Have concerns about canning? Here at the end of “Canuary” we have a guest post from a fellow who has been canning and eating canned food most of his life. James Rancourt is now retired and lives in Massachusetts, and this is what he has […]
National Bean Day is January 6. Go ahead and celebrate – but do so carefully! Beans can be a problem if they are not prepared properly. Do You Commonly Eat This Toxic Food? Many people eat this toxic food on a daily basis and have […]
Mango? Yep – mangoes, and lemons, and peppers oh my. What to do with the produce this week from Borderlands Produce Rescue? Try Our Mango Chutney With the mangoes and lemon we are making this tasty chutney-like salsa that goes well as a sauce on […]
No, this post is not about snarfing down a mesquite muffin in a minute. It is about making a muffin that bakes in one minute! Providing you have a microwave. One Minute Muffin Uncle Smokey worked for many years with a wonderful man who, along […]
One of my favorite summer treats is stuffed squash blossoms. If you carefully harvest your blossoms you can also allow your squash to grow for later harvest and enjoyment. Yep – it’s like having your cake and eating it too! Squash Blossoms are Tasty This […]
Luscious sweet watermelon meets the fruits and flavors of the Southwest in this charming and refreshing summer soup. Instead of a hot soup like our other summer soup, “Caldo de Verduras,” this is served chilled. This melding of summer flavors started centuries ago when plants […]
Drying your chili peppers is a great way to preserve them. Once dried they can be stored for months to years. Depends how fast you use them. Drying Chili Peppers Overview Chili peppers can be dried in a warm area, in an oven, in a […]
World Chocolate Day is on July 7. To celebrate we share how to make chocolate dipped strawberries! Fancy! These fancy decadent delights may seem like they might be frightfully difficult to make – but nothing could be further from the truth. Chocolate covered strawberries are […]
In Mexican and parts of the Southwest, one often has either caldo or sopa at the mid-day meal. I first had this caldo over thirty years ago in the remote mountains of Sonora. I have since had many variations of Caldo de Verduras over the […]
Summer eating tends to be lighter than winter fare. In North America we tend to eat more greens and salads and less soups and stews. And what a collection of greens we can select from in the Southwest – like amaranth! Amaranth One of my […]
