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Salsa Verde Poached Eggs with Black Beans and Rice

Weekend days in our house often involve a nice brunch that is hearty but simple to make. My husband loves eggs and loves anything TexMex done to eggs. I love using up leftovers that are hanging out in the house waiting to go bad. Combine these facts with a lonely jar...

Fresh Picnic Ham Two Ways: Cuban Style & BBQ

Crockpot, Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pork, Sandwiches | 7 comments

As a family we can eat a ton of food in one night and leftovers normally disappear as after school/work snacks, but there is at least one hunk of meat too large us: the fresh ham. The fresh ham or picnic ham is one of the cheapest cuts in your grocery store and it’s...

Black Beans – Frijoles Negros

Side dishes, Veggies | 1 comment

I live in south Florida and growing up here you eat a lot of black beans, some good, some bad and some are great. The great ones nearly always come from smaller Cuban restaurants cooking the food they grew up on, and they are awesome. I have tried for years to get...

Chorizo Baked Black Beans

Food & Recipes, Side dishes, Veggies | 3 comments

These black beans are a modification of an awesome one pot chicken meal that Emeril Lagasse has in his cookbook: Sizzling Skillets and Other One-Pot Wonders, chicken and black beans with chorizo. I loved the black beans that are the base of the chicken dish but I...

Chicken and Black Bean Enchilada

Chicken, Food & Recipes, Main Courses | 0 comments

I love Tex-Mex food so I have been making all kinds of chicken enchiladas for years. This is a pretty basic variation that uses good old Ro*tel for the enchilada sauce. There is magic in that simple can of tomatoes and chilies that can help you turn almost anything...