pasilla

vegetarian Mexican lasagna

December 4, 2009

The winter holidays can present a unique challenge for vegetarians and pescetarians. Thanksgiving and Christmas inevitably revolve around a grand feast. Yet the traditional foods, like turkey and ham, just don’t work for us. I don’t know about you, but I just cannot stomach those “artificial” foods like tofurkey. I didn’t stop eating meat to [...]

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spicy southwestern sweet corn

November 13, 2009

Hegui was in the mood for red Bordeaux last night. Too bad I had no idea what to make that would match. We had all the fixin’s for Tex-Mex, so we tried the Bordeaux while I was cooking and sipped tequila at the table. I don’t really “love” corn but I do enjoy spicy food. [...]

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chickpea croquettes

September 24, 2009

The latest issue of Vegetarian Times has a long section called “patty pleasers.” Now I have to admit as drawn as I always am to the idea of vegetarian patties to replace the good old American hamburger, the results from my homemade ones are often less than optimal. But the pictures looked so enticing in [...]

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smoky ancho salsa

September 22, 2009

This recipe is a variation from Williams-Sonoma’s Savoring Mexico. It’s made about the same way as spicy chipotle salsa. However, ancho and pasilla chiles are both very mild (at least if you discard the seeds and inner ribs). So the final salsa is smoky and earthy flavored with just the faintest touch of heat. Yum! [...]

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homemade Macedonain Pindzur celebration

July 16, 2009

Our friend Aleksandar joined us last Saturday for a Macedonian style dinner and prepared a couple of great dishes from his native homeland: pindzur and stuffed cabbage. I’d had these before when he made them on a couple of other occasions. I devoured them with gusto those times! It was really exciting to finally get [...]

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