Category: Main Dishes

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Salmon Moqueca

    I found this variant of the Brazilian Fish Stew Moqueca on Elise’s site. Salmon is marinated in lime, garlic, and spices for a couple of hours, then cooked with onions, peppers, tomatoes, cilantro, and coconut milk. The stew is then served over rice. The only modification I made to the recipe, other than cutting it […]

  • Mujadara with Chicken Skewers

    If you’re a fan of caramelized onions, here’s a dish for you. Mujadara is a rice and lentil dish that’s heavily flavored with onions. We love how sweet the onions turn after slowly browning. The rice and lentils are cooked with vegetable broth, garlic, more onions, allspice, cumin, and cinnamon. It’s a very fragrant dish […]