Curry Crusted Chicken Thighs
I love Indian flavors, but I don’t always have the time, or the foresight, to marinade a bag of chicken for a day or two during the week. Some nights I need curry, and I need it fast. This recipe is perfect because it take about five minutes to prep but yields chicken that tastes like it has been soaking up curry marinade all day. I use boneless, skinless chicken thighs because they stay moist after being roasted in a very hot...
Naan
For the most part, I have had a lot of luck with bread recipes. If it does not work out the way I want on the first try I begin the tweaking process. It is not always fast but I get there in the end. I say for the most part because I have had one bread nemesis. One bread that, no matter how I tried, would never work out the way I wanted. That bread was the delicious Indian flat bread called naan. Naan is my nemesis no longer. ...
Cheese and Onion Enchiladas with Chili con Carne
I live in Texas and have a shameless addiction to Tex-Mex food. I grew up on the stuff and from an early age remember going to restraunts that served dishes of fragrant, spicy food and warm, soft tortillas. Among the things I love most are cheese and onion enchiladas. Now, most places serve them with red sauce, or chili gravy, and that is fine, but if it is an option I order mine with chili con carne. I love the rich meat sauce...
Flour Tortillas
When I was growing up in South Texas we had this neighbor who would, on Saturday afternoons, make her tortillas for the week. Believe me, I made friends with her children so I could make myself available for tortilla day. I think she enjoyed my enthusiasm and always had a few extra tortillas for me to take home. They were sublime! My family would fight over them, and no matter how many she sent home with me they were always gone...
Guacamole … My Way
This is guacamole, my way. It may offend purists, who insist that guacamole is best when it is avocado and lime juice only, but I have made it this way for years and so far I have had no complaints. Even with the mayo. Trust me, it’s so good. I served this dip for parties and it is eaten with greedy abandon. It is also lovely on top of fajitas or spread inside a whole grain wrap sandwich. The options are only limited by...
Bacon Explosion … Yes, Really.
My local newspaper, the Dallas Morning News, posted a recipe just before Superbowl Sunday titled Bacon Explosion. Since bacon is the candy of meat, I had to click the link and see what was what. What I found was intriguing, and hard to resist. It is a blanket of woven, thick cut, bacon that encases a pinwheel of sweet Italian sausage, BBQ sauce, BBQ rub, and crisp bacon bits. I amended the recipe very slightly by adding diced...
