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Verde or Green Sauce is made from a base of roasted tomatillos, onions, Serrano chilis and then blended with seasonings. A “sauce” is cooked, and a “salsa” is generally raw. It’s hard to beat premade Verde Enchilada Sauce to make this a quick meal.
Simple meals are the best for hot days! Summer along with smoke from forest fires arrived here all in the same week. We went from braising to barbecuing in a matter of days. Grill baguette or buns to serve alongside this quick and easy meal.
A great change from the usual beef burger! Perfect on a hot day with a chilled dry Sparkling wine.
Rotel Mexican Style Tomatoes date back to the 1940’s. Available now in various spice levels, the original recipe with zesty green chilies and spices does heat up a dish. Rotel Tomatoes are not the same as salsa, and became a famous addition to queso.
This classic grilled corn beef and Swiss cheese sandwich has its origin in the U.S. Some say the origin was Omaha, Nebraska and others New York.
Gyro’s – an Ancient Greek street food made with pork, were fashioned after Turkish Donair’s, cooked on a vertical spit or a Persian sword, over a fire. True Gyro’s are thinly sliced pieces of meat cut right from the cone. Middle Eastern Shawarma’s, again very …
This 1 skillet dish is reminiscent of American Goulash, made with tomatoes, ground meat, elbow macaroni and cheese. It is quick comfort food for an easy weeknight meal. We just about always build a bowl, it is easier for Gluten and Gluten Free options.
Lasagna with flat pasta and rich tomato sauce made its debut in Ancient Naples and evolved into the dish we love today. Before that, Ancient Greece laid claim to a casserole with layers of pasta.
A simple pasta and salad are perfect pairs on long smoking hot summer days. Canned clams make for a quick meal that’s the right size for 2 of us. Any pasta will do but we do like the smaller shaped one that gather up the …
