Recipes Index • Beyond Mere Sustenance

Healthy Southwest Chicken and Arugula Salad features grilled corn and zucchini, black beans, tiny tomatoes, and creamy Cilantro Jalapeño Ranch Dressing… a perfect way to use the late-summer bounty of zucchini, tomatoes, and corn! Rotisserie chicken makes it super quick and easy! Is it still summer in your “neck of the woods?” I often refer… [Read More]

Late summer to early fall shrimp boils conjure up romantic visions, and the the traditional New England or Low Country boil never fails to deliver! Mexican Shrimp Boil with Chorizo puts a local spin on a beloved classic – local Gulf shrimp, locally grown corn, and Mexican grey squash are awesome on their own, but… [Read More]

A perfect late summer meal… Citrus-Marinated Pork Chops with Hatch Chile is bursting with south-of-the-border flavor, and comes together mostly on the grill leaving your kitchen nice and cool! AND it’s the last Tuesday of August, and time for Progressive Eats – a virtual progressive dinner with a few of my food blogger pals! It’s… [Read More]

More Summer Recipes...

Pork and Hatch Chile (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot)

Slow-cooked spicy, Hatch green chile goodness with tender pork cubes to serve over rice, polenta, or in tortillas… Pork and Hatch Chile (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot) is a perfect “set it and forget it” main dish with the flavors of New Mexico! Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit,… [Read More]

Tapado Recipe: Instant Pot and Stove Top

Tropical flavors abound in this easy and healthyish Tapado Recipe! Make it on your stove top, or speed up the process using your Instant Pot. Either way, the dish is replete with fresh fish and shrimp, plantains, sweet potatoes, in a savory and delicious coconut broth! In these waning, gloomy days of winter (near the… [Read More]

Latin Braised Turkey Thighs in Pumpkin Seed Red Chile Sauce

With its bold flavors and healthy ingredients, Latin Braised Turkey Thighs in Pepita Red Chile Sauce is perfect for weeknight dinners, but will surprise and delight dinner guests as well! This Latin-inspired main dish is a follow-up recipe to my Red Chile and Toasted Pumpkin Seed Salsa. The salsa is the base for the braising liquid…. [Read More]

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