Whether for breakfast or dinner, these chilaquiles are great because they are made from items I’ve almost always got in my pantry and fridge (except for maybe avocados, which are an optional topping). You can use store-bought tortilla chips, or use an air fryer to make your own. Guessipe 28 oz can diced tomatoes 2…
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3.14 Pi(e) Day V
Well, COVID is still a thing, so once again we did a scaled-back gathering with fewer people in an outdoor setting. Even a global pandemic can’t get in the way of me and pie! Pie Day was a great opportunity to catch up with some of my fellow pie-loving friends, many of whom due to…
Preserved Lemon Chicken and Leeks
I was feeling pretty good about cooking with preserved lemon after successfully making a Moroccan Lemon Chicken. That seems to be the predominant way that people use preserved lemons, but I still had a lot of preserved lemons left and wanted to find other ways to cook with them. My mom mentioned that she’d had…
Moroccan Lemon Chicken
A friend of mine gave me a jar of homemade preserved lemons. I was super excited because I love homemade food stuffs… and then I realized I didn’t know what to do with them. So I asked around and was given several versions of what is apparently a traditional Moroccan Lemon Chicken dish. Using those…
3 Bell Pepper Cheesy Pasta
My aunt used to make this dish whenever we visited her. It uses Velveeta, and while fake cheese isn’t a typical ingredient for me, it is hard to beat the creamy goodness it brings to this dish. I adored this 3 Bell Pepper Cheesy Pasta as a kid, but sometimes your favorite childhood things don’t…
3.14 Pi(e) Day IV
In a scenario I never expected to experience in anything but film and TV, we are now living through a global pandemic called COVID-19. In accordance with CDC guidance to avoid large gatherings, we scaled down our big Pie Day event to just an intimate group of five pie-loving friends. In scary times we need…
Thai Curry
When I think of Thai food, the coconut-y curry is the first thing that comes to mind. Once I’ve made this for people, I get repeat requests to make it again. The great thing about this Guessipe is it’s super flexible – pick whichever curry paste you like best – panang, green, red, yellow, etc….
French Onion Soup
Onions, bread, and cheese are three of my boyfriend’s favorite foods, so French Onion Soup was pretty much a no-brainer dish to make for him. It’s traditionally made with dry white wine, but all I happened to have on hand was cream sherry when I made this. It came out great, so now it’s what…
Spiced Egg Salad
Cookbook Club – The Soul of a New Cuisine For our June cookbook, we used Marcus Samuelsson’s The Soul of a New Cuisine. In it, he includes traditional foods of Africa as well as his own African-inspired creations. I was looking forward to this meal because I haven’t had many opportunities to eat African food,…
Connie and Ted’s Restaurant Review
Gold Dig #63 Connie and Ted’s is the big place with the swooping ceiling on a main stretch of West Hollywood that on Jonathan Gold’s 101 Best Restaurants list, he calls a “clam shack”. Inside is an open kitchen and a bar. Outside is a fantastic patio, which unfortunately looks out onto the parking lot…
Mexican Casserole
This is my mom’s Mexican Casserole recipe. It has nacho cheese Doritos in it, so naturally I adored it when I was a kid. Actually, I still adore it now! It is cheesy, crispy, meaty goodness. You can dress it up with sides, but honestly it’s good enough to eat plain. Guessipe 20 oz cheddar…
Pico de Gallo
When I go to a taco place, I always make sure to get a healthy scoop of the Pico de Gallo at the salsa bar. It’s got a little spice, but also adds a nice pop of freshness to any taco. Pico de Gallo is equally good with just some tortilla chips. Or you can…