Delicious flavorful tomato sauce. Usually I make this sauce in September after picking lots of tomatoes and vegetables from my garden. One of my favorite sauces for the winter, perfect for pasta, Stuffed shells pasta,
Fried Plantain with Sour Cream
Plantain or Cooking bananas (plátano on Spanish) are large bananas which usually require cooking before eating them. They are large with a green or gray-greenish rind and contain more starch and less sugar than regular bananas, and have a hard and savory flesh. Before eating, they can be steamed, boiled, grilled, baked, or fried. In most Spanish-speaking countries, Plantains...
Read more
Easy pickles
My family loves pickles, so I made crunchy sweet and sour pickles with a little spice again, a quick and easy recipe.
(more…)...
Read more
Tomatillo Salsa Verde
Salsa verde is a simple, green Mexican sauce made from tomatillos (they originate from Mexico, the taste is tart and vibrant. They are eaten raw or cooked in a variety of dishes, particularly salsa verde). A really authentic, full-of-flavor salsa, perfect with chips, eggs, quesadillas, enchiladas, chicharrónes, or as a topping for carne asada tacos.
Great for dinner, any...
Read more
Pork Tajine with Sweet Potatoes
Tender juicy meat with aromatic sweet potatoes, herbs, spices, and a flavorful sauce; perfect to serve with couscous as well! Food cooked in a tajine gives it a unique taste, and everything you cook in it turns out very tender and juicy due to the aromatic steam. This tasty pork with sweet potatoes dish can be served directly...
Read more
Poblano Pepper
Poblano is a relatively mild chilli pepper, although sometimes they can be unpredictable and give you a strong heat and aroma. They have a dark, thick, and green skin and are heart shaped, originating from the state of Puebla, Mexico. Dried, it is called ancho or chile ancho, and it's sometimes dried and smoked as well. We buy...
Read more
Asian night
Yep, it still snowing here in Minnesota, a lot and we try to keep our house warm :) Asian night this Sunday! Steamed and fried dumplings; chicken egg rolls with homemade dough. Nailed it again!
Sweet and Sour Pork Steamed Dumplings
Fried and Steamed Dumplings
(more…)...
Read more
Taco Tuesday
Fish tacos with Pico de Gallo, from scratch
Read more
- For the tortillas, its best to use fresh masa but what we use is the corn flour from Maseca. Its very easy to make and has the basic instructions there so I won't repeat them but the key that I've seen is to use warm water when making the...
Asian Eggplant with Sweet and Sour Sauce
Kartofelniki for dinner tonight!
Kartofelniki with Meat and Mushroom sauce for dinner tonight!
Kartofelniki is a Russian, Ukrainian, Belorussian dish, stuffed baked potato patty. You can make them with different toppings such as meat, mushrooms, vegetables and serve with different herbs, sauces or cream, however it is normally served with sour cream. Tasty fried ‘kartofelniki’ can be a side dish to meat, but...
Read more