This braised squash, chili and coconut chicken Peruvian style, with the flavor of aji amarillo chilies and coconut, is an outstanding dish that’s full of complex flavor. Slightly spicy and slightly sweet, it tastes like you’ve been working all day, but the secret is the actual active time is only 20 minutes! Made with squash, …
Smoked Fish Dip is a great spread for your favorite crackers. Perfect on a cheese board, this smoked fish dip should become your house special! Smoked fish dip is beyond simple to make. I find that even people who don’t like fish-who turn up their nose at fish- love a good smoked fish spread. You …
This rich, no churn chocolate ice cream filled with everyone’s favorite cookie-well, I’m assuming that is an Oreo-requires no ice cream machine and only 5 ingredients. This ought to get you through summer! No churn ice cream appears to have been invented by Nigella Lawson. If you’ve never had no churn ice cream, well, welcome …
Stuffed Mexican peppers with cheese and corn are perfect as a side dish or a main course. Rich and flavorful, these poblanos will soon become a family favorite. Everyone requests them. I just ate the last of the stuffed Mexican peppers that I made when Alex was home. These are so good I can’t believe …
S’mores Bars. Lacking a campfire, this one is pretty good. Sticking to the traditional components of Hershey bars, graham crackers and marshmallows-this s’mores bar with nuts will please anyone. And you can serve them year round! S’mores bars have three standards. Graham crackers, marshmallows and Hershey bars. It doesn’t require a campfire though. Made quickly, …
Peruvian Green Sauce is a jalapeno, cilantro, garlic lover’s delight! I really must say that this is WAY BETTER than ketchup! I eat it on everything! (This is an updated post from 2014. It is one of my most popular so I figured it was time to reintroduce this!) Peruvian green sauce is my go …
Mexican Shrimp Cocktail starts with a savory tomato sauce made of ketchup. Add in avocado, shrimp and corn and one has the perfect summer food! Mexican shrimp cocktail is one of my favorite summer foods. It cools you off while satisfying your hunger. This simple tomato sauce, because honestly that is what it is, …
This is my mom’s special coleslaw recipe. She always made it with purple cabbage, sugar and celery seed. What can I say? This is pretty special coleslaw! (This is an updated post from July, 2014) My mom’s homemade coleslaw is unlike any cabbage salad I’ve ever made. And that’s exactly what coleslaw is. The term …