Sometimes a recipe is so quick and easy it doesn’t even feel like a whole recipe. But this recipe for quick and easy pickled rhubarb is not only perfectly complete, it also might be the most magical way to use rhubarb I have come across. Rhubarb has always been one of my favorite fruits, and usually, the second I see it, I try to buy some as finding it sometimes feels as … [Read more...] about Quick & Easy Pickled Rhubarb
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Everyday Vinaigrette
I love to keep a vinaigrette in the fridge for the week. It makes a lunchtime salad easy, it’s easy to grab for dipping raw vegetables in for a snack, sometimes I find myself drizzling some inside a sandwich or in a chicken, tuna, pasta, or grain salad, or on top of all types of grilled vegetables. The bottom line? A simple vinaigrette is more savvy and useful than it might … [Read more...] about Everyday Vinaigrette
Spicy Mezcal Margarita
Oh, the joys of summertime margaritas! There is something about the smokey addition of Mezcal that just tastes right here in the Southwest. My husband seems to have always had an affinity for Mezcal, preferring to sip it neat, while I first realized how much I loved it after ordering a Mezcal Ranch Water at La Reina at El Rey Court. To be honest, I usually prefer wine, that is … [Read more...] about Spicy Mezcal Margarita
Citrus Salad with Crispy Prosciutto
All week I have been excited to share this recipe with you. It’s a recipe that celebrates where we are now, the tail end of winter with spring right around the corner. There’s no doubt the growing season will bring all sorts of incredible fruits to enjoy, but amid all this fruit and vegetable anticipation, sometimes it’s easy to forget that the winter gives us gifts too, the … [Read more...] about Citrus Salad with Crispy Prosciutto
New Mexican Sipping Chocolate
I can’t help but think about the person who first stumbled upon a cacao tree and cracked open one of the large pods, revealing bundles of luscious white fruit inside. Past the white silky pulp (baba) of a cacao bean resides the beginnings of the chocolate we know and love today. Similar in some ways to the coffee bean, the potential of cacao is unlocked by fermentation, … [Read more...] about New Mexican Sipping Chocolate