Menu du jour latin dish : 10 Recipes


  • Recipe Cumin Grilled Pork Chops
    Cumin Grilled Pork Chops
    When I first saw this recipe I didn't think the flavors would go well together as this is a Latin dish and it calls for a half cup of soy sauce.  To me soy sauce is used in Asian cooking but since I am always open to trying new recipes with all[...]
  • Recipe Arroz con Pollo (Chicken with Rice)
    Arroz con Pollo (Chicken with Rice)
    I have been on a Latin kick lately as I just love all the flavors of Latin cuisine.  This is another recipe from Ingrid Hoffmann's book Simply Delicioso.   I'm sorry that the pictures aren't good quality but my son is away for the weekend[...]
  • Recipe Homemade Tortillas and Black Bean Chicken
    Homemade Tortillas and Black Bean Chicken
    Today was one of those days where I didn’t want to do ANYTHING. I made it out of the house to pick up some yarn for a project, but that was the extent of it. It was 17 degrees and there’s snow on the ground and becoming one with my couch[...]
  • Recipe Cuban-Style Chicken, Black Bean, and Sweet Potato Stew
    Cuban-Style Chicken, Black Bean, and Sweet Potato Stew
    When I was on my way home from work today, I had literally, no idea what the heck to make for dinner. No idea whatsoever. I knew I had chicken, but I also have ground beef, pasta, tomato sauce, and various other veggies… when I got home, I[...]
  • Recipe Rabo Estofado (Braised Oxtails) my favorite Cuban Dish
    Rabo Estofado (Braised Oxtails) my favorite Cuban Dish
    The last post I have from my trip to Miami happens to be of my favorite Cuban dish, Rabo Estofado or (braised oxtails). A similar and more popular version of this dish is called Rabo Encendido, but that has a bit of heat, which I can live without.[...]
  • Recipe Eat this! Tiradito: Asia meets South America in cool fish dish
    Eat this! Tiradito: Asia meets South America in cool fish dish
      What it is: A Peruvian cousin of ceviche and sashimi, tiradito is thin strips of chilled, raw fish doused with a zesty salsa made from citrus juice and aji amarillo (Peruvian yellow pepper, Capsicum baccatum). Unlike most ceviches, the fish[...]
  • Recipe Old Clothes for Dinner?
    Old Clothes for Dinner?
    What were you doing at 6 a.m. today? While you may have been sleeping or working out, I was up, in the kitchen, slicing vegetables for tonight’s dinner. I got too tired last night to throw together tonight’s crockpot meal, so I got up[...]
  • Recipe Cheesy Stuffed Bell Peppers
    Cheesy Stuffed Bell Peppers
    My plan was to make stuffed eggplants or stuffed carnival squash but, if there is one thing I’m good at that would be changing my mind in a heart beat. Since I had 6 bell peppers in the fridge, the first idea was to stuff them with rice and[...]
  • Recipe Food Network: Causes Bursts of Cooking!
    Food Network: Causes Bursts of Cooking!
    About 2 weeks ago, Adam and I did nothing but watch Food Network for about 3 days straight. Episode after episode of Ace of Cakes, Iron Chef America, Good Eats, Unwrapped… but one show in particular caught my attention and has lingered in my[...]
  • Recipe Homemade Tortillas and Black Bean Chicken
    Homemade Tortillas and Black Bean Chicken
    Today was one of those days where I didn’t want to do ANYTHING. I made it out of the house to pick up some yarn for a project, but that was the extent of it. It was 17 degrees and there’s snow on the ground and becoming one with my couch[...]



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