Roasted Tomatillo Avocado Salsa is very easy to make and is absolutely delicious on fish tacos. We make this salsa quite often at home. It is easily made spur of the moment for extra fresh flavor! Roasted Tomatillo Avocado Salsa is Easy to Make Because Roasted Tomatillo Avocado Salsa is a snap to make, you can use this salsa as a basic recipe to create your own signature salsa flavor. As you may have noticed, this is not a spicy salsa as there are no added fresh or dried chiles. But you ...
Classic Lemon Bars are a specialty of my youngest son. This is his favorite dessert and I am always happy when he decides to whip up a batch. But now he is at college and his recipe book is here at the ranch. It was time to post this family favorite online. We have come up with a few tweaks for Classic Lemon Bars that make this a signature dessert in our home. Adding nuts to the crust is really an amazing upgrade. Hazelnuts have been the recent favorite, but I have also used pecans and ...
Every year before the holidays, my grandmother would search for the freshest, largest Texas grown pecans she could find. She knew my grandfather loved Slow Roasted Butter Pecans. Day after day she would slow roast small batches until every one of her old, dented fruitcake tins were filled with these savory treats. Slow Roasted Butter Pecans are easy to make! I can still see him in his living room, sipping a gin and tonic or enjoying a cold beer as he watched the news in his ranch work ...
Mexican Style Rice is an incredibly basic kitchen skill that I didn’t master until after I was married. The hubs taught me how to make it. Mexican Style Rice was his main sustenance as a bachelor artist living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. That, and instant ramen noodles. But I didn’t need a recipe for ramen noodles, as the instructions are on the back of the packet. Mastery of Mexican Style Rice had always eluded me. The toughest part is to get the proportion of liquid to rice correct. Always, ...
At the moment, I am a little obsessed with Brown Sugar Pavlova. They have a creamier interior texture and are just as crispy as their white sugar cousins. I love their champagne color! A Tested Recipe for Brown Sugar Pavlova But I had to go through countless recipes for Brown Sugar Pavlova before I developed…
Chiles en Nogada are enjoyed on Mexican Independence Day which is September 16. Sweet, savory and smothered in a rich walnut cream sauce, no wonder they are legendary! Chiles En Nogada Are Quite A Treat! But let me be clear about my recipe for Chiles en Nogada – it is not authentic. Of course, the…
Sweet Ginger Vodka Soda is a delicious cocktail that requires ginger syrup. Of course there are lots of commercial preparations out there, but homemade is way less expensive and much more delicious. Cocktails in the time of COVID Right now in the era of COVID and isolation, bars and restaurants are having a tough time….
Ginger Syrup is one of those unlikely items that you never think about making, but once its in the bottle, you are glad you took the time. Very easy to make and can be used in so many different ways. Ginger Syrup upgrades your Beverage Game I am a huge fan of making my own…
