Green Bean and Tomato Salad

I’m always trying to find new side dishes to serve during the summer. Grilled vegetables or a simple salad are my standbys. We also eat a lot of potato salad. But as my cherry tomatoes are now ripe, this looked perfect. It is adapted from Food & Wine.

Green Bean and Tomato Salad
Ingredients
1 pounds green string [...]

Cuban Cooking

Cuban cuisine is a fusion of Spanish, African and Caribbean cuisines, and has absolutely nothing to do with Mexican cuisine.

Food & Wine Magazine ran an article last issue all about Cuban Food, with a lot of great recipes. I had made a similar salad before. And I changed around the black bean recipe to cheat [...]

Chicken with Lentils and Chorizo

I love lentils.  My husband is less enamoured with them.  However, he loves chorizo, so he managed to enjoy the combination.  I made the dish with chicken breast, but I think it would have been better with the thighs that it called for.  It would have created a depth a flavor that was slightly lacking. 
Pair [...]

Flat-style Enchiladas

I love enchiladas, but I always used to make them with flour tortillas because I hated working with corn tortillas.  No matter what it did, what little trick I tried, I could not get those pesky corn tortillas to roll without tearing.  The solution?  Don’t roll them!  Apparently, those clever people in the South-West worked [...]

Maple Chicken Wings and Baked Beans

Maple Chicken Wings
Ingredients:
3-4 pounds chicken wings
1/3 cup teriyaki sauce (gf)
1/2 cup lite soy sauce (gf)
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1/2 tablespoon black pepper
1 to 2 cups maple syrup
 
Directions:
Preheat oven to 30 degrees F.
Cut off chicken wing tips and snip the skin between the joints. (Or just buy the frozen wing pieces [...]

Black Bean Soup

As it starts to get cool in the fall, I want soup. I once had the most fabulous black bean soup at a small South American restaurant in Atlanta, and have tried in vain to make something that at least comes close. Every time I make it, it’s just a little different, usually depending on [...]