All Posts Tagged 'potatoes' (36)

Pretty simple ingredients, ground beef, potatoes, fresh tomato sauce, and yet one of the most comforting flavors of home. On most nights this was my Mom's easy, go to dishes to make when she wasn't feeling too creative in the kitchen. But, what she will never know is that it was, and still…

You are probably thinking, chocolate and chile?? Isn't that a mole sauce? I guess you could say it's a much easier variation of a mole sauce with a kick! I have been using chicken thighs more and more instead of chicken breast for braising recipes. The chicken is moist and super tender...…

Yields 2 servings

Ingredients:

1 lb. snapper, preferably the tail half of the fish

2 stalks green onion

¼…

Who doesn't love a burrito?? Small, big, really big, to huge! I went to a restaurant in East L.A. once, named "El Tepeyac", where their claim to fame was (and is) their 7-pound burrito!! It took five of us, and we still had leftovers for two more people. Amazing! When I lived in California,…

Makes 10 servings

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3 lbs. (8 cups) potatoes, diced

4 hard-boiled eggs, finely chopped

¼…

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…

Yields 6-8 servings

Ingredients:

3 pounds Idaho potatoes…

Tater tots are those little potato buddies we never forgot about. Lucky for us, they’re always available in the freezer aisle at the market. The next time you’re yearning to visit your good ol’ pals, head to the spice cabinet and get your mustard powder and chopped dill. Combine with garlic powder and onion powder in a small bowl and sprinkle over your tater tots right after…

Yields 8-10 empanadas





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1 package frozen mini-empanada shells

1 lb. spicy Spanish chorizo sausage, finely chopped…

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1 ½ pounds beef, cubed

4 tablespoons lard

1 tablespoon salt

¼ teaspoon black…

Serves 6-8



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3 pounds pork, cut in cubes

1½ pounds beef, cut in cubes

2 bay leaves…

While I was visiting my familia in Monterrey, Mexico in 2011, I was asked to prepare a dish to pass for the big family reunion. The first thing that came to mind was my Mom's recipe for pork chile colorado(red). If i had to pick one dish of hers that was my favorite, it would have to be this one for sure. I think all…

Serves 6

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken cut up

½ cup vegetable oil

2 crushed garlic cloves…

Cut the chicken in the following way, removing the ribs and excess fat:

2 thighs

2 drumsticks

4 or 6 breasts

2 wings

1 chicken tailbone and chicken back



Season the pieces of chicken and rub with ½ a clove of minced garlic.…

Bifes a la criolla —thinly-sliced steaks stewed with onions, peppers, and potatoes— is a classic Argentine meal, one of those honest, unfussy, flavorful dishes that best characterizes Argentine cuisine. This isn’t the sort of meal you’ll generally tuck into in a restaurant. Instead,…

Serves 4



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2 pounds red potatoes, washed, cut into small cubes (leave skin on)

3 garlic cloves…

Potatoes are a staple of Spain’s diet. This Castilian dish is “important” enough to be a meal in itself. This recipe is dapted from Joyce Goldstein’s Savoring Spain and Portugal Cookbook.…

Serves 4



Ingredients:

2 bunches watercress, thick stalks removed

1 tablespoon olive oil

4 ounces Spanish onion, finely…

I’ve moved more than a half-dozen times in my adult life. Like many people, with each move I lessened the load. This meant as my life became more (or shall we say totally) digitalized, “lessening the load” meant getting rid of cookbooks.

Yes, I loved them but the fact was I no longer looked at them. Didn’t have the time or…

Right now I am having a love affair between two chefs.  Call it a foodie "Ménage à trois."  Chef Eric Ripert of the famous Le Bernadin Restaurant (my all-time favorite) and…