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Tostones with Guacamole and Bean Dip
As an appetizer for the International Potluck, we made these bake-fried plantains. It was super-simple, just slice the plantains length-wise, place on a baking sheet with cooking spray, sprinkle with salt, and bake in a 350 degree oven until brown and crispy. We also made some guacamole (with tomatillos) and attempted to invent a black-bean […]
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Cayenne Black Bean Posole
Lisa made this posole tonight, the only one of the four we hadn’t yet tried from the Great Bowls of Fire cookbook. Note that the posole recipes in GBOF have a thick tomato base, whereas most recipes are broth-based. This is a vegetarian version, with black beans and cayenne peppers. We discovered that some Chipotle […]
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Halibut Veracruz
Holy mackeral (er, halibut) this was delicious. This fish recipe comes from Healthy Latin Cooking. The book calls for snapper, but we opted for halibut instead. The sauce, which you cook while the fish marinates in lime juice, includes tomatoes, onions, garlic, capers, olives, and a bunch of good spices. Once the sauce thickens, you […]
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Poblano Chicken Posole
Tonight’s posole is pretty similar to this one from a few weeks ago, but instead of pork and tomatillos, this one uses chicken and roasted poblano peppers, which add a really nice smoky flavor. Great Bowls of Fire contains one more posole recipe that we haven’t tried yet, but I’m sure we’ll get to it […]
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Turkey Burgers with Spicy Red Peppers and "Hot Tomato!"
Turkey burgers tonight, but this time topped with green onions and red bell peppers that had been browned in a sauté pan with jalapeños — they really picked up the spice, and were actually a little too hot for Lisa. Found a recipe for “Hot Tomato!” in The New Basics cookbook — tomatoes are hollowed […]