Salsas :

Cholula Mexican Hot Sauce

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My Favorite Mexican Hot Sauce – Cholula My absolute favorite brand of Mexican hot sauce is Salsa Cholula from Puebla. It’s made from chiles de arbol , a fiery dried red chile. I put it on everything.  To me it tastes similar to[...]

Mixed Herb Italian Salsa Verde Over Seared Sea Scallops

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Every year when my herb garden is overflowing with fresh herbs I start making a multitude of different toppings and sauces for my weeknight menu’s.  I also dry my herbs for use in soups and stews or to marinate feta cheese.  I’ll[...]

Pineapple Habanero Salsa

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I first used this recipe about 15 years ago, and honestly, I don’t remember where I got it.  This really is a crowd favorite that seems to surprise people in a good way.  What I like is that it lets people really get to enjoy the[...]

Asian Slaw

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Asian Slaw? Well that’s what I call it. We have been sort of featuring sides dishes recently, an often overlooked part of a successful meal. So today we have another one of my go to side slash salad recipes to compliment your main entree.[...]

Red Pipian

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Before I continue I want to give my friend Ruth Alegria a big shout out. She has been a guide, inspiration and friend to me for the past 3 or 4 months. Even though she is not Mexican, her passion for Mexico and its food is[...]

Sole Meuniere

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Sole Meuniere is a classic French fish recipe prepared with fresh Dover sole that has been lightly dusted in flour, pan seared in clarified butter and then topped with a simple sauce of fresh butter, capers, a squeeze of lemon and Italian[...]

Polenta Lasagna

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Have I mentioned lately how much I LOVE polenta?  I think you all know by now I have a love affair with polenta, not to mention a few other taste bud tingling ingredients like chipotle chili pepper and halibut!  But truly, polenta is one of[...]

Groundnut Chutney

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Groundnut chutney as everyone knows is a good accompaniment for dosas and idlis and needs no more introduction to South Indians. I love this chutney when compared to the others and make it often at home. So here's my recipe or I would say my[...]

Tex-Mex Chili Dip

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I made Easy Corn and Black Bean Salsa for our New Year's Eve buffet. I had about half leftover so I decided to reinvent it as a Tex-Mex Chili Dip for the football food buffet yesterday. I added about a cup and a half of the salsa to a[...]

Coriander Chutney

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This is an easy to make chutney with no use of the stove. It is an absolute refreshing chutney and goes well with dosas or idlis. I usually add more coriander leaves as I like it that way. ~* Ingredients *~ Coriander leaves - a bunch[...]