Potato chips, hot sauce, and lime. It is a perfect Mexican snack, and one that I first had at a wedding in Mexico City.
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Technique: How to Roast Acorn Squash
This post is about how to cook acorn squash by using one of my favorite techniques – roasting. To roast is just to cook with dry heat, which helps us get some nice browning with minimal effort.
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Spicy Smashed Cucumber Salad
Spicy smashed cucumber salad. Just Persian cucumbers and some staple pantry items — for my pantry at least!
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Midnight Pimento Cheese
If you are new to pimento cheese – or cheese pimiento as they call it in the Philippines – welcome. If you are a purist, I have to answer to a few of your questions.
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Sautéed Green Beans With Almonds
A green bean side in under 10 minutes. Quick, crunchy, elementary.
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How to Cook Dried Black Beans From Scratch
Does your grandmother have a black bean recipe? One that starts with soaking dried beans overnight? The kind that spends a few hours in the oven and then gets lovingly spooned onto your plate?
No? Well, neither does mine. We can both keep that a secret. For the rest of our lives we can now refer to this recipe and answer the above questions in the affirmative.
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Zesty Green Cabbage Slaw
This green cabbage slaw is zesty, thanks to the lime zest.
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Easy Homemade Guacamole
Common sense food science tells us that warm fat is better than cold fat. Therefore, the best way to eat an avocado is at room temperature. If you are making this recipe to consume immediately and your avocados are in the refrigerator, take them out at least 30 minutes ahead of time.
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Quick Red Cabbage Slaw
This is a slaw you can make and enjoy almost immediately. If you are making this a day ahead, transfer the slaw to a new bowl or container and leave behind any excess liquid and dressing. Do the same with any leftovers.
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