Recipes by Carla (Page 4)

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	Quest for the Best Chicken Tortilla Soup by Carla BRRRR!!!BRRRR some more!!!I buy a variety of different types of dried peppers at my latin market, then remove the stems and shake out all of the seeds and blend them in my spice grinder into a powder and label each of them. I much prefer this to the pre-mixed "chili powder" already bottled for our convenience.IngredientsDirectionsIn a…	1 vote 507 views
	Braised Chicken Thighs - Death Row Meal by Carla When I'm desperate to make something different other than the "same old - same old", I go on a massive internet search. Chicken thighs, I've used them in many different ways, one of my favorite is this Pollo Guisado , I used chicken breasts and thighs in this posted recipe. However I've often made it with only the thighs. In any…	1 vote 570 views
	Quick and Tasty...Steak Tips with Peppered Mushroom Gravy by Carla Steak Tips with Peppered Mushroom Gravy. It was under the Super Fast/Easy 20 Minute Entrees featuring Comfort Foods. It really was quick, easy and comforting. Tasty too.Assemble ingredients and put on large pot of water to boil for noodles.While noodles cook, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking…	2 votes 1120 views
	Tyler Florence's ... Chicken and Dumplings by Carla Place chicken and all stock ingredients into a large Dutch oven and cover with water. Set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 1 hour until the chicken is tender. Skimming the surface of fat and scum as it cooks. When done remove the chicken to a cutting board and let cool. Strain the stock…	1 vote 1166 views
	Beer Braising by Carla I must confess. I have not done very much cooking with beer in my lifetime. I am now convinced that even though I am not much one for the taste of beer, I will do more cooking with it in the future. I have always been an avid user of wines in my cooking, however until I came across this recipe: Beer-Braised Beef and Onions in my Feb.…	1 vote 340 views
	Hoisin Glazed Salmon by Carla This is such a quick, easy, and delicious glaze. I combined together several of the ingredients found in many different recipes. Some of the recipes left out one or more of the ingredients. So flavorful is this glaze that I will be using this on other fish such as halibut and even on shrimp.Glazy, crispy, umami…	1 vote 354 views
	Tortilla Espanola...Our Easter Breakfast by Carla I first spotted this recipe from Mario Batali on the Food and Wine magazine website, and have been wanting to give it a try. Needless to say I really never got around to it until yesterday. I was looking through a file on Saturday, on our computer marked "Recipes to Try" and figured why not make it for Easter Sunday Breakfast. It is…	1 vote 452 views
	Grand Arroz con Pollo at IHCC with Mark Bittman by Carla We were out shopping the other day and came across a really good buy on cut up chicken. Well in my quest to find something to cook for IHCC's Potluck theme this week I found Mark Bittmman's recipe for Arroz con Pollo in his book How To Cook Everything. So how convenient for me. I was really taken by surprise at how good this was. The…	1 vote 805 views
	Pernil, A Puerto Rican Style Roast Pork Shoulder by Carla It's that time of the week again! IHCC's cooking with Mark Bittman and this weeks challenge is Spice Caravan. Some of my favorite spices to cook with are my fresh ground chili peppers. I began thinking that the fresh ground chilies didn't really qualify as a spice, which is why I looked it up , so I added the link for all of you nay…	1 vote 3644 views
	Spring Chicken and Risotto by Carla Spring is here, though it feels like summer already. Although we haven't had much in the way of April showers, we do have May flowers. Something to smile about after a rough week.You may have noticed that we've been participating in the I Heart Cooking Club challenge lately. We are going to be participating in more challenges as we go…	1 vote 414 views