Chipotle Sweet Potato Tamales Recipe
Who says sweet potatoes must be smashed into a 9 by 13 and covered with browned mini-marshmallows? This fun twist on traditional tamales will treat your taste buds to a whole new sweet-potato world!
Tamales are quite a bit of work. But, the nice thing about them is you can gather friends and family around the table to help share the work and make lots of great culinary memories in the process. Even small kids can spread masa on a corn husk! You never know – tamales could become one of your new holiday traditions.
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Witten by Donna on November 16, 2009 in Vegetarian Dishes
Smoky Southwest Cauliflower Poblano Gratin
I am always looking for Southwest sides that are festive, flavorful, frugal and, well, NOT boring for Thanksgiving. I have made potato with poblanos gratin before, but mashed potatoes are a must-do on Thanksgiving, so I decided to try cauliflower instead of potatoes for this side dish. I was inspired to try a low-carb veggie by one of my favorite blogs, Kalyn’s Kitchen, which features fabulous delicious low-glycemic goodness.
The smokiness of the smoked paprika is perfect and the poblanos are delicious with cauliflower. You can use another strongly flavored hard cheese, such as Parmesan or Asiago, but I like Queso Cotija in this dish if you can find it.
This has been one of my most successful food experiments in quite awhile. I ate a small piece, and my husband ate THE ENTIRE REST OF THE PAN. I am NOT making that up. He was still raving about it this morning when I left for work!
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The Ultimate Southwest Burger
How do you build a better burger? With chiles of course! It only takes a few ingredients from the Southwest pantry to turn your ordinary burger into the Ultimate Southwest Burger.
Which chile should you use? Now that’s the question. So many chiles and so little time. Every Southwest cook has their favorite chile so, let’s start the first installment of the Chile Chronicles with some of my favorites. The three chiles I use most often to spice up everything from appetizers to desserts would have to be the jalapeno, the poblano and the anaheim. These are also quite easy to find in any grocery store or food market.
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Huevos Rancheros Recipe
You just can’t have a southwest food blog without, at some point in time, having a recipe for Huevos Rancheros. It is THE classic southwest breakfast food, and one of the finest breakfast-for-dinner dishes out there. It is also a perfect “desperation dinner” that you can throw together in just a few minutes.
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The Arizona State Fair is coming to an end so, in keeping with our annual tradition, we raced down to the fair grounds for the perfect Navajo Taco. Although it certainly wasn’t chilly outside (92 degrees!) it certainly was delicious. I mean, “Who doesn’t love fried bread?” And Navajo Fry Bread is the absolute best!
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