An really easy pepper sauce made with really HOT, tasty chile peppers, olive brine from a jar of green olives, and white vinegar. Use in soups, salads, on tacos and sandwiches, greens and rice.
Latest Recipes
Herb Crepes with Roasted Chile
Green Chile, Vegetarian EntreesOregano flavored crepes stuffed with vegetarian proteins and smothered with roasted green chile and cheese. A lighter, easier and quicker version of my Green Chile Pathiri without sacrificing flavor.
Herb Crepes for Savory Dishes
Bread, How ToA batch of herb crepes is a nice ingredients to have on hand for used in a variety of savory dishes. They are light and thin and can turn a simple sauteed vegetable into a delightful meal.
Readers’ Favorites – First Five Years
Lists and Round UpsA collection of Readers’ Favorite recipes from MJ’s Kitchen during the first five years. Many of these are still my readers’ favorites.
Savory Navy Beans with a Touch of Heat
Beans, Meat Entrees, Soups & Stews, Vegetable SidesA tasty bowl of beans that can be served as a main dish for 4 or side for 6. Dried beans are cooked in a stock with aromatics, herbs and spices and bacon, if desired.
Smoked Salmon Appetizer – Four Ingredients
Appetizers & Starters, Fish and SeafoodA quick and easy appetizer with four ingredients – salmon, capers, onion and just a touch of mayo. Serve with crackers or crispy toasts. My guests love this!
Quick & Easy Spiced Apple Breakfast
Breakfast, Fruit - Sweet & SavoryThis 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?
Cranberry Old-Fashioned Cocktail
BeveragesA traditional old-fashioned cocktail with a hint of cranberry. Recipe makes one cocktail, but you’ll have enough cranberry infused bourbon for three cocktails, and several bourbon infused cranberries for salads and a spiked snack.
Chicken Mole
Poultry Entrees, Red ChileChicken braised in a chicken mole sauce made from many ingredients that include New Mexico red chiles, spices and herbs, nuts and a bit of chocolate.
Wishing You All a Happy Holiday Season!
New MexicoIf you are ever in New Mexico on Christmas Eve, plan to take an evening stroll among the luminarias or farolitos. You’ll find them in every city, town, and village and even on the roof of a lone house out in the middle of nowhere.
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