Most often, recipes for Mexican-style devilishly hot shrimp - camarones a la diabla - involves destemming, deseeding and charring dried peppers, then reconstituting them in water, etc. This version is a quicker, simplified one that uses chile powder rather than dried chiles. Give it a try! Ingredients: 1 lb. medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 3 Tbsp New Mexico chile … [Read more...]
Grilled Flat Iron Steak with Pesto Butter
If, like me, you have a lot of end-of-summer basil in the garden, here is a tasty way to use some of it. I like to make pesto butter to top grilled flat iron steak with. First you make a basic basil pesto, then add butter and finish with olive oil. There’s no cooking required for the pesto butter and it freezes well if you have leftovers. Ingredients: 1 cup basil 1/4 … [Read more...]
Greek-Style Pork Souvlaki Skewers
I really love Greek-style pork souvlaki and this recipe is a great one for summer grilling. I suggest serving the souvlaki on pita bread with store bought tzatziki sauce or your favorite hot sauce. I confess to eating my souvlaki with Tabasco sauce. Ingredients: 1 ½ lbs. boneless pork loin or tenderloin, cut into 1-inch cubes ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice ¼ cup olive … [Read more...]
Cajun Shrimp Stuffed Pasilla Peppers
I really love all types of stuffed peppers, but especially Mexican peppers like pasillas, poblanos, Anaheims, etc. For this recipe - which is based on one on the Chili Pepper Madness website - I used pasilla peppers but you could use whatever type you prefer or can find. I made one serving each for my wife and me with this recipe. However, it makes enough stuffing for four … [Read more...]
Pasta Aio e Oio with Shrimp
One of my favorite preparations for pasta - and one of the easiest - is aio e oio (also called aglio e olio). It’s a classic Roman dish usually made with spaghetti, although you could use any type of pasta you’d like. Usually, aio and oio is made with nothing more than pasta, garlic, olive oil, dried chili peppers, and parsley. To see my recipe, click here. This is a tasty … [Read more...]