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PAPAS ALINIAS CON ATUN

PAPAS ALINIAS CON ATUN

Yummy, with minimal ingredients. Simple to prepare. Use your favourite olive oil, it is key to the dish.

This can be served as a starter or tapa, but I think it makes a great summer main.

Taken from Saveur February/March 2020. The only change I made was to add black olives. For 2 servings, halve the recipe.

Ingredients

1 medium onion (8 oz.), finely diced (1⅔ cups)

15 medium red…

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Piña Brava

Something new, with a bit of a kick for your next Taco Night. Follow the link for instructions on how to infuse the tequila.

Ice 1 1/2 oz Jalapeño Cilantro Infused Tequila 2 oz pineapple juice 1 oz strained fresh lime juice 1/2 oz simple syrup Jalapeño slices and cilantro sprigs for garnish

Fill 8oz glass with ice. Pour in remaining ingredients, stir well to blend. Garnish with…

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Jalapeño-Cilantro Infused Tequila

Besides tequila, you can use this technique for infusing nearly any alcohol with any flavour you like. Be sure to use a decent quality product. The nasty flavour of cheap booze cannot be disguised no matter how long you infuse it.

Jalapeño-Cilantro Infused Tequila 1 jalapeño pepper, sliced into rounds 1/3 cup roughly chopped cilantro stems 1 cup 100% agave white tequila

Combine all…

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PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

My best memory of these cookies is coming home after school to a batch of still warm cookies. Thanks Mom.

Best enjoyed with a tall glass of ice cold milk, naturally.

Peanut Butter Cookies 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup flour 1/4 teaspoon salt additional flour for dipping fork into

Preheat oven to 350F.…

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Pastrami, in House

If you haven’t tried curing your meats, this is a good one to start with. I am re-posting Cast Iron Dan’s how to blog. The instructions are clear and photos for clarification.

https://castirondan.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/the-pastrami-project/

Kevin and I had a lot of fun with this, and it is definitely a do again. And again. We may never buy commercially made pastrami again!

Smokin…

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The Pastrami Project!

Home Made Pastrami!! Kevin and I tried this a couple of weeks ago and we were so happy with the results, I had to share! If you are looking for a weekend food project, this is it. If you don’t have a smoker, wood chips in a smoking box on your bbq work just fine.

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Apple Salad with Lime and Walnuts

Apple Salad with Lime and Walnuts Something a little lighter...summer is just around the corner.

I have gained a couple of pounds since this whole isolation/quarantine thing started, How about you?

It’s time for something a little lighter as we start to prepare for our summer vacations in Puerto Backyardo and Decklandia. Ah, the exotic places we will go!

This salad is a nice change of pace from lettuce or cabbage salads and goes great with a grilled chicken breast or even a juicy…

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Cheese and Chive Cornbread

Cheese and Chive Cornbread

This only takes about 20 minutes to assemble this and another 20 minutes to bake it. So… this is a do-able side pretty much any time you want it.

This goes exceptionally well with Cowboy Beans.

I like to use a clear glass baking dish such as this one from OXXO Good Gripsto make this because I can see when the sides are a nice golden brown. If you are using a metal pan, check your bread for…

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When you are between grocery shops during a pandemic: Spaghetti with Canned Chicken, Mushrooms and Lemon

Things happen a bit more slowly here in Mexico, so it wasn’t until mid-March that we began our self-isolation in order to protect not only ourselves, but our guests who were still with us, waiting for flights back to their respective homes. Having never done this before, we were not EXACTLY sure how to go about it.

Obviously, we would need to ‘stock-up’, but with what? And, how much? For…

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Quarantines and Grocery Shopping

How many of us thought we would be using them in the same sentence in our lifetime? But we are, so time to suck it up and do what is best not only for ourselves, but also best for our family, our neighbours, our health care system and our country.

I’m sure there is an end in sight, but it becomes more distant every time someone breaks quarantine, even ‘just for a minute’ or ‘just this…

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Seriously Easy Bread

There has been an increase in bread making posts over the past couple of weeks. I like to think we are seeking and finding comfort in the food we make while we are keeping ourselves safe by staying isolated and as close to home as possible. Or, maybe people have always wanted to bake bread and now have the time. Whatever the reason, tables all over the world are sharing more home baked bread than…

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Basic Brines for Meat

Brining does take a bit of planning, but hey, we are all in quarantine anyway, so now is a good time to experiment with this.

You will find that a few hours in a brine solution can make a huge difference in the flavour of your dinner. Overnight is best, especially for larger cuts like shoulders and whole chickens or turkeys, but smaller cuts like pork chops are fine with just 4 – 6 hours.

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Skillet Roasted Chicken Thighs

Hi everyone. How is your self-quarantine going? I hope this all finds you all healthy and in reasonably good spirits.

Most of us have been self isolated for at least 2 weeks now. I don’t know about the rest of you, but binge watching has become my new favourite pastime, and as much as I do like to spend time in my kitchen, there are days when all I want is a quick cruise through the…

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Spaghetti with Sausage

Wow, has the world changed in the past few weeks. The Corona Virus has the world in its grip. As we all hunker down in our homes to wait this thing out and try to stay healthy, it is important to treat ourselves well . Stay hydrated, find something to distract you from too much worry and make good food choices so we can stay healthy.

The ingredients for this are probably already in your…

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Canal House Lentils

Canal House Lentils with Pan Roasted Chicken Thigh

So simple, very few ingredients, and so tasty!!

it is only in the past few years that I have actually paid lentils any attention, and I will admit that until Chef Michael Smith did his Lentil Hunter series, I would probably still be ignoring them.

Thanks to his enthusiasm, I finally tried cooking them myself. Turns out, It’s not that…

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Cowboy Beans

Cowboy Beans - In our house, we like to eat these as they are, for lunch. Maybe with toast or bread for dipping in the broth. For dinner, they make a great side for most any type of grilled beef.

As inspired by Rick Bayless, who, is my go-to source whenever I have any questions regarding food here in Mexico; after my friend Mary, of course, who is actually Mexican. Bayless has spent a lifetime studying the flavours of Mexico and his book, Authentic Mexicanis filled with recipes and information about his travels and food finds all across Mexico. I like his writing style. It is friendly,…

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B.A's Best Banana Bread

B.A's Best Banana Bread

We love banana bread in this house. So much so, that this is the 4th!! recipe for banana bread that I have published!

That is okay though, because each one is different from the others, and all are delicious.

If you avoid banana bread because you feel it can be dry, this is the recipe that will change your mind. It yields a rich, moist loaf like I’ve never seen.

I have copied it…

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