Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'Legumes''

Sweet/spicy lentil sauce with chicken

An easy and healthy recipe for those lazy summer days. [...]

Chili con carne

This hearty dish is delicious during winter and summer. It is easy to make, frugal and healthy. [...]

The almost magic beans

Beans are one of the best ingredients to cook with for its flavor, nutritional value and cost. If you want to lose weight, reduce your meat intake or just feel better about your food and the [...]

Cuban rhythm

An authentic Cuban dish accompanied with salsa music. [...]

Tilapia Pastel Azteca

There are some dishes that I make very often because we like them a lot in our house. One of them, Jon's favorite, is Pastel Azteca. This tortilla casserole can be considered as Mexican comfort food. [...]

Taco salad, my Tex-Mex lunch

Moving to a new country is a shocking experience. The whole process of adapting to the new culture, food and learning a new language is a very hard process that can be very frustrating at times. [...]

Sweet breakfast memories – Gorditas de piloncillo

Gorditas de piloncillo Makes 10-12 gorditas Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes Method: fry For this recipe you will need: 2 cups corn flour or masa harina 1 ½ cups water 1 4oz (150 [...]

Mexican hamburgesas and Italian Zucchini

Update March-23-08: I just found out this amazing food event called Festa Italiana hosted by Marie of Proud Italian Cook and Maryann of Finding La Dolce Vita. I don’t know if this dish will be good [...]

Lentil soup and fried eggplant

I love challenges, especially when they are related to food. There is a food event that every month challenges the participants to get creative. This event is the Royal Foodie Joust. Every month a bunch of [...]

Northern taste

Last week the temperatures were so low in this part of the world that all we wanted to eat were hot soups and stews. So that was the perfect time to try a bean recipe I [...]