by Nancy Gerlach, Fiery-Foods.com Food Editor Emeritus Recipes: Baja Ceviche Tostadas Pungent Pork Vindaloo Marinated Grilled Vegetables Grilled Steak Carbonnade Kebabs Carnitas Caliente In the past, marinades were most often used to tenderize tough meats and/or to act as a preservative. Today, however, their role is more to add flavoring and replace rich sauces and gravies. Marinades can either …
Empanadas and Other Tasty Turnovers
by Nancy Gerlach, Fiery-Foods.com Food Editor Emeritus Recipes: Empanada Pastry Recipe Recheio de Camarao (Brazilian Shrimp Empadinhas) East Indian-Style Samosas Argentine Empanada Polish Meat-Filled Pastries If you traveled the world, I think you would be hard pressed to find a cuisine or culture that didn’t include some variation of a turnover! The Polish have perogies; the Russian piroshkis; calzones …
No-Cook Hot Pasta Sauces
by Nancy Gerlach, Fiery-Foods.com Food Editor Emeritus Recipes: Green Chile Pesto Fresh Herb Pasta Salsa di Pomadoro Crudo (Fresh Tomato Pasta Sauce) Tomato and Herb Grab Pasta Salsa Sun-Dried Tomato and Chipotle Pesto I like to take advantage of the fresh produce available this time of the year and make pasta sauces. I can deal with cooking the pasta, but …
Tureen Cuisine: Spicy Soups
by Nancy Gerlach, Fiery-Foods.com Food Editor Emeritus Recipes in this Issue: Southwestern Chipotle Corn Chowder Red Lentil Soup African Groundnut Soup Spicy Sopa de Queso Goulash Suppe Soups are good at any time of the year, but when the weather is cold, nothing is better than a bowl of hot soup to warm you from the inside out. No …
Torrid Tapas
by Nancy Gerlach, Fiery-Foods.com Food Editor Emeritus Recipes in this Issue: Champinones al Ajillo (Garlic Mushrooms) Tortilla Española with Salsa Romesco (Spanish Tortilla) Gambas al Pil Pil (Spicy Sauteed Shrimp) Aceitunas a la Sevillana (Olives, Sevilla Style) Albondigas in Sherry Pepper Sauce Most everyone who has traveled to Spain has quickly fallen under the spell of the flamenco …