Tried and True Favorite Recipes

I love to cook - especially ethnic dishes, and from scratch/my pantry. I love foods that combine surprising tastes and textures, and my interests are fairly eclectic. I'm excited to have a site to direct people to when they ask for my recipes!

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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Molé

Molé is a meat sauce generally eaten with rice made with many spices, even including chocolate. Yeah - I know, chocolate covered chicken ju...

Chile Pasado

Elva gave me the recipe for Chile Pasado. While technically this means old (past its prime) chiles, these chiles are very expensive but ver...

Friday, August 27, 2010

Elva's Cheese Enchiladas

My friend Elva also makes a very mean cheese enchilada. She made these for my family the other day and gave me the recipe as well. Very ...

Elva's Chile Relleños

My friend Elva makes the BEST chile relleños in the world period. Over the years, I've had a lot of chiles relleños, and hands down, ...

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Beef Stew from Left Over Pot Roast or Canned Beef

I stumbled across this recipe for beef stew about a year ago. Honestly, my family LOVES the pot roast from Costco. It is already pre-mad...

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Rhubarb Cheesecake Dessert

I thought I'd try out a new rhubarb recipe - this comes from the Taste Of Home Annual Recipes from 1999. Crust 1 c. flour 1/2 c. packed ...

Zucchini-Chocolate Chip Muffins

Zucchini is coming out of our garden like crazy right now and I am enjoying trying out new zucchini recipes. Here's one that I liked ...

Chicken or Turkey and Stuffing Casserole

Yes, another casserole...and we're having yet another one for dinner (the famous zucchini casserole , but then, I've already posted ...

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Chicken Casserole

The following is a recipe I found in a casserole cookbook from the library titled "The Ultimate Casserole Cookbook, Bake Until Bubbly...

Sunday, July 25, 2010

I'm Back with Hot Chicken Salad Casserole

Hi - I'm back. Remember me? I’ve been away from this blog for so long. I’ve thought about it often, but quite honestly – I’ve been ...

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Cheesy Beans

Not your green bean casserole! Of all of the recipes I've posted, I really can't believe that this one isn't here yet. This i...

Babyback Ribs

We went shopping last night for ingredients for our Father's Day dinner. While we originally headed out looking for steaks, we decided ...

Maple Syrup, Berry Syrup

Syrup. I grew up not knowing what commercially sold syrup tastes like. I learned the 2:1 ratio as soon as I started cooking. Basic syrup ...

Strawberry Stuffed French Toast

While my photo isn't fantastic, this breakfast really is! I made this for Father's Day this morning. It is from another SAA cookb...

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Smooth and Creamy Mac 'n' Cheese

Today I was watching my neighbor's son and the kids wanted mac and cheese for lunch. Growing up, mac and cheese was a staple. Not th...

Friday, May 14, 2010

Refried Beans

Here is Maria's basic recipe for Refried Beans 1 lb. pinto beans - rinsed and sorted 1/4 onion - diced Salt to taste 1 c. oil or lard ...

Chicken Enchiladas in a Tomatillo Sauce

Thanks to my good friend Maria for sharing this recipe with me today. She calls these 'enchiladas suisas', or Swedish Enchiladas....

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