Chef Rima Olvera’s Chile Rellenos

July 19, 2010.   Categories Appetizers, Chef Rima Olvera, Southwestern / Mexican, Vegetarian.

Chef 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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Blueberry Streusel Muffins

May 31, 2010.   Categories Breakfast / Brunch, Desserts, Muffins and Pastries, Restaurant Recipes.

Blueberry Streusel Muffins

Recipe by Tee and Cakes Bakery www.teeandcakes.com 1932 14th Street • Boulder • Colorado • 720-406-7548 For those of us who are lucky enough to live in Boulder, Colorado . . . these unbelievable blueberry muffins with streusel toppings are just a short stroll away on the Pearl Street Mall.  Tee and Cakes Bakery is now legendary for making these and a wide assortment of cupcakes, cakes, desserts, coffee and pastries.  However, it seems...

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Hyundai Appetite For Adventure – Cumin Seed

May 4, 2010.   Categories Comfort Food, From www.goodbite.com.

Good Bite is at it again!  They challenged me to participate in Chef David Lawrence’s campaign with Hyundai called “Appetite for Adventure.”  In this series, 8 bloggers were given a recipe challenge to come up with a dish using a specific “adventurous” ingredient.  My ingredient was whole cumin seed.  Fortunately, I use whole cumin all the time… in fact I never buy the pre-ground stuff in...

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Spicy Chicken-Vegetable & Cilantro Sausage Soup

April 27, 2010.   Categories Comfort Food, Light / Healthy, Poultry, Slowcooker / Crockpot, Soups.

Spicy Chicken-Vegetable & Cilantro Sausage Soup Sorry, no photos.  I made this yesterday on a whim and wasn’t prepared for it to be this good! It’s really simple and feels more like “assembly” then “cooking.”  This recipe is only to share with you what I did…. however you can make your own substitutions and variations depending upon your availability of ingredients.  The...

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The Real Women of Philly: Creamy Linguini and Paula Deen

April 27, 2010.   Categories From www.goodbite.com, Pasta.

Recently I was asked by GoodBite.com and Philadelphia Cream Cheese to help promote a fun opportunity for home chefs! Introducing The Real Women of Philly campaign with Paula Deen! Paula is looking for the next big cooking stars! Home cooks are encouraged to send in their own videos for a chance to get to meet Paula Deen and win $25,000! To inspire you all to give it a shot and enter . . . eight of the GoodBite Contributing bloggers have...

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Shredded Carrot Salad with Toasted Almonds & Currants

April 27, 2010.   Categories Chef David Wells, Contributing Chefs, Light / Healthy, Salads, Vegetarian.

Shredded Carrot Salad with Toasted Almonds & Currants

Shredded Carrot Salad with Toasted Almonds & Currents Recipe and photos reprinted with permission by Chef David Wells “Grandma Dave” www.grandmadave.com Chef David Wells never ceases to amaze me.  His limitless energy and passion for his family and his love of nutritional and delicious food is inspiring!  He posted this recipe on his newly enhanced website the other day and I… of course…...

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