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Quick & Easy Stuffed Poblano Peppers

Healthy Recipes

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, I decided to share this tasty and healthy recipe. I hope you enjoy my guilt free version of this Hispanic treat! Invite your friends and family over for a celebration. I will guarantee they will leave with a smile on their face and warmth in their heart!

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STUFFED POBLANO PEPPERS

6- 8 Poblano Peppers

bake and remove skin once it is cooked enough to peel, remove seeds

1/2 red bell pepper – chopped and seeds removed

1/4 small onion – chopped

1/2 c kale chopped

1 tsp olive oil

saute all together and set aside  

Next

1 lb ground chuck

brown and drain fat

add

1/3 small onion – chopped

1 small tomato – chopped

1/2 jalapeno – chopped

1 tsp salt or salt to taste

1/2 tsp ground garlic

continue cooking for 5 minutes

1 1/2 c Feta cheese

Place Poblano Peppers in a casserole and open just one slit on each pepper

layer feta, then ground chuck mixture, then bell pepper mixture, finish with remaining feta Bake at 400 degrees for approximately  20 minutes

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Healthy Quinoa Avocado Salad

Quick Healthy Recipe

For the last four years, my husband and I have started our year with a 21 Day Daniel Fast in order to start the year on a healthy note. Basically, the Daniel Fast allows one to eat anything that comes from a seed and not processed. Doing the Daniel Fast or any kind of no meat/dairy/sugar/processed food, etc. diet can be very challenging so it’s time to get creative…..

Here’s my version of a quick, easy, healthy and delicious salad.  Enjoy!

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Healthy Quinoa Avocado Salad

1 m cucumber- seeded

1 m avocado

1 c cherry tomatoes

1 c cooked quinoa

1/2 lime- juice

Dash of sea salt

Cube avocado and cucumber

Slice tomatoes in half

Mix and add lime juice

Add cooked quinoa

Toast quinoa before adding water, gives it a nutty flavor

1 part quinoa

2 parts water or broth

Bring to boil

turn down heat to “low”

Simmer approximately 15 minutes

Let sit for a few minutes then fluff with a fork

Add 1 c to salad

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Biscochitos – New Mexican Christmas Cookies

Easy To Make Christmas Cookies

When most people think of New Mexican food, they think of red and green chili, tamales and sopaipillas (often mis-spelled as sopapillas) One food many haven’t heard about is an amazing little traditional New Mexican Christmas cookie called the biscochito. The biscochito packs a punch of flavor that will tickle your taste buds just thinking of them. Growing up in New Mexico, we longed for these little Christmas treats almost as much as kids long for the yearly visit from Santa.  Anise is the secret to making these cookies so scrumptious as it adds just a hint of black liquorish flavor. Even if you aren’t a black liquorish fan, you will love these cookies as the anise mixes so eloquently with the lightly sweetened shortbread style cookie. I promise these cookies will be a hit! I have been packaging biscochitos as Christmas gifts for years and those who have receive cherish them like gold.

As a special treat, I invited a couple of guests, The Little Cooks, to help me demonstrate the baking process in the video below.

Biscochito Recipe

Cream Together
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 cup Crisco
1 cup Butter

Add To Cream Mixture
3 tsp Anise (crushed)
2 eggs
1/4 c brandy + 1 tbs
1/2 tsp vanilla

Mix Dry Ingredients & Add To Cream Mixture
6 cups flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes

Let Cool, Frost and Decorate! (w/ pecans, almonds, sprinkles)

 

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Pine Nuts, Pinon – The Find and The Roast

You have probably eaten pine nuts at some point in your life. Many restaurants sprinkle them on salads and some dishes have them added in for flavor. The flavor is super nice but most people don’t realize the elusive process involved in finding and picking the nuts. If you have ever priced pine nuts in a store, you know they aren’t cheap which places a high value on a great harvest! Growing up in New Mexico, we learned all about pine nuts or as we call them piñon. I made a video to show the picking and roasting process we New Mexicans get so excited about!

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Easy To Make Flautas and Taquitos

Easy To Make Recipes

To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, I decided to demonstrate an easy to make flautas and taquitos recipe. During the years I spent in Texas, I discovered these delicious treats. Flautas have become my husband’s favorite meal and taquitos are always a big hit at gatherings with friends and family. One will normally find both on the menus at Mexican restaurants but I find most folks stick to the basic tacos, burritos and enchiladas. Hopefully, this easy to make recipe will encourage you to give them a try and join the celebration this month!

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Quick & Easy To Make Fresh Salsa

Easy To Make Appetizers

Diana's Salsa
Quick and fresh salsa

1 lb Campari tomatoes
1/2 m Onion
2-3 Jalapeños .. or as much heat as you like… I like a lot of heat;););)
1/4 tsp Garlic powder
1/4 tsp Salt or salt to taste
1 Lime

Chop your tomatoes into small cubes
Chop onion really small
Chop Jalapenos super small

place in bowl and mix

Add fresh lime juice

Toss it all together and enjoy!!

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Quick and Easy to Make Stuffed Dates

Easy to Make Appetizers

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Quick & Easy to Make Stuffed Dates

Ingredients

  • dates
  • feta cheese or your favorite cheese
  • bacon
  • mint leaf

* Pre-heat Oven to 400 degrees

Directions

  • stuff each date with cheese
  • close date and wrap with bacon
  • bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes (turn dates every few minutes)
  • remove from oven and cut in half
  • place on a pretty dish and garnish with mint leaf