July 2012 Posts (55)

Swiss Chard “Acelga” Empanadas

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Delicious Bite Easy Dough empanada discs.…

Yields 4 servings



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4 artichokes (medium), prepared and cooked

1 cup plain low-fat yogurt

1 tablespoon chopped…

Makes 4 servings

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1 cup chopped ripe mango

1 cup mango juice…

BRISKET IN PRESSURE COOKER

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3 pounds brisket

3 large white onions

6 cloves of garlic

½ cup olive oil

1 cup tomato…

i simply can not cook that way...all ive ever known is southern cooking .. some cajun..  are there any diabetic recipts in hispanic cooking?

Would have to say that growing up in a big Mexican family, the traditional foods prepared did not include chili. Of course "Chile con Carne" and "Tortillas de Maiz" for sure, but chili came along when we moved to Texas in 1979. It was hard for me to appreciate all the things I would take…

Makes 2 servings

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½ cup brewed coffee (recommended brand: Cielito Rosado Café Premium)

¼ cup cream of coconut…

Sometimes I believe that ground meat gets a bad rap! Lol! I mean I could not imagine growing up without "picadillo" and "sopa de albondigas". Because we were a family of 10, my mom had to be creative with her use of ground beef. For this recipe, I took my mom's "albondiga" (meatball) recipe…

If I had to choose one Mexican dessert that I remember the most as a child, it would have to be hojarascas. It has the texture of a shortbread cookie that melts in your mouth when you eat it. My Mom would make these cookies at the holidays mostly or…

What could be more comforting on a Sunday morning than homemade flour tortillas with warm beans, scrambled eggs and a warm salsa, just out of the blender? When I was still living at home, my mom would make flour tortillas for us at least once a month. It was a treat for sure!! I big pot of pinto…

Makes 4 servings

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1 whole egg plus 4 egg yolks

3 tablespoons white sugar

1 cup milk…

Makes 20 servings

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¼ cup butter

½ cup finely chopped onion

1…

Makes 20-25 fritters

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2 cups shredded yautía (malanga)

½ cup grated parmesan cheese

1 teaspoon…

Serves 6

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2 pounds Idaho potatoes, washed, unpeeled, each cut lengthwise in 8 slices

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon fresh rosemary

5 garlic cloves, crushed

½ teaspoon…

Makes 12 empanadas

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½ lb cooked ham, finely chopped

½ lb…

Makes 12 empanadas

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1 tablespoon olive oil

2 large onions, chopped…

Two of my most favorite things about Mexican food, corn tortillas and hominy, also known as pozole. My Dad's job was as a "builder" of tortilla machines, you know the big, stainless steel machines that would produce hundreds of tortillas in one hour. My Dad would build them from the ground…

The only quesadillas I ever knew, were made with corn tortillas and filled with Monterey jack cheese, topped with tomatillo salsa! My siblings and I lived on those through out our childhood living in California. It wasn't until we moved to Houston, Texas in 1979, that I had my first…