If you have a beer in the fridge then this is BY FAR the best use for it. The batter is great for baby artichokes and fish as well. Using it to cover jalapeños is great; it burns sooooo good. This is easiest to make with an apple corer. If you do not have one [...]
Tags: cilantro, jalapeño, sour cream
This recipe is simple, delicious, and healthy. It comes from Palestine, so it’s absolutely authentic. Hummus means chick peas, so it’s really called Hummus bi tahina (chick peas with tahina). Tahina is sesame paste, much like peanut butter is peanut paste. It can be purchased at almost any regular grocery store in the ethnic food [...]
Tags: chick peas, dip, tahina
I perfected this to add to Thai curry. Fried tofu is super versatile. You can marinate it and serve it as an appetizer, or more obviously substitute it for any meat in soups or stews, adding at the last minute so it isn’t over cooked. It’s only two ingredients, but you must have a candy [...]
Avocados are abundant in Mexico, so guacamole is not a treat there, like it is here. You can find it at every restaurant, and the most common and easiest one follows. They make a quick and few ingredient guacamole, and they serve the chips right in the dip. Be sure to only use the amount [...]
The fresh garbanzo beans, as seen above, are for sale at any Hispanic or Latino grocery store. They are bright green, and have a fresh pea-looking bean inside. You suck the shell to get the seasoning, pull the bean out with your tounge, and then discard the shell…the same way we eat sunflower seeds. These [...]
Tags: botana, chili powder, garbanzo, lime, snack
You must make dill salt now. Follow the first step in this recipe, and let it sit, in waiting, while you dream of how good this is going to be. You can add this dill salt to soups, marinades, salad dressings, or to roast vegetables. You won’t be sorry! This is a fabulous addition to [...]
Tags: capers, chips, cream cheese, dill salt, queso
Talk about easy indulgence! This mix of salad and toast with my favorite cheese ever should not be missed! It’s a great early dinner, with a chilled Rose or Zin. It’s also my favorite brunch when I have foodie friends over. Not everyone loves beets, goat cheese, and alfalfa you know! If you’re like me [...]
Tags: alfalfa, beets, goat cheese, salad, toast
Pronounced Chi-Lee-Moan. This is finger food at its best: spicy, salty, and with a hint of citrus. This is the kind of thing that you’ll only try if you get to a Cantina in Mexico where they serve finger food. In other words, it’s delicious and authentic. Plus…who doesn’t love finger food? Spanish is infamous [...]
Tags: chile arbol, finger food, Garlic, mexican, peanuts
Dust off those 80s popcorn poppers – because popcorn is back! Who really knows what they put in those prepackaged bags of popcorn anyways? Or, if you own a deep pot with a lid, and some olive oil you’ve got the power. Serve this with Italian sodas before a heavy Italian meal. Heat 2 tbsp. [...]
I make these all the time. My brother and old neighbor (Whitney) love to eat these but do not like the spicy feature of the famous jalapeños, so I am sure to scrape every last seed and piece of rib from the sides to avoid pepper burn. Use rubber gloves to remove seeds and ribs, [...]