These are a tribute to Starvin’ Arvin’s in Grand Junction – the originator of the Green Supreme.  I was missing them the other day and decided to try my hand at making up my own.  It helped that I had some green chili on hand (leftover from the camping trip potluck the night before). WHAT [...]

This is one of those recipes that doesn’t have any exact measurements… just get the basic ingredients and you’re golden. Oh, and it can be as hot as you can handle it, but it’s rarely terribly cool.  It all depends on the peppers used.  These are the basic guidelines… Ingredients: 2 Anaheim chilis 2 jalapenos [...]

So, you have burritos or tacos, and you just want a little something to go with them, right?  Or perhaps you are one who likes to have rice inside your burritos… well, here is a great rice that’s a cinch to make! Ingredients: pre-cooked rice (we use leftovers) about 1-2 cups is good 1 can [...]

This is a great recipe if you need to feed a crowd – it can grow as large as you need it to (the kids even like it!)  It is also a way to use up some extra pantry staples… Ingredients: pinto beans – start with 4 cans/6 cups 1 large sweet onion 6 cloves [...]

Ingredients: 3 corn cobs 1 can black beans 1/4 cup finely diced red onion 1 cup chopped cabbage 1 cup cubed mango 1/2 cup zucchini wedges 3 Tbsp lime juice 1 Tbsp rice vinegar 2 Tbsp olive oil dash garlic powder dash salt dash pepper Combine veggies in a bowl. I cut the zucchini in [...]

This is an easy kid friendly recipe that the whole family can help with! 1 cup flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 Tbsp. shortening 1/3 cup warm milk In a medium bowl combine the flour, salt, baking powder and shortening.  Slowly add in the warm milk and mix. Knead the dough until [...]

I set out to make a pot of potato soup the other night… and it turned into something entirely different, but very tasty! We had some leftover salmon from the night before, so I added that in with the garlic and leeks. Then I used a buttery sweet corn soup (from Pacific) that I had [...]

My honey was making us a tasty treat for dinner tonight – pork carnitas – and I was looking for a tasty little something to put alongside them. I came across a fabulous food blog called Homesick Texan, which offered up an amazing sopapilla recipe… http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com/2007/01/sopapillas-with-side-of-honey.html the picture just doesn’t do it justice… they are [...]