12 Sunday Sep 2021
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This Simple Sofrito Recipe consists of peppers, onions, garlic, culantro leaves, olive oil and salt.
Sofrito is a flavor base of herbs and aromatics used in Latin cooking, much like a French mirepoix or the Cajun holy trinity. While there are many versions of Sofrito, this recipe most resembles one found in Puerto Rican cooking also known as recaito.
02 Friday Apr 2021
Posted in love to cook, seafood
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bell peppers, butter, celery, chicken broth, crawfish, flour, onion, scallions
Crawfish Étouffée.
When you have family from New Orleans come into town during Crawfish season, it can only mean one thing!
We’re having a Crawfish Boil!!
And what a glorious boil we had.
But in the end, that 40 pound sack of crawfish was more than we could eat in one sitting and that’s how Crawfish Étouffée came to be.
25 Tuesday Aug 2020
There are times when you just need to use up ingredients already in your fridge or pantry.
These Southwest Stuffed Bell Peppers are made for those days.
Change up the filling according to what’s on hand and you have an easy week night dinner that the whole crew will love!
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Posted in beef, pork, lamb, gluten free, love to cook, Mexican/Latin
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We were first introduced to Flat Iron Steaks a couple years ago and they are now a favorite for recipes that call for a nice thin sliced steak. They love to be marinated which is how this quick and easy Steak Fajitas recipe adapted from Simply Recipes begins.
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