Tag: ethnic

Chipotle Tamale Pie

May 04, 2012   Kristen   3 Comments
This casserole perfectly combines so many flavors: sweet, spicy and svaory! Beware: you will be asked for this recipe!

Looking for the perfect Cinco de Mayo recipe?  This is a delicious casserole-pie that is sure to impress! This is a recipe adapted from the show “Simply Delicioso with Ingrid Hoffman.”  Just a word of caution for you Mommas: if you have little ones (8 or younger), this dish might be too spicy.  My advice

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Fun Dia de los Muertos Craft Ideas

November 03, 2011   Kristen   3 Comments
Honor your deceased family members with this compact altar box craft idea. Combine all into one larger box or make separate boxes for each.

Now that you know what Dia de los Muertos is you can start exposing your children to this cultural holiday by making some traditional crafts.  Just like my attempts at finishing my Halloween crafts on time, I’m a little too late to get in on the dia de los Muertos fun, so these are some

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What is Dia de los Muertos?

November 02, 2011   Kristen   4 Comments
The vibrant colors and striking imagry of these sugar skulls has lured me to this Mexican holiday.

If you’re a Halloween lover like me, October 31st is a bittersweet date–it’s the day you’ve been anticipating and also the end of your favorite holiday!  Enter “Dia de los Muertos,” the Mexican holiday that honors the dead and runs on November 1st and 2nd.  The holiday originates from an Aztec festival that celebrates one

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Beef(less) Broccoli and Noodles

September 25, 2011   Kristen   4 Comments
Get that rich, bold flavor by exchanging mushrooms for oyster sauce and black beans for beef stock!

I am now on my 4th official day of my 30-Day Vegan Momma Challenge!  Yesterday was a little difficult for me and I needed a pick-me-up vegan dish–so I created one!  I think it was passing by our neighborhood Panda Express (and almost heading in, zombie-like, and eating every carnivorous dish in sight) that sparked

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Rotisserie Chicken Tacos

August 29, 2011   Kristen   4 Comments
Serve these super-quick chicken tacos with a side salad or chips and salsa!

Since I just posted a classic chicken soup recipe made from a rotisserie chicken, I wanted to also post the second meal that we got from our $4.99 Costco chicken!  This is one of those semi-homemade dishes that really benefits from the slow-roasting rotisserie process.  You can whip it up super-fast  because the depth of

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A Cuban Feast: Arroz Imperial Con Pollo

August 22, 2011   Kristen   3 Comments
Not only is this dish colorful but it is bursting with flavor! Be careful you can eat A LOT of this!

As I mentioned in my black beans post, I am half Cuban, and very proud–especially of our culinary heritage!  We got the best flavors from Spain, from the Caribbean, and from Africa all in one culture!  It is truly delicious and if you’ve never enjoyed a Cuban dish, this is a FANTASTIC starter recipe! As

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Easy Cuban Black Beans

August 19, 2011   Kristen   8 Comments
Impress your friends and family with this Cuban cusine staple!

There are two ways to make Cuban black beans: the long way and the short way!  For now I’m leaving the “long way” to my Dad, Abuela and other experts; and using the “short way” to whip up a healthy and tasty dish that has served me well in my “shedding for the wedding” these

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Healthy Lunch: Stir Fried Soba with Baby Bok Choy

July 15, 2011   Kristen   3 Comments
You can feel good about this low-fat lunchtime recipe that's full of good-for-you veggies!

One of my pantry staples is “Hakubaku’s Organic Soba Noodles.”  And to answer my own question from my Ma Po Tofu recipe I have found an online retailer here that carries all the specailty Asian ingredients you’ll ever need and also carries this fab product (for those of you who do not have a Chinese

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My Ma Po Tofu Recipe

July 14, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
This recipe will change you into a believer that tofu CAN be mouth-wateringly delicious!

I am a lover of ethnic foods!  And ever since getting pregnant with Kysen I have wanted my ethnic dishes (and every dish, really) SPICY, SPICY, SPICY!  Ma Po Tofu is a Chinese dish from the Sichuan province that traditionally features tofu and ground pork or beef.  When I lived in Maryland there was a

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