Recipes

  OK, full disclosure, these are easy if you have already made my stuffed hatch chilies and you have some chicken mixture left over. Otherwise, you will need to make that part and you will need a little more time to make these empanadas. No need to make your own dough for these unless you […]

  It’s hatch chili pepper season. This is one of my favorite peppers. I like using it as an alternative to the poblano pepper because it has a little more of a kick to it, but not excessively spicy. The season is short, August and September, so I take advantage as soon as they are

  I learned about this dish when I took a cooking class several years ago. I liked it so much that it has become a staple in our family as one of the more popular sides. I lost the recipe from the class and have developed my own over the years. This is like scalloped

  These dessert bars are like a blond double crusted, fruit filled brownie, only better. The recipe was given to my wife over 40 years ago from our cousin, Gloria Garza, and are still a favorite today. Usually made around the holidays, I sometimes convince my bride to make them at other times of the

  This is one of my wife’s favorite dishes. In our travels, it’s one of the items she consistently orders, be it in Houston, Paris, Canada or, her favorite, New York City’s 44&X (X representing 10th ave).  There are a myriad of ways chefs and cooks prepare this dish. This is my way. MISE EN

  This pastry is as easy as it gets and very satisfying. I would make them the day you want to eat them as the crust does  not stay as crispy after the first day. Anything with guava was very much a part of our cuisine growing up. We had guava trees all over the

  When visiting friends in California, we went to breakfast at a restaurant in Encinitas named The Original Pancake House. I’m not a pancake eater. I usually go for the savory items, but hence their name I decided to try the pancakes. They made me a believer. I have never had lighter, more delicious pancakes

  This is a great recipe that can be jarred and given as gifts. It makes a lot and lasts a long time. Great for parties and large crowds. A thank you to my cousin’s sister-in-law, Frances Manali, for giving me the basics for this delicious salad. Like many of us, she does not have

  This is one of the easiest recipes you will ever encounter and yet so delicious and visually pleasing!! This is a great side dish for almost any protein or for a vegetarian meal. MISE EN PLACE INGREDIENTS: 2 Pounds fresh asparagus, tough ends trimmed 3 Tbsp. olive oil 1 1/2 Tbsp. minced garlic 2