From the category archives:

Mexican Meals

Quinoa-Stuffed Poblano Peppers

by Penny November 14, 2010

The market had some pretty nice poblano peppers this week and this is a recipe that I have been wanting to try. If you cannot find poblanos, you could try green peppers. The flavor of the dish would be a bit milder, but you could always add a little more spice!
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Beef and Corn Mexican Casserole

by Penny November 13, 2010

This is a pretty easy dish for a quick Mexican style dinner. Because I had salsa verde from another meal this weekend, I thought I would use it in this meal as well.
We used flat iron steak cubed, seasoned with our Southwest Steak Seasoning and cooked, but you could use chicken or ground beef as [...]

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Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadilla

by Penny November 7, 2010

As we head into the holidays we have already been seeing plenty of predictions to food trends to watch for 2011 (it seems to get earlier every year). One of our favorites is the one from the Food Channel that is talking about the Top 10 Side Dish Trends and #4 on the list is [...]

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Mexican Chicken Soup

by Greg October 28, 2010

We had a crazy, hectic night last night. While I think that I can do a lot of things there are some things that I know should be left to professionals.
We live in an older house (built in the 70′’s) and it is half buried into the side of a mountain here in central PA. [...]

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Quick and Easy Chili Verde

by Penny September 20, 2010

This was a super easy and quick dinner meal to prepare. A little twist on a traditional chile with tomatoes, this was uses salsa verde, which is a green salsa. I do make my own salsa verde and keep some on hand, but salsa verde in a jar will work as well, (just check the [...]

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Carnitas Chicken Sandwiches

by Penny August 20, 2010

Salsa Verde was by far, Greg’’s favorite salsa of the week! I roasted the tomatillos and peppers on the grill before adding them to the salsa. This was the one salsa that I put in the food processor to create a puree, instead of a mixture of diced veggies. Even with taking the time to [...]

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Let's Salsa!

by Penny August 17, 2010

Last week Greg asked me to make a salsa every day so we could add the salsa recipes to our SpicesInc website. No problem. I love salsa and veggies are so plentiful right now, I was thrilled to load up on so many good, fresh ingredients and have fun creating different salsas. I [...]

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Quesadillas & Roasted Squash on the Grill

by Penny June 18, 2010

I firmly believe that everything tastes better on the grill. Can you grill ice cream? Hmmmm … will have to check on that.
One of our ”go to” dinners is a quick and easy quesadilla. No specific recipe required – look in the fridge – presto quesadilla! Tonight we had some grilled chicken, reduced fat mexican [...]

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In Search of the Best Grilled Chicken Spices and Seasonings

by Penny June 12, 2010

We get asked all the time – “what are the best spices or seasonings for grilled chicken”? This is typically asked from those that are trying to eat healthier and leaner as chicken is often the cornerstone of these types of meal routines. When you consume a good deal of chicken in your regular meal [...]

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Grilled Pizza

by Penny June 7, 2010

The warmer weather and longer days have been so wonderful. We have been spending more time outside and working in our massive garden. Greg has the green thumb, not me – he has created the most beautiful hillside for our house.
Our dinners have been very light, quick and easy. Anytime we can fire up the [...]