Easy, healthy recipes with a southwestern flare
Who doesn’t love a Louisiana style red beans & rice? It’s hearty, meaty, extremely flavorful and pretty darn healthy. A great way to get your beans at every meal.
A traditional New Mexico posole with red chile and pork. You can make this with dry or frozen posole or hominy; red chile sauce or powder. A simple dish with lots of tasty goodness.
The tastiest bolognese you’ll ever make. Slow-simmered with seasoned sausage and beef, canned or fresh tomatoes, herbs and a lot of love.
A spicy chili made with dried red beans, Mexican chorizo, and a variety of chile powders. Hearty, healthy and spicy.
Tamales made with smoked pulled pork and BBQ sauce, wrapped in a dill pickle masa, steamed and served with coleslaw. All the ingredients of a pulled pork sandwich, but it’s a tamale!
How to smoke a pull-apart tender pork shoulder (butt) in a pit barrel cooker, make the perfect complementary barbecue sauce.
A few year ago I shared blooming onion with Hatch green chile and cheese. I hope you’ve been enjoying them. Since the nature of New Mexican cuisine is – if you can make it with green, then you can probably make it with red – I give you a Blooming […]
Spicy Beef Tri-tip is a melt in your mouth tri-tip, slow cooked in spices and beer. Cook on the grill, in the oven or in a slow-cooker.
Quick & Easy Green Chile Stew – for when you get the craving, but you don’t have a lot of time. A spicy and delicious New Mexico green chile stew made with ground beef and pinto beans.
Beef and red chile posole is an easy dish with just a few ingredients and lots of flavor. Make a small batch for the family or a large batch for guests.
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