old grandfather. With the move less than a week away, I headed to Dallas to help
inheritance from my mother’s kitchen
My mother is moving back to Merida, Yucatan after 37 years in Texas to spend more time with my healthy and vibrant 96 year old grandfather. With the move less than a week away, I headed to Dallas to help
recipe template: fideo seco
Fideos are a household staple for Latin-American families across the country and not even a pot of beans in the pressure cooker whips together as quickly. Growing up, we ate my mom’s variation of the dish that was affectionately referred
recipe template: fideo seco
Fideos are a household staple for Latin-American families across the country and not even a pot of beans in the pressure cooker whips together as quickly. Growing up, we ate my mom’s variation of the dish that was affectionately referred
recipe: salsa casera
Salsa is a hard one for me. There’s the whole issue of personal taste, how much heat is enough and that’s without injecting the larger world of food politics into your freshly made batch of salsa… in the middle of
recipe: salsa casera
Salsa is a hard one for me. There’s the whole issue of personal taste, how much heat is enough and that’s without injecting the larger world of food politics into your freshly made batch of salsa… in the middle of
recipe: frijoles negros
A pretty basic template for one of my most treasured kitchen staples – black beans.
recipe: frijoles negros
A pretty basic template for one of my most treasured kitchen staples – black beans.
recipe: steam-fried eggs
Feliz Año Nuevo! Just a quick post to show one of our most-favorite breakfasts in the whole wide world – steam-fried eggs with black beans and homemade salsa. If you’ve already got beans and salsa in the fridge, it’s a
recipe: steam-fried eggs
Feliz Año Nuevo! Just a quick post to show one of our most-favorite breakfasts in the whole wide world – steam-fried eggs with black beans and homemade salsa. If you’ve already got beans and salsa in the fridge, it’s a
recipe: grapefruit vinaigrette
grapefruits for breakfast, lunch and dinner with a recipe for a lovely vinaigrette.
recipe: grapefruit vinaigrette
grapefruits for breakfast, lunch and dinner with a recipe for a lovely vinaigrette.
quickie dinner | spaghetti
quick recipe for red sauce to help give your not-so-exciting spaghetti dinner quick pizazz.
quickie dinner | spaghetti
quick recipe for red sauce to help give your not-so-exciting spaghetti dinner quick pizazz.
recipe: stovetop granola
Discovering that I can make granola on the stovetop was one of my biggest AHA kitchen moments ever. Turning the oven on in the insanity that is the Texas summer is nearly impossible, but granola is a household staple that
recipe: stovetop granola
Discovering that I can make granola on the stovetop was one of my biggest AHA kitchen moments ever. Turning the oven on in the insanity that is the Texas summer is nearly impossible, but granola is a household staple that
recipe: potato and kale tacos
Just a quick post to show off our yummy tacos from a few days ago. I did most of the prep work in advance – so getting these from stove to table was fast. Filling for tacos: Black Beans *
recipe: potato and kale tacos
Just a quick post to show off our yummy tacos from a few days ago. I did most of the prep work in advance – so getting these from stove to table was fast. Filling for tacos: Black Beans *
