Month: April 2007

  • Chicken Tamales!

    Another winner from our new favorite cookbook, Healthy Latin Cooking. Lisa worked the masa dough while I cooked up the chicken filling, which included bell peppers, onion, garlic, jalapeños, and spices. Neither one of us had even considered making tamales before — it seemed much too complicated and time consuming. Well, it was time consuming, […]

  • Salmon with Potato Fans

    This recipe is from The New Basics Cookbook – Yukon Gold potatoes, shallots, and butter fanned over salmon that’s first cooked on the stove, and then baked in the oven until the fish is cooked through and the potatoes are golden brown. This one smelled fantastic while cooking, and the shallots added a lot of […]

  • Chicken, Crab, and Andouille Jambalaya

    We adapted this recipe from the “Bourbon Street Jambalaya” in Great Bowls of Fire — the version in that book uses clams (Lisa’s not a huge fan) instead of crab. Also, I had forgotten how much I enjoy fresh-outta-the-oven cornbread muffins!

  • Tortilla Soup

    I found this recipe on RecipeZaar, but it’s originally from a book called “Stop and Smell the Rosemary“. We’ve made this one quite a few times, and have modified the original by cutting the oil in half, cutting back the cumin to a 1.5 tablespoons, and using fire roasted tomatoes. You’ll save a lot of […]

  • Brazilian Feijoada

    From our most frequently used cookbook, Great Bowls of Fire, comes this Brazilian black bean and meat stew. The chipotle peppers and chorizo really complemented each other, although next time I’d use a spicier chorizo if I could find it. Great Bowls of Fire is a fantastic cookbook — a lot of the recipes only […]