Carolyn Swaney's Posts Tagged 'corn' (3)

Sancocho de Gallina is an extremely flavorful, comforting chicken soup-meets-stew, that is hearty and delicious. A myriad of Colombian staples, potatoes, corn, yuca and chicken dominate your bowl and fill you up, while the gorgeous smells of this tasty soup waft through your kitchen.

This recipe was adapted from the fabulous Erica at mycolombianrecipes.com,…

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Tamales, to me, are a food made with family, infused as much with spice and flavor as with the love and labor that is put into them. That said, these tamales, made with tamale flour, are simpler than you'd think. Here in Southern California, tamales can be found in a Mexican restaurant on every corner, but that fact made them no less impressive to the huge group that enjoyed…

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I’m pretty sure that I could live on Mexican food. I’d give up Italian, Japanese, you name it, if I had to choose one. So imagine my dismay when I think about the holidays, where traditionally “American” fare is served.



Not this year! I’m Latinizing my Thanksgiving with a Mexican-spiced turkey, dry rubbed with chile, garlic, and cumin, complemented with lime and onion. Lime on the outside AND inside keep the turkey moist, and impart even… Continue