Blog entries tagged recipe

Scared Straight Turkey Tamales

Lois Manno — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:28:26 +0100

Listen up, little dogs. All of you spoiled little chihuahuas, toy poodles, and terriers have had it too good for too long. Sitting at the screen door, barking at everyone, day in, day out, it's a poor choice for a life path. You're so lucky you don't have it like your ancestors did. Four hundred years ago, Mesoamerican peop...

Presto, It's Pesto!

Dave DeWitt — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 10:48:29 +0100

One of my favorite summer things is fresh pesto—spiced up, of course. And one of the main ingredients is basil, although cooks substitute spinach, Italian parsley, and cilantro for the basil on occasion. There are more than 60 species and var...

Pungent Pizza on the Grill

Dave DeWitt — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:34:42 +0100

Don't want to heat up the kitchen? Tired of bland commercial pizza? Heard enough about Godfather's Pizza to last a lifetime? Try this spiced up Southwestern pizza cooked on your gril...

Ask Chef Mike: What's the Story on Horseradish?

Lois Manno — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:40:33 +0100

Q: What's a good use for horseradish besides cocktail sauce or as a side with roast beef? And what makes it so hot?

A: Horseradish is a root, similar to wasabi, and a member of the mustard family. Prepared horseradish is grated horseradish root combined with ...

The 2011 Disc-It Round Up

Lois Manno — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:27:00 +0100

As three-year-olds go, the Disc-It Round Up is pretty developed and well-behaved. It’s an event the folks at Disc-It started in 2009 as their way of giving back to New Mexico's UNM Children’s Hospital for all the care that Disc-It front man Nevin Montano’s daughter and nephew received in t...

Cool Down on the Fourth with A Firecracker

Lois Manno — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:39:55 +0100

This drink looks too good to be legal...but it is, proving that epic July 4th fireworks can be served up in a glass as well as in the sky. Wow your Fourth of July barbecue guests with the Riazul Firecracker. This spicy cocktail, infused with Riazul Premium S...

Spicy Summer Grilling: Belizean Grilled Fish Burger

Kelli Bergthold — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:34:16 +0100

This particular “burger” is a fired-up re-creation of a fish sandwich one of our editors devoured in the tiny town of San Pedro on Ambergris Caye, Belize. The restaurant was called Elvies Burger Isle, and the diners sat outside under a tamarind tree on picnic benches. If ever there was a simpl...

Just in Time for Cinco de Mayo: Red Chile Enchiladas

Kelli Bergthold — Thu, 05 May 2011 04:57:28 +0100

We’re cooking up this classic enchilada dish in honor of Cinco de Mayo. This dish features stacked, not rolled, enchiladas covered in ground beef and pork and smothered in red chile sauce. It was originally served at the early 1960s Albuquerque restaurant, Videz. The restaurant ...

Spicy Spring Grilling, 2

Kelli Bergthold — Tue, 03 May 2011 21:51:36 +0100

Tuscan Devil Chicken

In Italian, this chicken is called pollo alla diavolo because of the addition of crushed red pepperoncini chiles, the same kind that is sprinkled on pizzas to liven them up. Traditionally the chickens are split before grilling, but you can use a rotisserie if you wish–it just tak...

Spicy Spring Grilling, 1

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:31:12 +0100

Asado Short Ribs

Noted barbecue expert Rick Browne, Ph.B., is the author of numerous books on the subject and has searched the world for great BBQ stories and recipes, like this one. He was the host of "Barbecue America" on PBS.

To get South American style beef ribs have the butcher cut throug...

From The Southwest Table 1

Dave DeWitt — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:23:43 +0100

Everyone is invited to our Cinco de Mayo Book Launch Demo and Signing. I'll be cooking some spicy dishes on a Disc-It for sampling, and the restaurant will provide snacks, or you can order drinks and lunch. Bookworks will be...

Cooking "Stone Soup"

Dave DeWitt — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:54:25 +0100

Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Down here at the tip of the Baja California peninsula, I have stumbled across an pre-Hispanic chile pepper soup that uses river stones as the heat for cooking. The Chinoteco tri...

Celebrate National Paella Day!

Kelli Bergthold — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:03:34 +0100

From the Burn! Magazine Blog...

March 27th is national Paella day, and if you’ve never had a chance to try this famous Spanish dish, it’s the perfect time. Paella is perhaps one of Spain’s best-known dishes, originating in the Valencia region, and is one of the national dishes of Sp...

Xinjiang Lamb and Chile Barbecue

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:13:11 +0100

In 1987, Robert Spiegel, Nancy Gerlach and I launched Chile Pepper magazine and began my lengthy quest to assemble the world's hot and spicy recipes. In our third issue, we published an article that Nancy and I wrote, "Asia Heats Up." The recipe is from Xinjia...

Greek Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:52:13 +0100

Piperies Gemistes me Feta may be Greek to you and me, but to a Greek, it means “Greek Peppers Stuffed with Feta.” A photo of these peppers was part of the Burn! digital monthly magazine display at la...

Ceviche from the Hotel California

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:25:14 +0100

Las Aguilas, or the Mexican Eagles, on the roof of the Hotel California in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, proving once again that Mexicans have a great sense of humor. The rumor that Don Henley stayed at the hotel and wrote his famous song there is just not true. "I can tell you unequivocally tha...

Be the Perfect Jerk

Dave DeWitt — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:43:43 +0100

Trying to recreate favorite dishes from distant lands can be daunting, but I discovered this past weekend that there is one word to keep in mind while trying it: scratch. That's right, forget about prepared (commercial) spice mixes, marinades, and sauces, and make the ...

A Mayan "Christmas Feast": Peccary Tamales

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:59:26 +0100

Three hundred and fifty years after the birth of Jesus Christ, the Mayas in Mexico and Guatemala had never heard of this revered person, but they still celebrated their holidays with tamales—lots of them. Recent discoveries in 2010 at the medium-size...

First and Second Graders Spicing-Up Father's Day

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:24:06 +0100

By Emily DeWitt-Cisneros, SuperSite Food Editor

Who doesn't like salsa? The c...

Our Thanksgiving Feasting Coverage

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:15:15 +0100

Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday of the year. Reasons? There's no baggage associated with it, like religion, gift-giving, or dressing-up. And it has all the things I love most about a holiday: family, good friends, food, drin...