Thursday, January 1, 2009

Mexican, Soutwest, and Tex-Mex Food Index

Mexican, Southwest, and Tex-Mex Food Index -combined for ease (my ease)

Chorizo (homemade)
Mole Verde Queretano (Green Mole, Queretaro style)
Tamal de Fresa (Strawberry Tamales)
Tamales 
Tequila (an informative post)
Tinga de Pato y Papas

Side Dish Index

Side Dishes and Veggies
(although not necessarily vegetarian)
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Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
Couscous w/ Cherry Salsa
Cranberry Sauce w/ Ginger & Cloves
Curried Cauliflower w/ Chickpeas & Tomatoes
Curried Couscous
Curried Fried Rice
Curried Rice w/ Chickpeas
Daikagu Imo (Caramel-Coated Sweet Potato)
Fingerling Potato Salad w/ Honey-Thyme Vinaigrette
Four-Bean Salad
Four Cheese and Bacon Macaroni
Fried Green Tomatoes 
Garlicky Fried Rice
Green Bean Casserole (Paula Deen recipe)
Grilled Eggplant w/ Couscous, Toasted Pine Nuts, & Herbs
Herbed Cheese Polenta
Hippie Rice w/ Tofu
Hushpuppies
Incan Red Quinoa Salad
Israeli Salad
Kaddu (Indian-spiced Pumpkin)
Kicked-Up Candied Sweet Potatoes
Lemon & Basil-scented Couscous w/ Dried Apricots
Lentils & Potatoes w/ Curry
Marigold Corn Pone
Matbucha
Mexican-inspired Slaw (Cabbage Salad)
Mexican Rice
Missouri Baked Beans
Mushroom Polenta Pie
"My" Cranberry Sauce
My Sister's Mac & Cheese
Nopalitos Salad (Cactus Paddle Salad)
Pineapple Casserole
Poblano Custard
Poblano Macaroni and Cheese
Potato, Onion, & Caper Salad
Roasted Apricot & Sweet Pepper Hummus
Roasted Spiced Applesauce
Roasted Vegetable Salad w/ Garlic & Rosemary
Sage, Sausage, and Apple Dressing/Stuffing
Sauteed Green Bean & Sweet Pepper Strips
Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
Smoky Tomato Risotto
"Special" Fried Rice
Spicy Slaw
Stuck-Pot Rice w/ Yogurt & Mango
Toasted Fresh Chickpeas
Vegetable Biryani
Wild Rice-Dried Cherry Pilaf
Zucchini Pancakes

Beverage Index


Alcoholic

Snowballs
Spiced Daiquiri (with Fall Spiced Syrup)
Tequila (an informative post)
Watermelon DonQ-iri


Non-Alcoholic
Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Water)
Agua de Tamarindo (Tamarind Water)
Agua de Tuna (Prickly Pear Water)
Champurrado (Atole de Chocolate)
Chilled Coffee-Mint Cooler
Root Beer Floats (w/ homemade root beer)

Homemade Cheese, & Dairy Index

Homemade Cheese (& other dairy) Index

Cheese




Other dairy



Breakfast and Brunch Foods Index


Eggs

Cheddar, Pepperoni, and Egg Quesadilla Sandwich
Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Frittata
Egg and Pasta Scramble 
Eggs Benedict (and Hollaindaise)
Eggs in Purgatory
Fried Eggs on Garlicky Fried Rice w/ Chile Vinegar
Green Eggs and Ham 
Huevos Rancheros
Italian Sausage & Potato Frittata


(not) Eggs


"REVIEW" INDEX: Books, Cookbooks, Products

Looking for a good BOOK, COOKBOOK, MOVIE, or PRODUCT & COMPANIES  having to do with food, beverage, and/or the kitchen (maybe even the occasional restaurant)?  Look no further!  I love reviewing cookbooks and kitchen products...and drawing inspiration from foodie books & movies!

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Cookbooks

50 Simple Soups for the Slow Cooker by Lynn Alley
100 Recipes Every Woman Should Know by Cindy Leive & the editors of Glamour
300 Best Potato Recipes: A Complete Cook's Guide by Kathleen Sloan-McIntosh
300 Best Taco Recipes by Kelley Clearly Coffeen
The Artisan Bread Machine by Judith Fertig
Authentic Cuban Cuisine by Martha Abreu Cortina
Beyond Bacon Grease by Cheryl L. Hughey
The BloggerAid- Changing the Face of Famine Cookbook by various food bloggers
Brunch! by Gale Gand
Cupcakes by Shelly Kaldunski
The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches by Susan Russo
Everyday Grilling from Sur la Table
Food From Many Greek Kitchens by Tessa Kiros
The Food Matters Cookbook by Mark Bittman
The Gift of Southern Cooking by Edna Lewis & Scott Peacock
The Good Neighbor Cookbook by Sara Quessenberry & Suzanne Schlosberg
grilled cheese, please! by Laura Werlin
Heartland: The Cookbook by Judith Fertig
Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood by Trisha Yearwood
The Homesick Texan Cookbook by Lisa Fain
Houston classic Mexican recipes by Erin Hicks Miller
i love meatballs! by Rick Rodgers
Keys to Good Cooking by Harold McGee
Little Old Lady Recipes by Meg Favreau
Maida Heatter's Cakes by Maider Heatter
Maida Heatter's Cookies by Maida Heatter
Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms by Jane Doiron
More Make it Fast, Cook it Slow by Stephanie O'Dea
My Father's Daughter by Gwyneth Paltrow
Nigella Kitchen by Nigella Lawson
On a Stick! by Matt Armendariz
One Big Table by Molly O'Neill
Robin Takes 5 by Robin Miller
Slow Cooker Comfort Food by Judith Finlayson
So Sweet! from Sur la Table
Tate's Bake Shop Cookbook by Kathleen King
Tupelo Honey Cafe by Elizabeth Sims w/ Chef Brian Sonoskus
A Tuscan-American Kitchen by Cassandra Vivian & Vivian Pelini Sansone
Vegan Diner by Julie Hasson
Vegan Family Meals: Real Food for Everyone by Ann Gentry
Zombie Cupcakes by Zilly Rosen


Books

Anna: Heart of a Peasant by Carol Marie Davis
Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke
Before Ever After by Samantha Sotto
Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey
Eating for England by Nigel Slater
Falling For Me by Anna David
Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson
Food Rules by Michael Pollan
The Gap Year by Sarah Bird
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Garden Spells (#2) by Sarah Addison Allen
The Gigantic Sweet Potato by Dianne de Las Casas (kids book)
Her Sisters Shadow by Katharine Britton
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry
The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones
The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge
Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard
Maman's Homesick Pie by Donia Bijan
The Man Who Couldn't Eat by Jon Reiner (guest post/excerpt)
Me Again by Keith Cronin
Next to Love by Ellen Feldman
Nutrition Diva's Secrets for a Healthy Diet by Monica Reinagel
Practical Jean by Trevor Cole
Skinny by Diana Spechler
Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat by Hal Herzog
Super Immunity by Joel Fuhrman, MD
The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted by Bridget Asher
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
Untangling My Chopsticks by Victoria Abbott Riccardi
War & Watermelon by Rich Wallace


Products/Companies


Bean, Legume, Rice, Potato...and other starchy things INDEX

Beans, Legumes, Rice, Potatoes...and other starchy things Index


BEANS, LENTILS, and other LEGUMES

Hoppin' John (Skippin' Jenny)


RICE



POTATOES


PASTA INDEX

PASTA INDEX

Lasagna (Fake It Don't Make It version)
Little Stars w/ Butter & Parmesan
Macaroni & Cheese (my sis's 3-Cheese-ish version)

Bread Index

Making a Sourdough Starter (aka Wild Yeast, Levain, Poolish)

Yeasted Breads:



quick (and other NON-yeasted) breads:

Corn Tortillas
Cornbread (plain and simple)


pizza



Sally, my Sourdough Starter


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