Because I’m close to being a Pam Anderson groupie, I bought Perfect One-Dish Dinners: All You Need for Easy Get-Togethers, sight unseen. Didn’t even ask my library to get a copy first! Her books have never disappointed me and only once can I remember making a recipe that wasn’t superb. (And it was superb later…
Mexican / Tex-Mex / Cali-Mex
Fish Tacos and Rice with Lime and Cilantro from The Food Nanny
Tonight was another dinner taken from The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner: Easy Family Meals for Every Day of the Week. fish tacos with tilapia and homemade corn tortillas rice with cilantro, cumin and lime juice black beans (from a can, just heated) Homemade Corn Tortillas I used to make tortillas back when the kids were…
Gringo’s Huevos Rancheros from the Pantry
The other night I stopped by a neighbor’s house for some wine and bread and cheese with some neighbors. It was 7:30 by the time I got home and I still wanted some dinner, but didn’t really want to spend a ton of time cooking something. Yet I wanted something warm and something more than…
Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
I had some great homemade chicken broth, all jellied up and good, and poached chicken and I had a craving for some chicken tortilla soup. When I say chicken tortilla soup, it has to include lime juice and avocados (and chicken of course!). Much else is negotiable. I started here with a recipe for Chicken…
Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
I’ve always loved chicken enchiladas with a green sauce at Mexican restaurants and was hoping this would be a good substitute! I found them lacking something, although my children enjoyed them. I think it was onions I was missing. But if I’d added them that might have meant the children did not like them, as they’re…