cilantro

Red Pepper, Poblano, Jalapeno, Honey and Lime Sauce

I was reminded when I was making this red and green pepper sauce for pork last week what a leap of faith it was the first time I made it. I admit it…I have a huge, big, very bad aversion to green bell peppers. Just cringed even typing that sentence (I’m not kidding!). Although I [...]

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Happy New Year and our Most Popular Posts of 2010!

The last day of the year, 2010. It’s been one heck of a year. For me, too much of it spent rehabilitating from the most serious injury I’ve ever had but thankful that it’s getting better, that my family is healthy and that I’ve been able to stay in touch with the ‘outside’ world through [...]

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Crispy Sesame Chicken Salad

Sometime last year Tyler Florence started using Twitter on Fridays for a mini cooking class. It was unique but sort of a pain. Following the #twitlish hashtag resulted in having to read a LOT of questions from novice cooks that quickly made following that stream difficult and yes, boring. However, I still decided to make [...]

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Grilled Corn Salsa with Poblano Chiles, Cilantro and Honey

For some reason I’ve never been inclined towards corn salsa before. I guess I’ve always liked a tomatillo or tomato based variety and it just either sounded bland or I wasn’t crazy about using red peppers that I always saw in them (though that has gotten better). But that has all changed. Was it the [...]

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Cilantro Serrano Mexican Rice

I first made this dish to take to a friends Mexican themed barbeque. It is unbelievably good…and the perfect party dish because it’s served at room temperature. I don’t quite remember a dish that I’ve had as many requests for; it’s that good! I had a barbecue last night and I did my own ribs [...]

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Chicken Satay Bites

Another recipe from Madeline for our Susan G. Komen event; delicious warm bites of chicken on a crisp pita chip. 2 (6-inch) pita loaves with pockets, each cut into 8 wedges 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro plus 32 whole fresh cilantro leaves 3 tablespoons fresh lime [...]

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Mussels with Coconut Green Curry and Lime

I love mussels; but I think what I really mean is that I love the mussels at Yia Yia’s. I meet friends there often on Friday for Happy Hour (it’s our Cheers) and at $4/order, the mussels are a great appetizer dish. They’ve traditionally been made with White Wine and Garlic and I know that’s [...]

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The Best Guacamole

I was talking to my daughter the other day about the first time I was offered guacamole and how I snubbed my nose at it. My mother had just traveled from St. Louis to Austin with our neighbor, Dr. Pat, who was from there. They had a great time and my completely midwestern mother even [...]

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Flank Steak with Cilantro Pesto

I love flank steak; it’s my favorite cut of beef. I’ll occasionally have a great steak and they are good, but I love how flank steak just seems to have been made for marinating and I love adding a variety of additional flavors. In this dish, Cilantro is used instead of basil to make a [...]

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