Spicy Roasted Tomatillo Enchilada Sauce
Last summer Jedd and I found a tomatillo plant at Hudak’s, and went immediately over the moon. We both love tomatillos, and half the year they’re either sporadically in the
In a small, Northern Vermont Kitchen, we sate our appetites with homemade meals and a love of local ingredients.
Last summer Jedd and I found a tomatillo plant at Hudak’s, and went immediately over the moon. We both love tomatillos, and half the year they’re either sporadically in the
Can this Mexican cream cheese change your life? Maybe not. But it definitely changed mine. Back when I was but a wee lass of 24, I had total confidence in
So, earlier this summer we went through a ridiculous hot spell. And being Vermonters, we’re not built for heat. Luckily we had air conditioning in one room, and Jedd set
When I fall in love with a recipe, I tend to make it over, and over, and over. Let’s just say I’m the queen of repetition. Chicken enchiladas every night
I really want to like black beans. I want to like any beans. They’re cheap, utilitarian, full of protein and nutrients – and let’s face it – they’re pretty gorgeous.
A friend of ours went on a spur-of-the-moment trip to Maine and asked if we could check in on her little cats while she was gone. We said we’d be
This fall Jedd and I were watching a cooking show and they used “New Mexican Chile Powder.” I’d never heard of it. Jedd had never heard of it. And I
I’m not a “gadget person.” Sure, I have the necessities – a blender that can be stored on a shelf, a full-size food processor, and a mini-food processor that can
Every year for my birthday Jedd gifts me with a new type of dried hot peppers. Pasillos, Chipotles, Arbol, etc. It’s a pretty great birthday gift because I get to
This recipe couldn’t be simpler or more utilitarian. Who doesn’t need easy chicken that can function in pretty much any dish from chicken noodle soup to enchiladas, from a freezer
What’s rarer than a rose in February? How about a pint of gorgeous, plump blueberries that didn’t cost an arm and a leg. It was like a gift.
Pumpkin is good in coffee, but man oh man, it’s amazing in chili. The slight sweetness lets you pile on the heat without making it crazy hot. It just has
Every summer I buy green tomatoes. Every summer I say I’m going to deep fry them. Every summer I get randomly intimidated by the idea, and I don’t. This summer,
This is my go-to lunch when I’m so hungry I can’t think straight. It’s easy, delicious, spicy, and there’s not much dangerous prep work. You know, because I’m so spacey
I love this chili recipe because it’s fast, it’s filling, it’s delicious and it’s spicy. Or as I like to call it, “The Perfect Wednesday Night Dinner.”
(This is a repeat post from 2012. It seems pertinent with the holidays coming up. If you don’t feel like talking politics around the Thanksgiving table, just bring up cilantro!