Ancho chili paste, my friends. My new favorite thing. It has a wonderfully earthy taste to it. And, it isn’t overwhelmingly hot. I don’t like peppers that scorch your mouth, the flavors get drowned out. It’s dead simple to make. Go out and get some Ancho chilies (they are dried). Put them in a bowl […]
Category Archives: Cooking At Home
Chicken Tacos with Green Rice
Grilled chicken. You can’t go wrong with grilled chicken. But, what makes this special is the green chili rice and Ancho chili paste. Also aboard, cilantro, cheddar cheese and green onions. Roast up some Poblano and Jalapeno peppers. I do mine on a gas cooktop. I let them go till they are all charred on […]
Brisket Taco
Tacos are great for lunch. They are fast to put together and you can put anything in them. Here we have brisket with cheddar cheese and iceberg lettuce. Get your taco on!
Local Dressing: Tuna Salad
Seared Tuna Salad: bib lettuce, red onion, big eye tuna, caramelized yellow onion, Sass Sesame and Garlic salad dressing and a drizzle of ginger tamarind sauce. Sass is a local salad dressing company, started in 1986 by twin sisters Carol and Lauri Raymond. Apparently, the name stands for Season All Stuff Sauce (I guess that […]
Pasta Putanesca
Pasta Putanesca: olive oil, crushed garlic, red pepper flakes, tomatoes, capers, artichoke hearts and Parmesan. Great, quick pasta dish that my wife perfected. Good for summer; doesn’t get your kitchen too hot. Good for your budget; doesn’t cost that much. Good for your taste buds, it rocks your palate.
Breakfast of Champions
I was once in a bar in Poughkeepsie, the experience left me quite tipsy, … then a big breakfast was in order. Here we have ranchero eggs with peppers, cilantro, red onion and fried tortillas. Throw some beans around there and you just made some wicked Migas. Kerby Lane kills this dish as well. We […]