Chorizo Dip
I find when guests come to visit that a good dip can make the evening. I’m not sure what it is exactly about dip that is so enticing, but I do know that a good dip recipe, or two, can be a life saver. Perhaps it is the communal aspect of dips, the fact that they force interaction, that make them not only a great party nibble but an activity everyone can enjoy! I decided that I needed more warm dips in my life. It goes with...
Cornbread Topped Turkey and Green Chile Casserole
The day after Thanksgiving I tend to bag up some of my left-over turkey and freeze it. I love knowing that I have, in my freezer, the means to make any number of easy weeknight meals. From pot pies to tetrazzini, frozen turkey meat is a good thing to have on hand. This year I decided to try out a new idea that blends creamy pot pie filling with a Tex-Mex flair. I served this up to my casserole hating husband who went back for...
Turkey and Mushroom Soup
One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is the left-overs. With as much as we cook it’s never a surprise that we can’t eat it all, which is fine by me. I love a breakfast of cornbread stuffing and turkey before I start putting up my Christmas decorations. Usually we have so much left over turkey, mom inevitably roasts a 22 pound bird, that we have enough for two or three days. As much as I love plain roast turkey...
Taco Mac and a Rotel Giveaway!
**UPDATE** The lucky winner is comment #109! Congratulations to Addie! I hope you enjoy your prize!! I’m doing something very rare … I’m hosting a giveaway! If you have read my blog you know I have an ongoing, and passionate, love affair with Rotel tomatoes. They are a pantry staple in my kitchen and I use them in all sorts of Tex-mex dishes (See my Baked Sopes with Skirt Steak and Black Beans and Beef...
Bacon Dressed Green Beans
I have the secret for making EVERY vegetable, as long as you are a carnivore, taste better. It is not a very well kept secret, since EVERYONE knows about bacon. This recipe started out as green bean bundles from a cookbook I borrowed from my mother. The beans were blanched then slow roasted which left them limp and unpleasantly mushy. I prefer my green beans to be slightly al dente, or tender crisp, but I loved the flavors in the...
Carrot, Cardamom and Coconut Soup
I always carry with me a book I call my ‘Inspiration Book’. This is the place where I jot down ideas, or flavors, so when I get back to my home kitchen I remember what it was, exactly, that inspired me. This little book has served me well, and it is directly responsible for this soup. When my husband and I were off at IFBC last month we took a little side trip into Vancouver, BC. I had never been to Canada and it was...
