Easy, healthy recipes with a southwestern flare
Calabacitas Quiche is a vegetarian’s delight. Quiche filled with summer squash, corn, and roasted green chile, complemented with feta and cheddar cheese makes a mouthwatering meal.
This year’s calabacitas recipe – Calabacitas Macaroni & Cheese. It’s late summer and here in New Mexico the markets are loaded with lots of fresh summer squash, corn and green chile. So as you may remember from previous years, this combination of fresh vegetables means that it’s calabacitas time. This […]
Enjoy the best of late summer squash, corn and roasted green chile wrapped in a soft corn tortilla.
Roasted chile, summer squash and corn all wrapped up in cornbread batter for a hearty and spicy cornbread.
“Calabacitas” is the Spanish word for “little squash”, but in late summer / early fall calabacitas is a traditional New Mexico dish. It’s made with local, fresh ingredients: roasted green chile, summer squash, and corn. Normally served as a side, but can be turned into a vegetarian meal by topping it with an egg and some cheese.
A calabacitas chowder that uses cooked and pureed summer squash as the base, cooked with leeks, corn, and green chile. A delightful way to enjoy fall produce.
Calabacitas is a traditional New Mexico early fall dish of sauteed summer squashes, corn, and green chile. It just made sense to turn it into enchiladas.
Mj’s Kitchen is being archived as a memorial to Mary Jane (1953-2023)
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.
Local sweet corn cooked in a broth of milk, butter, and fresh herbs. A true delicacy to add to any meal. A second recipe for a vegetable soup made with the leftover broth is included.
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