Published by mel on June 28, 2007 in entree and recipe.
Ever since Ilan won last season’s Top Chef, I feel like Spanish food has become the trend to follow. For me, Spanish food isn’t new or different, I’ve grown up on it my entire life. My great-grandparents emigrated to Cuba from northern Spain and then made their way to Miami in the late 60’s. Croquettas, tortillas and paella have always been around my house. But, I’ve jumped on the bandwagon and tried to make a Spanish-influenced dish that isn’t an update or a replica, but one that uses Spanish flavors in a fresh way.
I came up with fideos, spicy chorizo and baby lima beans in a fire-roasted tomato broth. I used lots of smoked paprika to add to the earthiness and used the baby limas to lighten the dish up considerably. Recipe after the jump…
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Published by mel on June 22, 2007 in recipe and sides & bites.
A few weeks ago, I bought t 2 cookbooks, something I haven’t done in many, many years. Usually, I collect recipes from various sites and organize them with the handy-dandy Gmail “recipe” label. But, for some reason I haven’t been able to find really good ice cream recipes online, and all the great ones that I did find seemed to come from the same book…David Lebovitz’s The Perfect Scoop. So, I caved and I bought that. So far, I’ve made a handful of the sorbets and frozen yogurts, as well as the Vietnamese Coffee Ice cream (which was super duper delicious!).
In order to get my Super Saver free shipping on Amazon, I also purchased Heidi Swanson’s Super Natural Cooking, a beautiful book by one of my favorite bloggers. The book’s really helpful and informative with a lot of information regarding whole foods, and recipes and photos that make you drool. And while it’s a vegetarian cookbook, I find that it’s not hard to incorporate some meat. Even when I do end up sticking with the vegetarian version, I rarely miss the meat…that says something about the deliciousness of Heidi’s recipes.
So far, my favorite recipe is this Ultimate Veggie Burger. I’ve made it a few times now and it’s so fast and delicious that it has become my go-to recipe when I don’t have much in the fridge, or when I don’t feel like preparing an elaborate meal. Recipe after the jump…
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