Pozole Verde: Pork, Hominy & Vegetable Stew
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This dish, called pozole verde in México, features bits of braised pork, chicken, and hominy lolling in a thick, flavorful broth of puréed chile, tomatillo, onion, garlic, and ground pumpkin seeds and is garnished with a raft of good things…
Slow Cooker: Chicken Tortilla Soup
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A bit of Southwestern flavors this warm and hearty soup. Make sure to serve some condiments on the side for everyone to make their own special bowl.
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Weekend Cooking: Paella Soup
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I love to take traditional recipes and give them new twists. This one is a riff on the classic Spanish dish of saffron-hued rice studded with sausage and seafood. Once I came up with the idea, many failed attempts ensued until one day I found…
National Garlic Day: Cold Almond Garlic Soup
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Besides the world famous gazpacho, sweet almond garlic soup is the cold soup you must try this spring. The name in Spain is Ajo blanco, meaning: white garlic, and the soup is both nourishing and refreshing in the warm weather months.
This…
Ensaladilla Rusa: A Hispanic Salad with Russian Roots
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Although this salad was invented by the Belgian chef, Lucien Olivier, it gained popularity in one of Moscow’s most popular and acclaimed restaurants, Hermitage. Since then, most Hispanic countries have adopted Ensaladilla Rusa, often called…
Easter Potato Salad: A Family Favorite
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Where's the potato salad? That's the first thing my Tía will ask when she walks in the house on any given family gathering. It just has to be the one food that we always enjoy no matter what the occasion. A friend of mine who was born and…
Heritage Recipe: Abuelita’s Vegetable Cream Soup
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One of my abuelita’s secrets to make certain we had our daily serving of vegetables was this sweet, hearty, and creamy vegetable soup.
SOUP GOES “SAILING”
She used to top our soups with croutons which add crunchiness. The croutons…
Transitional Soups: Chilled White Asparagus & Ginger Soup
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I’m currently in Melbourne, Australia where it’s officially autumn and the weather should be amazingly inviting. Instead, it’s nearing 100° every day with the sun being completely unforgivable. Going from 28° on the East coast in the…
Weekend Cooking: Hearty Soups of Winter
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Hearty soups are a way of life and can easily deliver all the goodness and nutrition your body needs. A good bowl of soup can be a meal in itself—whole and complete. I have cycles where I crave and literally eat only soup. I listen to my…