BL Cooks via MSNBC – Chef, mom, cookbook author and TV host Marcela Valladolid shares recipes to put together an authentic yet easy Mexican weeknight meal.
Everything’s better when you add hot sauce!
09/16/2011 By 2 Comments
Green chile chorizo
08/05/2011 By 1 Comment
BL Cooks Serves 4 1 1/2 pds ground turkey 1 poblano 1 serrano 2 tomatillos 1 garlic clove
Hot chicken salad
08/03/2011 By Leave a Comment
BL Cooks Hot chicken salad This is a great dish to bring to a BBQ or enjoy for dinner. You can pair it with a fruit salad or with a side of chips and guacamole. The source of this wonderful dish is Eva Longoria’s Eva’s Kitchen: Cooking with Love for Family and Friends.
Frijoles de Olla
07/15/2011 By 2 Comments
BL Cooks Ingredients: (makes about 5 cups beans with 2 cups of broth) 1 pound pinto beans 2 bay leaves 4 cloves of garlic 1/2 onion epazote (optional) 8 cups of water 1 tablespoon kosher salt
BL’s Friday night cocktail- Paloma
06/24/2011 By 1 Comment
Friday Night Cocktails In Mexico, Paloma cocktails are more popular than margaritas, and for good reason: Grapefruit flavor mixes perfectly with tequila, better than lime juice alone. A traditional Paloma is made with a grapefruit soda such as Squirt. But this refreshing version, served at Apothecary in Philadelphia, calls instead for freshly squeezed white grapefruit Read More
BL’s Friday night cocktail- Pisco Truffle
04/22/2011 By Leave a Comment
Friday Night cocktails Pisco is a strong, colorless grape brandy produced in Peru and Chile and both countries’ though consumption of pisco per capita in Chile is around 20 times bigger than in Peru. It was developed by Spanish settlers in the 16th century as a cheaper alternative to orujo, a pomace brandy that was being imported from Spain. Recipe…
BL’s Friday night cocktail- Coco loco
04/15/2011 By 1 Comment
Friday Night Cocktails Coco Loco 1 oz dark rum 1 oz light rum 1/2 oz vodka 1/2 oz creme de bananes 1/2 oz pineapple juice 1/2 oz coconut cream 1/2 oz sugar syrup Pour the rums, vodka, creme de bananes, pineapple juice, coconut cream and sugar syrup into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well, and strain into a chilled Read More
BL’s Friday night cocktail- Agua de Valencia
04/08/2011 By Leave a Comment
Friday Night Cocktails Agua de Valencia (Spanish, water of Valencia) was made for the first time in 1959 by Constante Gil in the bar Café Madrid de Valencia in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is made from a base of cava or champagne (wine), orange juice, vodka and gin. In general, It’s served in pitchers of various sizes and drunk in a broad cocktail Read More
BL’s Friday night cocktail- Clericot
04/01/2011 By Leave a Comment
Friday Night Cocktails Though the days are still cold in many parts of the U.S. dreams of summer nights are not far from coming true. To some it’s white sangria, but this is a summer drink for balmy days in Argentina and elsewhere… Clericot Ingredients 1 Granny Smith apple, diced 1 peach, diced 1 kiwi, peeled Read More