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Sopa de Lima with Black Limes: This Aint Your Mama’s Chicken Soup

by Art Rodriguez in Main Entrée, Recipes, Soups/Salads on February 6, 2013

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With cooler weather and influenza settling in for the season, it is time to pull out the comfort food big guns. One of my ultimate Mexican comfort foods, Sopa de Lima, can definitely hold its own among my other heartier and heavier soup recipes. Don’t be fooled. This soup is not just another chicken soup. The limes make this soup a little tangy, but also...

Apple and Roasted Sweet Potato Salad

by Art Rodriguez in Recipes, Side Dish, Soups/Salads on November 18, 2012

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The first time I tried to make sweet potatoes, I made chips. I did not know what I was doing. The slices where unseasoned, too thick, and raw. I felt awful when my good friend Sabby spit it out, after she spit out my roasted eggplant. My sweet potatoes were a far cry from my mamas decadent syrupy camotes con leche. Fast forward ten years...

Avocado and Yellow Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho

by Art Rodriguez in Recipes, Soups/Salads on August 28, 2012

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In Extremadura they do it with bits of ham. In Cordoba they do it with hard-boiled eggs. In La Mancha they cook it with rabbit. In Cadiz, during times of drought, they make it creamy with less water. Gazpacho has many faces, and with the rise of Spanish cuisine, and the temperature, it’s time we consider this cold soup. Gazpacho is a tomato based...

Grilled Watermelon Salad with Balsamic Cherry Tomaotes

by Art Rodriguez in Recipes, Soups/Salads on August 19, 2012

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During a heat wave, there is nothing sweeter than a big wedge of dripping watermelon. So why would we grill it? Have we let the heat cook our brains? Have you ever had hot watermelon? While making this, we decided that hot watermelon is not cool. So why do it? Aside from the novelty, we can take advantage of the grilling season and infuse the...

Don’t Let Summer Pass Without Trying This Grilled Peach Salad with a Ginger-Lime Dressing

by Art Rodriguez in Recipes, Soups/Salads on August 15, 2012

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We have two weeks (longer if you’re lucky enough to live in sunny California) to smell the roses, soak up the sun, jump into waves, and grill, grill, grill! With peaches at their peak seasonal ripeness, we have easy access to the sweet and fuzzy stone fruit. Entire volumes have been written on the search for the perfect peach. The warm, honeyed flesh of peaches abound...

Lent Friendly Hearty Lentil Stew Recipe

by Art Rodriguez in Recipes, Soups/Salads on February 21, 2012

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This one pot meal is fast, easy, and versatile, which will either remind you of your prom date or become your best friend this Lent season. On a serious note, you can toss almost anything into the pot of lentils to make this even more enjoyable and healthy — fennel, jalapeños, apples, spinach, etc. Get creative and stay away from the pork! Well, if you...

Ensalada de Nopalitos Recipe

by Stephen Chavez in Recipes, Soups/Salads on January 19, 2012

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Every so often I crave a fresh salad with a mixture of flavors and textures. Nothing can beat a homemade Ensalada de Nopalitos. In our journey this year to eat healthier, this dish is one of our favorites. You can’t go wrong with all the health benefits of eating nopales. The nopal is full of essential nutrients. It contains vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, and C, in addition to the...