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Category Archives: Mexican
Vegan/vegetarian chili. 10/2-3/20
Unfortunately this chili looks better than it tastes. I tried a new recipe and the spices turned out gritty. The instructions had me putting them in too late in the cooking. They needed to be added with the oil towards … Continue reading
Posted in American, Legumes, Mexican, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, Hili
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Substituting ingredients. 8/30/20
Tonight we are making chicken chili with the last bit of our rotisserie chicken. Problem is, we do not have most of the ingredients that we normally use since we are still inhabiting the desert island of a rental unit. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged chicken
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Pinto bean tacos with spicy tomato rice (vegan). 8/22/20
Our taco meal was surprisingly filling and satisfying. The canned pinto beans were cooked with onion, garlic, Serrano chile, and cumin. The beans went into stovetop toasted corn tortillas and then garnished with salsa, cabbage, and cilantro. One of our … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, Tacos
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Southwestern – Chicken Chili. 8/5/20
Our next stop in our tour around the culinary world comes from the U.S. Southwest. This easy chicken chili uses a Costco rotisserie chicken* and canned cannellini beans. I used the Neely’s Chicken Chili recipe which you can find at … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged beans, chicken
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Pulled pork tacos with Texas caviar. 7/27/20
This dinner was a reprise of Sunday’s family lunch. Since this pork is a fattier cut than most of “the other white meat,” I had to keep my portion small. I did not fold up my taco but ate it … Continue reading
Posted in American, leftovers, Legumes, Mexican, Pork, Vegetables
Tagged beans, Pork
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Sunday lunch with our kids. 6/28/20
Over the past several weeks our son has been joining us for some tennis playing (non-competitive) and lunch (also non-competitive.) At first we just had burgers and salads but this week I decided to change things up. John and I … Continue reading
Un-chiladas . 5/29/20
I came up with the idea for this dinner. I said, “How about we have chicken breast with salsa verde, brown rice, and spicy black beans?” John said, “No tortillas? That would be like having un-chiladas!” And so out of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Mexican, Poultry, rice, sous vide, Vegetables
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Two light choices for Memorial Day grilling. 5/21/20
Here are a couple of dinners we have made over the last couple of days. They would be the perfect light dishes for Memorial Day grilling. Portobello mushroom burger with cole slaw and Texas caviar The marinated and grilled mushroom … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grilling, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetarian
Tagged Mushroom, shrimp
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Pinto bean tacos. 5/5/20
Happy Cinco de Mayo! To honor this quasi-holiday and because it is Tuesday we are having tacos! Since I am trying to do an every other day vegan/vegetarian dinner, we are preparing pinto bean tacos accompanied by cole slaw. My … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Mexican, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, Tacos
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Vegetarian/vegan chili. 4/25/20
I am always on the lookout for a good vegetarian chili recipe. The mushrooms give this chili umami and texture and the bulgur thickens it up. We ended up using salsa verde because we did not have any cilantro and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grains, Mexican, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Chili
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