I’ve been craving pipian sauce. For those of you unfamiliar with pipian sauce it’s a spicy, green mole that uses pumpkin seeds or pepitas and tomatillas as its base. Pipian sauce is wonderfully versatile and goes well with shrimp, chicken or pork…actually just about anything. I learned this simple recipe from my mentor Ramerez while at El Teddy’s in New York. I couldn’t find … [Read more...]
Spicy Shrimp in Coconut Sauce
Conjuring up a delicious dinner is tough when you live alone. The whiny, nasally refrain “Why bother” begins as a mere whisper and gradually grows into an echoing roar in my brain. Why bother, when you have frozen cheese raviolis? Why bother when you’ll be just as happy eating a bowl of popcorn while binging on the latest Netflix release? It takes a great deal to strength to … [Read more...]
Spicy Hasselback Fingerling Potatoes
Potatoes—bake, fry, roast, stuff with just about anything. Russets, fingerlings, purple, red, Yukon gold the options are overwhelming, the combinations mind blowing. My default potato dish: latkes. What’s better than fried potato crunchiness? But it is time to widen my horizons and try something new. My short ribs are in the oven for another hour or so. What potato would … [Read more...]
Black Bean Tomatillo Chili
My sister asked me for a chili recipe, make that an easy chili recipe. So here it is: black bean tomatillo chili. What I like about this chili recipe is that it's totally flexible. Follow the recipe the first time you make it. Then change it and own it. I like to cook my beans. But this is not necessary. If you have a can of black beans add them. The same is true for the … [Read more...]
Spicy Ground Turkey
Spicy Ground Turkey is one of those dishes that I make when I want a quick, easy dinner and a no fuss, no prep lunch the next day...or two. For dinner I serve the spicy ground turkey with basmati rice, for lunch I wrap it in lettuce. It's great for any season and is a real crowd pleaser. There's a good bit of flexibility when making this dish the ground turkey can be … [Read more...]
