August 7, 2015

Gorditas


Ingredients
  • Baking powder
  • Baking soda
  • Eggs
  • Hot water or milk 
  • Sugar
  • Butter or Olive oil 
  • Cinnamon
  • Sour cream 
  • Salt 
Preparation






Mix dry ingredients: flour (start with 1 cup), sugar (start with 3/4 cup), baking soda (1/2tsp), baking powder (1 tsp) and cinnamon (to taste). Add salt if sour cream does not have salt or to taste.




Combine the liquids (eggs (2), melted butter or olive oil (4 tblsp) and start with 1/2 cup of hot water or milk, add small container of sour cream. Add dry ingredients and mix until dough is soft, but not mushy.









Make small patties and use a flat pan to cook them in.








Enjoy by themselves, or jam and accompany them with milk, coffee, or hot chocolate.


June 26, 2015

Gallo Pinto


Ingredients
  • Black beans
  • Rice
  • Onion
  • Serrano chilly
  • Ginger
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Garlic
  • Chilero sauce, habanero sauce or other hot sauce.
Preparation

Inspired from a trip to Costa Rica where we ate it everyday! Wash black beans thoroughly. Soak for a couple of hrs or over night. If not soaked, use a pressure cooker. Boil black beans with water and salt. Add three times as much water as beans.








Chop half an onion, one clove of garlic and one Serrano chilly and some ginger.



Brown on pot with some olive oil.


Add steamed rice. Use a rice cooker to cook rice or use a large bowl and microwave for 15 minutes at high temperature. Add twice as much water than rice when cooking regardless if using a pot, rice cooker or microwave.



Add salt and pepper.


Add cooked black beans without bean liquid.


Add bean liquid if needed to make soft (not too liquid).




Garnish with cilantro.




Enjoy as a side dish with chilero sauce - must have!



May 27, 2015

Shrimp Paella


Ingredients:

  • Tomatoes
  • Serrano chiles
  • Onion
  • Raw shrimp/vegetarian without shrimp
  • Peas
  • Tumeric Powder
  • Garlic
  • Salt
  • White wine
  • Rice

Preparation

Finely chop tomatoes, onion and chiles.
 




Stir fry onion until brown.


Add tomato and chiles.



Add garlic powder, salt and tumeric powder.


Add white wine.


Add raw rice. Let it boil for 10 minutes or until rice is a bit tender.



Add raw frozen shrimp.



Add peas.



Enjoy!