by Judy | Apr 25, 2022 | CobraHead, Recipes
I just used the last four potatoes from our 2021 harvest. They were starting to sprout but not so much that I couldn’t use them. We also have a few shallots left so one went in the pan along with some frozen sweet pepper strips and a couple of cloves of garlic. Saturday’s breakfasts almost always include potatoes of some sort, whether fried or oven roasted, along with eggs, toast and fruit. I use a mandolin to slice the potatoes and a knife to slice...
by Judy | Mar 30, 2022 | CobraHead
Where better to learn to make spring rolls than San Antonio in March? There are all kinds of fresh herbs and vegetables easily accessible at this time of year. You can put almost anything in the spring roll but it’s the fresh herbs that make them special. I asked my Filipina daughter-in-law, Queenie, to show me how to put them together. I’ve created the main list of ingredients that we used but feel free to substitute with your own favorites, just don’t leave...
by Judy | Jan 28, 2022 | CobraHead
Bean Nachos I’ve tried a lot of bean recipes over the years. I’ll keep trying new ones, but I always come back to my favorite. Lately, I’ve been experimenting with various heirloom beans, such as Buckeye, Santa Maria Pinquito, San Franciscano, and cranberry beans from Rancho Gordo. Although the seasonings are mostly the same for my standard black bean or pinto recipe, each type of bean has subtle nuances in flavor and texture. I notice it...
by Judy | Oct 27, 2021 | CobraHead, Recipes
Repurposed Chili Casserole a.k.a. Mexicali Bean Bake is a dish I’ve been making for well over 30 years. I first found the recipe in an old vegetarian cook book. It is now online at cooks.com. I probably made it once or twice following the recipe. Then I realized that you could just use leftover chili for the bean mix, while still using the cornmeal batter to complete the dish. I also thawed some garden corn from the freezer. Yes, the raccoons...
by Judy | Sep 29, 2021 | CobraHead, Recipes
If you have a big garden you’re probably still buried in tomatoes. Along with canned salsa, frozen tomatoes, both roasted and stewed, and spaghetti sauce I’ve been making tomato soup base. We grow a variety of heirloom tomatoes, red, yellow, purple, orange and green striped. The yellow ones especially mellow out the more acidic tomatoes so there’s usually no need for added sugar. You could always add a carrot for a little sweetening....
