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Chicken Mole Rojo and Green Chili Bomba with Fried Plantains

/ Ren

Local, pastured chicken is seasoned with cracked cumin, sea salt and black pepper, then quickly roasted before being lacquered with a densely-flavored, traditional red mole.  Topped with toasted sesame seeds and minced onions & cilantro, and served with stock-simmered bomba rice with onions, green chiles and fried plantains.. Mole Rojo Clasico (recipe by Rick Bayless) … Continue reading Chicken Mole Rojo and Green Chili Bomba with Fried Plantains

(Vegetarian) Posole Verde

/ Ren

Posole is a traditional pre-Columbian soup or stew made from cacahuazintle corn (nixtamalized whole hominy) with roasted tomatillos, onions, garlic, fresh green chilies and cilantro.  Typically found in Michoacán, Jalisco and the American Southwest, posole is sometimes considered to be more of a delicacy than an everyday dish.. Posole Verde (adapted from a recipe by … Continue reading (Vegetarian) Posole Verde

Tuesday Twister

/ Ren

Each Tuesday, fellow blogger Wardee (aka the Dairy Diva) encourages us to take a look back at what we’ve had going on, twisting, in our kitchens over the previous week.  While I’ve been too busy to post a lot lately, I certainly haven’t stopped eating  🙂 1) Roasted Broccoli Risotto with homemade vegetable stock, asiago, … Continue reading Tuesday Twister

Green Chili Stew with Fried Black Beans and Garlic Roasted Chicken

/ Ren

Hatch chilies and roasted tomatillos are simmered in chicken stock thickened with fresh corn flour and served with cumin-fried black beans and garlic-roasted chicken.. For the Beans 1 cup dried black beans 3 cups filtered water 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 tablespoon leaf lard 1/4 teaspoon epazote 1/2 teaspoon Mexican oregano 1/4 cup yellow onion, … Continue reading Green Chili Stew with Fried Black Beans and Garlic Roasted Chicken

Steak Tacos Clásico

/ Ren

Grass-fed sirloin is quickly seared in a blazing hot skillet with garlic and onions, then slowly simmered with ancho purée and served atop roasted jalapeño tortillas with chopped yellow tomatoes, tomatillo-avocado salsa and fresh cilantro..