Chicken and noodles go together like peas and carrots, gin and tonic, cheese and crackers. But warm weather is coming up and this is no time to be making a kettle of soup. Its salad time folks, so I started dreaming of a chicken and noodle salad. Chicken and Noodles are a Classic Combination Speaking…
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Classic Mexican Style Adobo
When you look at different home-style Latin American recipes, the term “adobo” pops up quite a bit. But what is it? Every recipe seems wildly different, from spice rubs to stewing sauces, I have never found the definitive adobo recipe. All of them are authentic, but distinct. Classic Adobo is a Concept The word “adobo”…
Guiso de Pollo con Chipotle y Calabaza (Chipotle Chicken Stew with Pumpkin)
Winter squash are different than summer squash, but they all come from the same family. However, they were hybridized to do different things. Summer squash is full of water, tender, easy to peel and grows quickly. We use it is salads and side dishes. Winter squash, such as pumpkins, have tough skins, low moisture, and…
Roasted Poblano Chicken and Cilantro Dumplings
The minute the weather turns cold, boom! There is something specific we have to do. Clean the gutters, rake the leaves, buy a pumpkin…It doesn’t matter, but something must be done. For some people, that something is making soup. I enjoy salad season as much as the next person, but isn’t it nice to fill…
Green Chile Chicken Pie with Cheddar Crust
This week, I absolutely refused to go to the grocery store. There was so much house cleaning to do, organizing for larger projects, that I decided not to make the 1 hour trip into town. This is when I play Pantry Roulette. Even though I say there was nothing in the pantry, there is always…
Arroz con Pollo con Chile Poblano (Chicken with Rice and Chile Poblano)
Comfort food is comforting because it’s predictable. It’s a sure thing in an unsure world. Where ever you are in the Spanish speaking world, arroz con pollo is THE comfort food recipe that the head of every family must master before they can be considered for the job. Yep, it’s pretty important. We drum up a…
Lemon Pepper Roasted Chicken with Cilantro Garlic Butter
Roast chicken is one of those things that are easy, and reliable. Here at the ranch, we usually roast a chicken early in the week, and then hover around it for the next few days, nibbling and picking as we hurry from studio, to meal, and back to studio again. My husband has been working…
Chicken Empanadas with Hatch and Red Bell Peppers
Raising Free Range Chickens Now that we have chickens, we have the occasional unwanted rooster. FYI city folk: there really is no practical way you can neuter a rooster. No surgery, except for life removal. But once that’s done, it’s time for a chicken dinner. Roosters are different than the plump white chickens neatly wrapped…
Arroz con Pollo (Traditional Chicken with Rice)
Everyone Loves Arroz con Pollo (especially mine) From Puerto Rico to Mexico, Cuba to the Andes, families make Arroz con Pollo or chicken with rice for their supper table. We make it at least once a week. My husband has his preferred technique (searing the chicken in a wok), I have mine (using the rendered…
Old Fashioned Texas Fried Chicken
It’s Already on Your Crave List Fried chicken needs no fancy word to convince you that it’s good stuff. Juicy succulent chicken meat, encased in a salty, crispy crackling – in ten words or less, your mouth is already watering. Yeah, I’ve got your number. As a mom, I did my best. I tried to…
Chile Rellenos con Pollo (Chicken Stuffed Poblano Peppers)
Leftovers? Believe it or not, this recipe evolved out a bunch of random leftover I had in the fridge. Yes folks, this is what leftovers look like in our house. At least once a week, we roast a chicken for dinner, meaning leftover chicken for lunch or dinner in the foreseeable future. I make classic…
Canja de Gallina (Chicken & Rice Soup Flavored with Mint & Lemon)
Everything I do revolves around eating. Happy? Eat. Sad? Eat. Hungry? Well, yes I eat, but hungry for me is an emotion. It’s feels like sad and happy mixed together: Stomach empty = sad, but I get to eat soon, so = happy. My life always leads me back to the table. So when I…