Spicy and refreshing all at once, this beautiful Cajun Shrimp Recipe with Citrus Cucumber Salsa is a show-stopping first course for your next dinner party!Have you ever bitten into something and you absolutely, positively couldn't help but moan a little? You already know about my obsession with Cara Cara's, so you … [Read more...]
Chopped Chicken Apple Salad Recipe
This main course, Chopped Chicken Apple Salad is full of sweet, savory and spicy flavors that will keep you coming back for more. The Jalapeño Vinaigrette puts it over-the-top!Don’t think that just because this recipe doesn’t include sautéed onions, that they didn’t go in something else I made for dinner last night. … [Read more...]
Creamy Roasted Jalapeno Lime Vinaigrette Recipe
Creamy, tangy, spicy and sweet — this Roasted Jalapeño Lime Vinaigrette recipe is all that and then some! It will spruce up every salad, and can also enhance all osrts of meat, chicken and fish dishes. I want this on my salad. For an explosion of flavor! I want fish or chicken marinating in it. For hours! I … [Read more...]
Vegan Creamed Corn with Jalapeños
This Vegan Creamed Corn with Jalapeños is made without any cream. Though it's still super rich and creamy! This sweet and spicy dish is deliciously comforting for the cooler months. As we are in the last few days of 2016, I'm craving comfort food more and more. Perhaps it's because I've been reading the news every … [Read more...]
Creamy Cauliflower Jalapeño Soup Recipe
Rich & creamy, spicy & hearty -- this Cauliflower Jalapeño vegetarian soup is a super delicious bowl of comfort! I bought a few too many jalapeño peppers last week when I made the oh-so-delicious Puerco Con Salsa Verde. Every time I opened the refrigerator and saw them, I wondered where they would land. … [Read more...]
Puerco Con Salsa Verde Recipe
With succulent pieces of juicy pork, coated with a fresh, spicy Salsa Verde recipe, this popular Mexican dish, Puerco Con Salsa Verde, will have you licking your plate clean! Though my recipe inspiration comes from a myriad of places, including magazines, the seasons, what I see in the market, or my mood -- what I love … [Read more...]
Tex Mex Macaroni and Cheese
This Tex Mex Macaroni and Cheese is creamy, rich, hearty, packed with delicious, bold Mexican flavors, and is comforting beyond belief! We all probably have a ton of Christmas leftovers. And we can surely keep eating them, and even create new recipes with them, like my Spiced Cranberry Muffins. However, delicious … [Read more...]
Top Twenty Smoky Chipotle Recipes
From muffins and casseroles to soups and French fries, these twenty recipes are full of the utterly delicious, smoky and spicy flavor of chipotle chile peppers.Over the past few years, I've written over two dozen recipes which are made fabulous with the use of Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce. Chipotles are jalapeños … [Read more...]
Compressed Watermelon Salad & Creamy Lemon-Lime Avocado
Have you ever compressed watermelon? You won't believe what a difference it makes! The flavor of the watermelon becomes sweeter and more intense, and in this recipe it's balanced perfectly with a bit of spice, fresh tomatoes and a tangy, creamy dressing. I have so much to talk about that I don't even know where to … [Read more...]
Last-Minute 4th of July BBQ Menu!
So it's late afternoon on the 3rd of July and you might not know what to make for your 4th of July guests yet. Do not fear! I'm here to help. ;-) Here's an awesome four course menu that you can easily pull off, and you will totally impress your guests! As long as you can handle fighting the crowds at the market, … [Read more...]
