Spicy Southwestern Turkey Soup Ingredients 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 1/2 cups chopped onion 1 carrot, chopped into small chunks 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes, with their liquid 4 cups organic chicken broth 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 tsp adobo sauce from chipotle peppers with 1 diced chipotle 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 bay leaf 3...
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Cornbread Dressing with Apples & Chorizo There are a few ingredients in this world that I just can’t live without…. green chiles, chipotle and goat cheese. If you’ve been reading this blog, you may have noticed I try and sneak at least one of these into a recipe. I couldn’t resist using those ingredients again in this Thanksgiving recipe. In fact, this may be the best cornbread dressing recipe I’ve...
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Heirloom Tomato, Basil and Goat Cheese Bruschetta This is one of my favorite things in the world. When I start craving this during the peak of heirloom tomato season… I. must. make. it. now. Although it’s not exactly a traditional method – I don’t care. There are a million variations of this including roasting tomatoes, adding garlic or a host of other ingredients. But this is my favorite. It is wonderful as a...
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I’ve been making guacamole for years. And over the years, I’ve probably made it 500 different ways. Cumin. No cumin. Lots of garlic. No garlic. Tomatoes. No tomatoes. And let’s face it, no matter what you do . . . it’s usually pretty good and is inhaled by your family and friends within minutes. However, whenever I order guacamole at a restaurant, I am continually disappointed. I have high...
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Adopt an Olive Tree in Italy…. This is a brilliant idea that was shared via Amanda Hesser’s Food52 blog. The Nudo cooperative of olive farmers in Italy has created a wonderful program. Adopt one of their olive trees and you get to track it throughout the year and receive the olive oil extracted from that tree. They have a many varieties of oils from different groves. You select your tree and receive first cold-press oil...
Read MoreChef Rima Olvera’s Tejana Style Chile Rellenos www.omnivore.co.il From Rima – In her own words: This technique of this unique and unusual type of Chiles Rellenos, using dried, (instead of the more common version using fresh) ancho chiles in a sweet and fragrant tomato sauce, was taught to me about 25 years ago by one of my very first mentors in the kitchen, Vilma Macias, who was an exceptional chef specializing in traditional...
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