Category Archives: chiles

They’re Back!

Posted on August 26, 2011 by SAO'

That time o’ the year again. And of course, someone with a finely tuned nose has to inspect them.

Posted in chiles, Colorado | 3 Comments

Spring Quesadillas

Posted on April 12, 2011 by SAO'

We burned ourselves out on quesadillas last year. We were foster-parenting a little Tasmanian devil of a toddler, and he loved ’em. Whenever he wasn’t in the mood for whatever the rest of us were having, you could always take … Continue reading →

Posted in chiles, eggs, health, Mexican, recipes, summer | 7 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on April 6, 2011 by SAO'
Posted in chiles, photography, slideshows | 5 Comments

Oops, I did it again …

Posted on January 12, 2011 by SAO'

No idea what’s going on here, but I made posole yesterday and M. couldn’t eat it. Couldn’t touch it. Couldn’t be in the same room as the pot. Too hot. By an order of magnitude which we have not previously … Continue reading →

Posted in chiles, Mexican, pork, soup and stew, southwest, stew | 9 Comments

Chupacabra Soup

Posted on October 19, 2010 by SAO'

This isn’t quite a non-recipe, in the sense that you can pretty much substitute anything you want in any quantity and it’ll still turn out basically the same. But it is a highly negotiable one, with a lot of options … Continue reading →

Posted in chiles, Mexican, quick, soup, soup and stew, southwest | 1 Comment

Bookmarking a few for later

Posted on October 15, 2010 by SAO'

Gotta save these before I forget them: World’s Greatest Mac-n-Cheese, from Denver’s Rackhouse Pub I need some green in my mac and cheese, so I added some roasted broccoli and chile peppers, the broccoli from the grocery store and the … Continue reading →

Posted in chiles, dessert, soup, web links | 3 Comments

Mango Chutney

Posted on October 6, 2010 by SAO'

We have this combo that never fails to come out perfect. I’m thinking they all originally came from the Colorado Collage cookbook, from the Denver Junior League, or maybe just two out of the three did. But they work together … Continue reading →

Posted in chicken, chiles, chutney, Indian | 5 Comments

More on Chiles

Posted on September 26, 2010 by SAO'

While you’re making Pork and Green Chile Stew, listen to the folks from Spilled Milk tell you everything you always wanted to know about chiles but were afraid to ask. Episode 22: Chiles http://w796.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http%3A%2F%2Fw796.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy249%2Fsaodell%2FChili+and+Chile+Peppers%2F12cc5901.pbw

Posted in chiles, Colorado, Mexican, slideshows, soup and stew, southwest | 4 Comments

Non-Recipe of the Day: Pork and Green Chile Stew

Posted on September 25, 2010 by SAO'

Pete’s Kitchen was the first place I ever had really good green chile stew. Their breakfast burrito is a rolled up tortilla stuffed with eggs, sausage, potatoes, and cheese, as big as your head, smothered in a spicy green chile … Continue reading →

Posted in chiles, Colorado, Mexican, pork, seasonal, soup and stew, southwest | 7 Comments

Zucchini Cornbread

Posted on September 22, 2010 by SAO'

My mom would make cake-like cornbread back in the day. For the life of me I can’t remember with what main dish she would serve it. We were Euro-mutts of a definite haole/gringo variety, so it definitely wasn’t anything southwestern, … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, chiles, southwest | 4 Comments