Hatch Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Sometimes food is just not that pretty. I don’t mean dishes that are carelessly slapped together and just look like slop. I’m talking about food that actually tastes great, but is just difficult to...
View ArticleHatch Chile Popovers
With everyone getting kids back to school, summer has been declared over. But I won’t let it be. I’m saying right here, right now, it ain’t over til it’s over. We’re in the best days of late summer –...
View ArticleHatch Chile Season 2013
The back to school stuff is going in Target, heralding the end of the summer. Soon enough it’ll be time for backpacks and lunchboxes and binders, but before we give ourselves over to F-A-L-L, it’s...
View ArticleHatch Chile Time: Masa Waffles w/ Hatch Green Chile & Bacon
It’s Hatch Chile Time. The moment to catch and enjoy them is so fleeting, chile heads across the country are grabbing them up by the case and throwing them into the freezer to last until next year....
View ArticleFootball Food: Hatch Green Chile Poppers
Peeling back the wrapper on a can of refrigerator biscuits and thwacking it against the edge of the counter takes me back to childhood. I’m not talking about the big flaky layer biscuits, I’m talking...
View ArticleHatch Chile Season 2014
Dust off your Pinterest boards from last summer, it’s Hatch Chile time again. This year’s green chile season feels like it’s coming on early, but maybe it’s just my imagination. I picked up my first...
View ArticleHatch Chile Season: Zucchini Fritters w/ Roasted Green Chile
The gas burners are just flaming on under tumbling piles of green chiles and already I’m in overdrive. Every year as chile season rolls around, it’s a new challenge. What can I put green chile in this...
View ArticleHatch Chile Time: Hatch Chile Chicken Salad
I worked in a bagel shop in college and one of the things I loved most was the chicken salad. Pizza bagels were right up there. But, I know, what? Chicken salad was far —- and i mean faaaaaaaaar —-...
View ArticleHatch Chile Time: Red Hatch Chile Chicken Burgers
When it comes to chiles, “Red or Green?” doesn’t have to black and white. There’s really no bad answer. With Hatch Chile season just getting underway, green will be your first thought. Roasters are...
View ArticleHatch Chile Time: Cheesy Green Chile Polenta
We’re right in the sweet spot of chile season. We’re a couple of weeks in on Hatch chile roasting; Anaheims, poblanos, jalapenos and serranos are plentiful at the farmers market, and we’re eating...
View ArticleHatch Chile Season Is Here! Roasting Events Kick Off This Weekend
Although Hatch Chile Season seems to mark the end of summer, it’s still one of my favorite times of year. I debate whether or not to buy a 25 lb. case and then inevitably cave and do it. It sounds like...
View ArticleTrader Joe’s New Hatch Chile Cheese Dip. It’s Gonna Be a Problem.
Garlic and Asiago was a dip I could I pass up. But when I saw Hatch Chile & Jalapeño Cheese, Trader Joe’s was speakin’ my language. It’s $4.99 for a 10 oz. package. And it’s just heat and eat. My...
View ArticleWhat’s New (and Returning) at Trader Joes – May 23, 2024
We got a theme for What’s New and Returning at Trader Joe’s this week. It’s all about the “P’s” — popsicles, popcorn, and pink! Plus a few extras. So let’s get into what we spotted in the Pacific...
View ArticleWhat’s New at Trader Joe’s – July 10, 2024
Things were a little quiet over the July 4 week (there were only a couple of new items, not even enough for a post), but Trader Joe’s is back in full force. Let’s get a look at what’s new (and...
View ArticleFootball Food: Hatch Chile Poppers
Peeling back the wrapper on a can of refrigerator biscuits and thwacking it against the edge of the counter takes me back to childhood. I’m not talking about the big flaky layer biscuits, I’m talking...
View ArticleHatch Chile Season 2014
Dust off your Pinterest boards from last summer, it’s Hatch Chile time again. This year’s green chile season feels like it’s coming on early, but maybe it’s just my imagination. I picked up my first...
View ArticleHatch Chile Season: Zucchini Fritters w/ Roasted Green Chile
The gas burners are just flaming on under tumbling piles of green chiles and already I’m in overdrive. Every year as chile season rolls around, it’s a new challenge. What can I put green chile in this...
View ArticleHatch Chile Time: Hatch Chile Chicken Salad
I worked in a bagel shop in college and one of the things I loved most was the chicken salad. Pizza bagels were right up there. But, I know, what? Chicken salad was far —- and i mean faaaaaaaaar —-...
View ArticleHatch Chile Time: Red Hatch Chile Chicken Burgers
When it comes to chiles, “Red or Green?” doesn’t have to black and white. There’s really no bad answer. With Hatch Chile season just getting underway, green will be your first thought. Roasters are...
View ArticleHatch Chile Time: Cheesy Green Chile Polenta
We’re right in the sweet spot of chile season. We’re a couple of weeks in on Hatch chile roasting; Anaheims, poblanos, jalapenos and serranos are plentiful at the farmers market, and we’re eating...
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