Easy, healthy recipes with a southwestern flare
Foods to snack on before the meal
A rich salsa made with a blend of chiles, seeds and nuts that can be used on tacos, tostadas, meats, roasted vegetables, burger, sandwiches and more.
Deviled eggs spiced with New Mexico green chile and pickled jalapeño. Seasoned with a green chile spice mix or spicy sea salt.
If you love kimchi any time of the day and any day of the week, then this is the recipe for you. A quick & easy recipe for making delicious kimchi to serve immediately or within the next couple of days.
A spicy and creamy sweet potato soup made with just a few ingredients including Thai red curry paste and lime. Serve as a starter or entrée.
Vegetarian nachos made with black beans, olives, cilantro, and a few other goodies. Serve as a meal or a snack. Great for parties!
A relative easy bisque that marries the flavors of a tomato bisque with crab and just enough chile powder to provide a pleasing spiciness. One of my favorite soups is a tomato bisque, and my all-time favorite seafood is crab, especially Gulf blue crab. This tomato crab bisque is a […]
Blistered shishitos with garlic and piñon (pine nuts) is a quick & easy vegetable side, snack or awesome appetizer for parties. This dish comes together in about 10 minutes.
A tried and true chilled cucumber soup with the addition of roasted green chile from New Mexico. Spicy and refreshing.
Sweet & spicy marinated dried apricots – eat as a snack or use for an amuse-bouche. As many of us already know, as we get older, our nutritional requirements do change due to a variety of reasons; therefore, it’s a constant search to find a natural way to meet these […]
A light corn cake with sweet corn, roasted green and red New Mexico chile and a mix of seasoning. Serve with salsa, avocado cream or a dollop of sour cream. Also makes a nice light lunch or dinner.
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