February 22, 2009.   Categories Chilis/Stews, Comfort Food, Slowcooker / Crockpot, Soups, Southwestern / Mexican.

Pork Green Chile Stew My husband and I love our Harleys and like nothing more than stopping during our ride to try Green Chili in Colorado and New Mexico.  I’ve made green chile several times, and I believe this to be the best method. It’s my own recipe as I’ve removed unneeded seasonings or non-fresh ingredients… If you use chiles roasted from New Mexico and good quality pork shoulder, you don’t need dried...

February 14, 2009.   Categories Chef David Wells, Light / Healthy.

Immune-Enhancing Smoothie Recipe by Chef David Wells (‘Grandma Dave’) www.grandmadave.com From David Wells, in his own words:  One morning, I was walking through downtown SF, at six thirty in the morning, on my way to teaching nutrition at California Culinary academy when I saw a man drinking something out of a blender that looked like dirt!. I couldn’t help but stop and ask what he was drinking and why? He was angular and...

February 8, 2009.   Categories Appetizers, Comfort Food, Fabulous Side Dishes, Southwestern / Mexican.

Confetti Green Chile Corn Muffins Makes 12 regular muffins (or more bite-sized mini-muffins) 1/3 cup butter 2 eggs 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup yellow cornmeal 4 tsp baking powder 3 tbsp chile powder (mild) 1 cup milk 1 tbsp molasses 1.5 tsp minced orange zest 2 roasted New Mexico green chiles (seeded and chopped) 2 roasted red peppers (seeded and chopped) 1 ear of roasted corn (off the cob) 1 tbsp minced fresh Marjoram Preheat oven to 400...

February 7, 2009.   Categories Comfort Food, Cookies from Home, Desserts.

Chewy and Decadent Gourmet Chocolate Chunk Cookies What is better than fresh from the oven chocolate chip or chunk cookies?  The chewier… the better.  This recipe won’t disappoint you if you’re looking for that ideal cookie…. Ingredients: 2 cups + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 sticks of unsalted, melted butter (then cooled) 1 1/2 cups packed golden brown sugar 1 large...

February 3, 2009.   Categories Chilis/Stews, Comfort Food, Peggy's Favorites, Soups.

S’Chee – Russian Cabbage Soup S’Chee (I’ve been pronouncing this “Shay” my whole life and was just corrected by a nice reader who said it’s actually “Shchee”) is a very traditional Russian cabbage soup.  The recipes vary and have been passed from family to family in different regions for generations.  This is the recipe my family has used for decades (and no we aren’t Russian...