Easy, healthy recipes with a southwestern flare
These Cranberry Orange steel cut oats were inspired by my favorite Tried and True Cranberry Bread recipe. Like the bread, three simple ingredients – dried cranberries, orange zest and nuts – transform a boring bowl of oatmeal into a creamy, healthy, nutty, and tasty breakfast.
Steel cut oats normally take 40 minutes to cook; however there are ways to reduce the cooking time. Add some fruit and nuts while cooking for a delicious breakfast. This post include two different steel cut recipes to enjoy any day of the week.
October was filled with celebration, travels and lots of delicious dishes. Take a trip to the Jemez Mountains and enjoy what we ate this month.
A list of comfort foods to enjoy during the cold months of winter. Each is guaranteed to warm you up from the inside out.
Simple and spicy scrambled eggs made with hot roasted red chile and cotija cheese.
Can’t get enough of the fall’s fresh apples? I can’t! Here is a delicious roundup of some of my favorite apple dishes ranging from breakfast to dessert.
A collection of Readers’ Favorite recipes from MJ’s Kitchen during the first five years. Many of these are still my readers’ favorites.
This is one of our main stay breakfasts. It’s such a great way to start the day and so easy to make. Stewed apples with dried cranberries, a dollop of yogurt or crème fraîche, and granola – how can you go wrong?
In New Mexico atole (uh-TOL-ay) refers to toasted blue corn flour uses to make a beverage of the same name. The atole is cooked with water and milk into a thick beverage or an even thicker porridge and then sweetened to taste. I like to add pureed fruit, a scoop of jam, and/or some select spices. Here are 3 of my favorites.
Apple Clafoutis – A light custard and apple dish Apricot Clafoutis (Flaugnarde) Atole – A hot beverage made with blue corn flour and fruit Atole – Spiced Chocolate Atole Atole Breakfast Drink with Jam Asparagus, Chorizo, and Soft-boiled Egg Biscuits – Whole Wheat Buttermilk Breakfast Tacos with […]
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