Recipes

How-to's

Hot to buy olive oil
How to cook beef tongue
How to cook Fava Beans (video)

How to cook spaghetti squash

How to clean and cook Nopales (cactus) Video
How to make balsamic glaze (video)

How to make blue corn tortillas
How to make butter in a Mason jar
How to make cauliflower pizza crust

How to make chicken chorizo
How to cook chickpeas / garbonzo beans

How to make Mole Negro paste
How to make orange extract

How to make rhubarb syrup
How to make small batch Limoncello
How to make vanilla extract
How to paint photo backgrounds for food photography

Breakfast / Brunch

Asparagus Tomato Pancetta Tart
Avocado Grilled Cheese
Avocado Tater Tots
Brunch Casserole with Spinach Egg Ham Cheese
Buttermilk Pancakes (easy & fluffy!)

Cardamom Quinoa Porridge with Cara Cara Oranges

Cheesy Egg & Spinach Stuffed Portobello
Chicharrones in Tomatillo Salsa Verde with Poached Eggs
Chiles Rellenos, Mom's Quick & Easy
Fava Bean Toast with Poached Egg
Gruyere and Asparagus on Toast
Homemade Waffles with Balsamic Kissed Strawberries
Huevos Rancheros for Two
Mini Sage & Delicata Squash Frittata
Shakshuka
Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Thyme and Orange Roasted Mulberries on Chèvre Smeared Toast

Tortilla Española, for one (or two!)
Tortilla Española, for a crowd
Waffles (basic recipe)
Watermelon Mozzarella Basil Bite

Whole Grain Blueberry Pancakes

Appetizers / Tapas / Antojitos / Snacks

Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Hummus 
Bruschetta with Fresh Tomatoes 
Chicken Tinga Tostadas
Cilantro-Lime Salsa Verde with Home-Fried Tortilla Chips
Esquites (Mexican corn in a cup)
Mini Sage & Delicata Squash Frittata
Oaxacan Black Bean Tostadas with Spring Salad
Parmesan Kale Chips

Poblano and Oaxaca Quesadillas with Cilantro-Lime Salsa Verde
Rosemary Olive Oil Popcorn with Garlic, Parmesan and Smoked Paprika 

Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms
Tequila Lime & Cilantro Grilled Shrimp
Watermelon Mozzarella Basil Bites

Beef

Beef Ragù
Beef Vegetable Soup (Caldo de Res)
Braised Beef Tacos
Caldo de Res (Mexican Beef and Veggie Soup)
Carne Asada (basic)
Carne Asada Tacos with Harissa Avocado Crema and Mexican Pickled Red Onions
Chile Colorado Lengua Tortas
Chile Verde Lengua Tacos (beef tongue)
Crockpot BBQ Beef Ribs
Debbie's Steak & Veggie Mini Pot Pies
Easy Beef Tagine
Empanadas with Beef & Potatoes
Kahlua Braised Chuck Roast
Lengua a la Mexicana
Machaca
Meatloaf with Ground Beef & Ground Pork
Mexican Beef Veggie & Chile Soup (Mole de Olla)

Shredded Beef Salad Tostadas (Salpicon de Res Tostadas)
Spaghetti (squash) & Meatballs

Spanish Rice with Seasoned Ground Beef and Peas

Spicy Feta Sliders on Hawaiian Sweet Rolls

Two Color Pepper Steak & Potatoes

Chicken / Turkey

Almond Crusted Baked Chicken

Aroz con Pollo Peruano
Butterflied Chicken with Miso and Sesame Seeds
Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
Chicken Chilaquiles
Chicken Chorizo
Chicken Enchilads with Easy Enchilada Sauce
Chicken Ginger Soup with Chayote & Spinach
Chicken Mole
Chicken Provençal
Chicken & Ricotta Stuffed Shells with Béchamel
Chicken Sopes
Chicken Tagine with Lemon-Scented Herbed Couscous
Chicken Tamales with cheese
Chicken Tamales with a Red Spiced Sunflower Seed and Pepita Mole (Tamales Empipianados)
Chicken Tinga Tostadas
Chicken Tortilla Soup (Sopa Azteca con Pollo) 
Curried Chicken (Trini-style)

Greek Turkey Meatballs with Tzatziki
Grilled Soy Sauce Chicken

Harissa Chicken Wings with Herb Yogurt Dipping Sauce
Maple Sesame Glazed Chicken
Pignoli Crusted Fried Chicken
Pollo Asada with Pico de Gallo (Grilled Chicken)

Raspberry-Chile Chicken Thighs

Roasted Limoncello Drumsticks

Rosemary Roasted Chicken with Red Muscato Grapes
Sautéed Cabbage, Onions and Chicken with Smoked Paprika Tomato Sauce
Simply Grilled Garlic Chicken Sandwich with Honey Goat Cheese
Tamales with a Red Spiced Sunflower Seed and Pepita Mole (Tamales Empipianados)
Torta de Albondigas en Salsa Guajillo (Turkey Meatballs in Guajillo Sauce Sandwiches)
Tortilla Soup - Chicken
Turkey Meatballs in Guajillo Sauce Sandwiches
White Bean Chicken Chili

Lamb & Goat

Curried Goat (Trini-style)
Harissa Lamb Burger Lettuce Wraps

Lamb Stuffed Fresh Grape Leaves
Moroccan Grilled Lamb Rib Chops

Pork

Carnitas Tacos with Salsa Cruda
Carnitas, Traditional Old-School
Chicharrones en Salsa Roja (pork rinds in red chili sauce)

Chicharrones en Salsa Verde Tacos (Pork Rinds in Green Salsa)
Chile Colorado with Pork (Mexican chile stew)
Chorizo

Costillitas con Nopales en Salsa Guajillo
Cubano (Cuban Pork Sandwich)
Dad's Awesome Homemade Chorizo
Meatloaf with Ground Beef & Ground Pork
Pork Cracklin' in Mexican Red Sauce
Pork Loin with Chunky Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde
Pork Tamales
Posole

Ribs with Cactus in Salsa Guajillo

Bread / Muffins / Scones: Savory & Sweet 

Banana Bread with Mexican Chocolate
Banana Peanut Butter Bourbon Muffins
Blue Corn Tortillas
Burnt Butter and Salted Maple Cinnamon Buns
Buttermilk Cornbread
Herbed French Bread

Paratha-Roti (Buss-Up-Shut) (Trini-style)

Skillet Cornbread
Tortillas - Blue corn
Tortillas - Cauliflower (Paleo)
Tortillas - Cauliflower Corn Tortillas (vegan)
Tortillas - corn
Tortillas - flour (Olive Oil version)
Tortillas - flour (Butter version)

Flatbreads / Pizza / Tarts / Toasts

Asparagus Tomato Pancetta Tart
Bruschetta with Fresh Tomatoes 
Cabbage Pizza with Romaine & Apple Salad
Cauliflower Pizza Crust
Cauliflower Tortillas Part 1: Paleo version with eggs {gluten free}
Cauliflower Tortillas Part 2: with Masa Harina
Fava Bean Toast with Poached Egg
Gruyere and Asparagus on Toast
Herb Chicken Flatbread with White Beans and Spinach
Margherita Pizza
Moroccan-Spiced Grilled Eggplant & Red Onion Pizza
Pear & Gorgonzola Grilled Pizza
Super Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce
Thyme and Orange Roasted Mulberries on Chèvre Smeared Toast

Grains / Legumes / Pasta

Arroz (Simple Spanish Rice)
Baked Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta
Black Bean & Queso Fresco Enchilada Verde
Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Hummus
Beef Ragù
Chicken & Ricotta Stuffed Shells with Béchamel
Cold Sesame Noodles
Easy Two Bean Salad with Avocados
Eggplant Imbottiti (Stuffed Eggplant)
Enfrijoladas (corn tortillas in a pinto bean sauce)
Fava Bean Pesto
Fava Bean Toast with Poached Egg
Frijoles de la Olla (Mexican-style Pinto Beans)
Garbanzo Bean Crepes with Grilled Portobellos and Spinach Ricotta
Home-cooked Chickpeas

Lemon-Scented Mexican Quinoa Salad
Mexican Lentil Stew {vegan}

Mexican Rice (Sopa de Arroz)
Mujadara
Pecan Wild Rice
PicNic Rice Salad
Quinoa Potato Leek Patties
Quinoa Salad with Dijon Mustard Dressing
Refried Beans (Pinto)

Soba Noodles with Baby Bok Choy, Shitake and Spicy Tofu (vegan)
Soft Batch Flourless Chocolate Chip Cookies (gluten free)

Stuffed Eggplant with Chickpeas Bulgar Wheat and Tahini Sauce
White Bean Chicken Chili

Soups / Stews

Albondigas (Mexican Meatball Soup)
Cauliflower and Celery Root Chowder (vegan)
Chicken Ginger Soup with Chayote & Spinach (Tinolang Manok)
Matzo Ball Soup
Mexican Lentil Stew
Mole de Olla {Mexican Beef Veggie & Chile Soup}
Pozole (Mom's Red Pozole)
Pozole Blanco {Mexican White Hominy and Pork Soup}
Sausage and Kale Soup with Potatoes and Carrots
Sopa Azteca con Pollo (Chicken Tortilla Soup)
Spicy Vegetarian Pozole
Tinolang Manok (Chicken Ginger Soup with Chayote & Spinach)

Tortilla Soup - Chicken
White Bean Chicken Chili

Vegetarian / Vegan / Vegetables

Baked Zucchini & Parsnip Patties

Black Bean & Queso Fresco Enchilada Verde
Buttermilk Pancakes (easy & fluffy!)
Cabbage Pizza with Romaine & Apple Salad
Calabacitas Guisado con Queso (Stewed Mexican Squash with Cheese)

Cauliflower and Celery Root Chowder (vegan)

Cauliflower Mash
Cauliflower Pizza Crust
Cheesy Egg & Spinach Stuffed Portobello
Chiles Rellenos, Mom's Quick & Easy

Cilantro and Tomato Braised Collard Greens with Sunny-Side-Up Egg
Cold Sesame Noodles (vegan)

Creamy Polenta with Kale & Mushrooms
Doubles - Baras & Channa (vegan Trinidad street food)
Easy Two Bean Salad with Avocados
Eggplant Imbottiti (Stuffed Eggplant)
Eggplant Parmesan

Enfrijoladas (corn tortillas in a pinto bean sauce) 

Enselada de Nopales (Cactus Salad) {vegan w/out optional cheese garnish}
Entomatadas - Queso Fresco Entomatadas
Fava Bean Pesto
Fava Bean Toast with Poached Egg
Flour Tortillas (Olive Oil version) {vegan}
Frijoles de la Olla (Mexican Style Pinto Beans)

Garbanzo Bean Crepes with Grilled Portobellos and Spinach Ricotta

Harissa Tortitas de Coliflor (Spicy Cauliflower Patties)
Horchata (vegan)
Margherita Pizza
Mexican Lentil Stew {vegan}
Mexican-Style Grilled Corn-on-the-Cob
Mini Sage & Delicata Squash Frittata
Moroccan Vegetable Tagine {vegan}
Mujadara
Musacaa: Egyptian-Style Stewed Eggplant with Chickpeas

Parmesan and Panko-Crusted Eggplant with Arugula Salad

Pear & Gorgonzola Grilled Pizza
PicNic Rice Salad
Poblano and Oaxaca Quesadillas with Cilantro-Lime Salsa Verde

Oaxacan Black Bean Tostadas with Spring Salad

Quinoa “Meatball” Lettuce Wraps with Lemony Walnut Pesto

Quinoa Potato Leek Patties
Quinoa Salad with Dijon Mustard Dressing
Rainy Day Grilled Cheese with Pesto
Refried Beans (Pinto)
Roasted Baby Vegetables

Shakshuka

Soba Noodles with Baby Bok Choy, Shitake and Spicy Tofu (vegan)
Soyrizo Bean Sopes
Soyrizo & Potato Tacos
Soyrizo and Potato Tamales with Adobo (vegan)

Spaghetti (Squash) Aglio e Olio with Roasted Mushrooms

Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Spicy Peanut Tofu Tacos (vegan)

Spicy Vegetarian Pozole
Stewed Eggplant with Chickpeas (Musacaa)
Stewed Mexican Squash with Cheese (Calabacitas Guisado con Queso)
Stuffed Eggplant with Chickpeas Bulgar Wheat and Tahini Sauce

Tacos de Rajas, Elote y Acelgas con Crema y Queso Panela (Roasted Poblano, Corn and Chard Tacos)
Tofu Salad
Tortilla Española, for one (or two!)
Tortilla Española, for a crowd
Vegan Mushroom Tamales with Green Mole
Vegan Soyrizo and Potato Tamales with Adobo
Warm Farro Salad with Roasted Mushrooms and Butternut Squash

Salads

Baby Greens with Plums
Easy Two Bean Salad with Avocados

Enselada de Nopales (Cactus Salad)
Esquites (Mexican-Style Corn In A Cup)

Kale Orange Almond Salad with Orange Marmalade Dressing

Lemony Farro Salad with Asparagus & Cannellini Beans
Lemon-Scented Mexican Quinoa Salad
PicNic Rice Salad
Quinoa Salad with Dijon Mustard Dressing

Spring Vegetable Salad with Israeli Couscous and Harissa Dressing
Tofu Salad
Warm Farro Salad with Roasted Mushrooms and Butternut Squash

Salsas | Dressings | Dips | Condiments | Glazes | Extracts | Sauces

Authentic Mexican Guacamole
Balsamic Glaze
Basil & Spinach Pesto
Butter (homemade in a jar)

Cilantro-Lime Salsa Verde with Home-Fried Tortilla Chips
Cotija-Pepita Dressing

Fava Bean Pesto
Guacamole
Hummus - Silky Smooth Hummus
Ketchup 
Lemon Curd

Mole Negro
Orange Extract (DIY)
Pickled Red Onions
Pico de Gallo
Romesco Dip
Salsa Cruda 
Salsa Macha
Salsa Verde
Spinach Dip
Taco Seasoning

Taqueria-Style Salsa Roja

Vanilla Extract (DIY)

Sandwiches

Cubano (Cuban Pork Sandwich)

Curried Tuna Salad
Doubles - Baras & Channa (Trinidad street food)
Rainy Day Grilled Cheese with Pesto
Simply Grilled Garlic Chicken Sandwich with Honey Goat Cheese

Seafood

Curried Tuna Salad

Margarita Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Salsa Cruda

Tequila Lime & Cilantro Grilled Shrimp
Tuna Patties in Spanish Sauce

Drinks (with and without alcohol)

Ani's Spanish Sangria
Atole (flour version)
Champurrado (Thickened Mexican Hot Chocolate)
Cold Brew Coffee
Fruity and Refreshing Sangria
Hemingway Daiquiri
Horchata (vegan)
Iced Mexican Coffee with Kahúla (Café de Olla)
Limoncello
Margarita
Mexican Mocha
Ovaltine Chocolate Peanut Butter Milkshake
Rhubarb Bellini
Rhubarb Cosmo
Rhubarb Margarita
Shakerato
Tangerine Vanilla Cooler

Sides

Cauliflower Mash
Esquites (Mexican corn in a cup)
Mexican-Style Grilled Corn-on-the-Cob
Pecan Wild Rice
Roasted Baby Vegetables

Sweets

Apple Olive Oil Upside Down Cake
Baked Double Chocolate Doughnuts
Blood Orange Curd Bars

Blueberry Buckle

Brown Sugar Madeleine

Brownies, Skinny (The Great Skinny Brownie Experiment)
Burnt Butter and Salted Maple Cinnamon Buns

California Walnut Cake
Capirotada (Mexican bread pudding)

Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
Cheesecake Trifle with Rum Berry Sauce

Chocolate Covered Strawberries with Nutella Cream Cheese
Chocolate Peppermint Snowflake Sugar Cookies

Chocolate Orange Almond Quinoa Torte (gluten and sugar free)

Cinnamon Pinwheel Bites

Dark Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

Dark Chocolate Espresso Madeleines

Earl Grey Scented Shortbread Cookies
Grilled Banana & Strawberries with Cream

Hello Kitty Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
Key Lime Pie Bars

Lavendar Shortbread Cookies
Lemon Curd
Lemon Curd Bars
Lemon Scented Churros with Chocolate Sauce
Mexican Bread Pudding
Mexican Snickerdoodles with Krusteaz
Mexican Spice Cookies
Mexican Sugar Cookies
Meyer Lemon Granita
Meyer Lemon Plum Upside Down Cake
Olive Oil Tea Cookies with Rosemary & Lemon
Paloma Tart

Pistachio Olive Oil Cake with Olive Oil Frosting
Pistachio Pavlovas with Raspberries & Lemon Curd
Plum Cake
Pumpkin Spice Muffins with Carrots & Rum Raisins
Red Velvet Cupcakes in a Jar
Roasted Cherry Vanilla Bean Frozen Yogurt

Single Serve Chocolate Rum Pudding with Rum Chantilly Cream
Skinny Brownies (The Great Skinny Brownie Experiment)

Soft Batch Flourless Chocolate Chip Cookies (gluten free)

Spicy Chocolate Loaf Cake

Strawberries with Balsamic
Strawberry & Kumquat Ice Pops (Paletas de Fresa y Naranja de China)
Strawberry Shortcake Semifreddo
Sugar (Skull) Cookies
(Un) Traditional Red Velvet Cake
Triple Chocolate Sandwich Cake Box Cookies
True Pound Cake
Watermelon Mozzarella Basil Bites

Tamales

Chicken with cheese
Chicken with a Red Spiced Sunflower Seed and Pepita Mole 

Pork

Vegan Mushroom with Green Mole

Vegan Soyrizo and Potato with Adobo

Canine Cuisine

Beef with Zucchini & Potatoes
Bow Wow Biscuits
Gluten-Free Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits
Turkey with Carrots & Brown Rice



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