A month or so ago, I was given the opportunity to create some recipes with Kevin’s Natural Foods sauces. To be honest, I had never tried or even heard of them- however, now that I have: they will be part of my pantry staples from now on. First of all, they are delicious,…
Category: beef
wet burritos
I had a craving for these yesterday, and kinda made the sauce as I went. Good thing it was yesterday, and I still remember! Sauce 1st: make a roux with 3 tbs butter and 4tbs flour to it, add- 1 8oz can tomato sauce(I used Spanish-style), 1 tsp cumin, 1 wooden spoon of…
mama’s baked meatballs
Now, nothing is exact measurements here, so bear with me! In a bowl, put ground beef, one egg, 2 cloves garlic, salt, pepper, italian seasoning, a wooden spoon of mayo, cupful of breadcrumbs…. shape into balls a little bigger than golfballs, and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with parsley Now, cover 1/3…
ropa vieja
MMM…old clothes for dinner?Ropa vieja is Spanish for old clothes. It doesn’t sound appetizing in English. these are the basics, not pictured are the olives and green peas salt and pepper a flank steak, and brown it in some olive oil in a cast iron dutch oven add: 1/2 c sofrito*(found in the…
picadillo…my version
this is another favorite of the hubster… it starts with onion, garlic, salt, pepper and carrots saute with bay leaf, cumin, oregano, cilantro and….. add ground beef,peas, 2pkts sazon seasoning, 1can chopped tomatoes and a generous amount of sliced olives I served mine over black beans and rice with lettuce, tomato, cheese and…
shish ka bobs
What to do for dinner tonight? How about grilled shish ka bobs? I marinate mine with italian dressing and extra pepper… and you can use whatever veggies you like. Super simple summer meal!
spinach stuffed flank steak
It begins with garlic… oh the glory of garlic…. Mix your chopped garlic with butter and dab it all over your flank steak…and put some coarse salt and fresh ground pepper all over it. Oops… this is blurry. Sorry. It’s a mixture similar to the spinach stuffed chicken breasts except with some chopped…
