A one-dish meal featuring meatballs with spicy corn, tomatoes and black beans.
To me, this recipe is all about the seasonings with [Read more...]
Vegetable Enchiladas with Chile Gravy
05/06/2012 · by · 27 Comments
Bubbly enchiladas loaded with black beans, corn, spinach and cheese baked in a smoky chile gravy.
For 11 years I lived a mere hour’s drive from the Mexican border. Sad to say [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Cuban Black Bean and Rice Bowls
03/30/2012 · by · 26 Comments
Cuban-style black beans go tex-mex! Served with rice they are a satisfying meal in themselves, especially when you load them up with toppings like sour cream, tomatoes, avocado and tortilla chips for scooping.
Black beans have a ton of flavor all on their own. Their earthy flavor only intensifies when seasoned with oregano, bay leaf and cumin along with a sofrito of onion, bell pepper and garlic. [Read more...]
Southwest Chicken Soup
02/22/2012 · by · 21 Comments
A zesty Southwestern soup to jazz up your life. If not your life then your taste buds. Because maybe your life doesn’t need it but your taste buds? They always do.
This hearty soup has a range of flavors and colorful ingredients like shredded chicken, spicy jalapeño peppers, red peppers, red onions, earthy black beans, sweet corn, fresh tomatoes, lime, cilantro and buttery avocado. It’s a flavor explosion. A party in a bowl. [Read more...]
Tex-Mex Black Bean Veggie Burgers
08/23/2011 · by · 51 Comments
This will go down in history as the summer of veggie burgers.
What it won’t be is the summer of tomatoes. Hundreds in my garden still cling to their young, green selves. Someone forgot to send them the memo youth is not eternal.
These jazzed-up burgers are equal opportunists and can be made with beans or ground beef. Whatever one you favor will work well with the diced tomatoes, corn, coriander and chipotle chiles spicing them up. [Read more...]
