The Dish
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Homemade Tortilla Chips
It’s simple to make fresh tortilla chips at home. They are so much better than pre-packaged, store-bought chips. Here is the recipe.
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Border Grill-Style Southwestern Chicken
Border Grill-Style Southwestern Chicken – grilled boneless chicken breast marinated with jjalapeños, lime juice, garlic, and black pepper.
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Cataplana Mussels & Clams
When our family lived in Spain, I recall seeing seafood dishes served in restaurants in a vessel called a cataplana. They are made of copper and, not surprisingly, are clam-shaped,…
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Spicy Rice Cakes with Chicken
Spicy rice cakes with chicken is a spicy stir-fried rice dish that everyone seems to enjoy.
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Baked Rigatoni with Tomato Sauce
Here is my version of baked rigatoni with rich tomato sauce. This hearty and cheesy dish is one of these truly comfort foods everyone loves.
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Rosemary Chicken Skewers
Thick sprigs of rosemary make perfect skewers for grilling foods like meat, chicken, shrimp and such, imparting subtle hints of rosemary along the way. You just strip off some of…
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Linguine with Pancetta and Clams
In this recipe linguine with white clam sauce meets carbonara, since it adds pancetta to the clam sauce giving it a slightly smoky flavor.
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Thai Basil & Chili Chicken
This Thai basil & chili chicken is a delicious, spicy stir-fry that’s called pad kra pao gai in Thailand. It is typically served with a side of fried egg.
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Heirloom Tomato & Burrata Salad
. Here is a simple and delicious salad combining fresh tomatoes and silky burrata. I recommend using heirloom tomatoes if you have them, otherwise, any ripe tomatoes will work.
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Chongqing Chicken
This Chongqing chicken recipe is a lighter recipe, where chicken is stir-fried but not deep-fried in oil. Serve it with steamed rice.
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Grilled Greek-Style Chicken Skewers
The weather is perfect these days for summer grilling and this is one of my favorite grilled chicken recipes. It’s based on a recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod…
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Green Chile & Pork Stew
What to do with a load of Anaheim, pasilla, poblano, jalapeno and serrano chiles? Well, I like to make a hearty pork and chile stew.
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Pork Tenderloin Vindaloo
This recipe is not for typical pork vindaloo. Rather, a vindaloo-style sauce is used to marinate the pork tenderloin which is then roasted, sliced and served.
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Cod Piccata
Here is cod piccata recipe. I smothered cod fillets in piccata sauce, but you could substitute any white flesh fish or shrimp if you’d like.
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Grilled Shrimp & Tomato Skewers
I love shrimp skewers from the grill in summertime. And nothing is better than adding some freshly picked garden tomatoes to those skewers. This recipe is super easy but totally…
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Chile-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin
Pork tenderloins are so easy to cook and they cook very quickly, as well. So I often turn to pork tenderloin when I don’t want to spend too much time…