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Hatch Green Chile Stew

Yield: 8 servings Time: Approximately 1.5 hour Also known as Guisado de Chile Verde. Green Chile Stew is my favorite way to enjoy New Mexican Hatch Green Chiles. Serve with flour tortillas or tortilla chips on the side (for crumbling or dipping). Ingredients 2 T oil, olive or canola 1 large onion, chopped 3 garlic[Read More…]

Tee’s Corn Pudding

Yield: 8 servings Time: Excellent. This versatile dish is a great companion to salmon, but goes equally well next to a steak or Thanksgiving turkey. A couple of things to remember about corn kernels: 1 ear is less than 1/2 cup; a 10oz bag of frozen corn is 2 cups; a 16oz bag of frozen[Read More…]

Simple Roast Chicken

Yield: Makes 2 to 4 servings Time: 1 hour – 75 minutes – maybe longer, depends on size of chicken Ingredients One 2- to 3-pound farm-raised chicken Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 teaspoons minced thyme (optional) Unsalted butter Directions Preheat the oven to 450°F. Rinse the chicken, then dry it very well[Read More…]

Pink Grapefruit and Radicchio Salad With Dates and Pistachios

Yield: 4 servings Time: 10 minutes This is a lovely winter salad, combining sour and sweet with the refreshing bite of grapefruit. There are two presentations – one is family style in a salad bowl, the other is portioned on a platter. Ingredients 2 pink or red grapefruits 2 medjool dates, pitted and thinly sliced[Read More…]

Classic Mint Julep

Yield: makes 1 drink Time: 5 minutes Ingredients 1/2 cup shaved ice 2 1/2 ounce your favorite Kentucky bourbon 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup or Mint Infused Simple Syrup fresh mint for garnish Directions Place mint and simple syrup in julep cup or 8- to 10-ounce old-fashioned glass and gently crush leaves with a wooden muddler.[Read More…]

Lime Champagne Vinegar Dressing

This is my “house” salad dressing — there is always some in the fridge, and I use it on almost any type of salad (including grain salads). It is so easy to make salad dressing, especially this one. Yield: 1/2 cup Time: 5 minutes Ingredients 1 limes (about 1/8 cup) 1/8 cup champagne or white[Read More…]

Citrus Salsa Verde

Yield: 1 cupTime: 15 minutes This is a bright and fresh sauce for fish, and made even easier if you put the herbs and garlic in a food-processor! Ingredients 1/2 c extra virgin olive oil 1/2 c finely chopped cilantro 1/2 c finely chopped parsley 1/2 tsp smoked paprika 1 garlic clove finely grated zest[Read More…]

Kale Chips

Kale chips, the perfect snack. So quick, so easy, so tasty, so portable. In our house, a batch of kale chips lasts about 20 minutes. Time: 20 minutes Yield: approx 2 cups Ingredients 1 small bunch of kale (about 1/2 pound) 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder or 1/2[Read More…]

Key Lime Pie

Gotta say this one is amazing. It’ll be hard to consider buying store-bought again, even from the gourmet grocery store in the most southern part of Florida. Mind-blowing pie. Sweetened condensed milk is the agreed foundation of a key lime pie. Limes of course, but the specifics vary. This recipe uses 2/3 c lime juice[Read More…]

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