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Borracho Beans – A Recipe

July 11, 2012 By Taylor 11 Comments

I have stumbled upon/invented the BEST EVER Borracho Bean Recipe! I mean, they are becoming famous in this house :) I tasted a sample of these beans at my local Central Market but they wanted me to buy all of the $12 a jar spices and sauces. Not me- I’m crafty, I just looked at the ingredients and tried to come up with what I thought would taste similar. My beans are even better! I serve them on the side of my Tostadas or Tacos but they could be their own meal!

Borracho Beans:

1 lb bacon – chopped
1 cup pico de gallo (my recipe is HERE)
3 cans pinto beans
1 tsp house rub seasonings
1/2 yellow onion
1/2 c mayo
2 tbsp creamy horseradish sauce
2 tbsp ketchup
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp paprika
juice of one lemon
few dashes of hot sauce

There are two main parts: The Beans and the Sauce. For the actual beans you will need:

1/2 onion, 1lb bacon, pinto beans, pico de gallo, some sort of a house seasoning blend (or mix salt, black pepper and garlic powder)

For the Sauce:

Paprika, mayo, ketchup, a lemon, hot sauce, creamy horseradish sauce, garlic powder

You can mix that together ahead of time and set it aside. This is the secret sauce that makes the beans so amazing!

Rough chop the Bacon and cook until brown.

Add the onions in and saute them until translucent.

Add the beans and the sauce. Simmer for about 20-30 minutes. The sauce makes it look pale but it will darken up.

Add about 1 cup of Pico

And now you know my one and only secret recipe :)

Do you have any secret recipes that I need to add to my recipe repertoire?

Cranberry Chutney Recipe

November 28, 2011 By Taylor 4 Comments

Hello real world, did everyone have a great Thanksgiving? I felt like it was Saturday for five days, and I love Saturdays :) You might ask, why are you giving us a Cranberry Recipe the week after Thanksgiving? Well, cranberries are good for the whole holiday season. That and I made this for my Mom’s Thanksgiving which was the day after and I took pictures as I went, ha.

A little back story: My aunt made this for Thanksgiving and brought it to my Mom’s house about six years ago. It was a REALLY big hit with us. Now, I wonder why every family doesn’t make it. It it the perfect accompaniment to every holiday feast. The citrus and black pepper cut the sweet and savory perfectly. Actually, just yesterday my Mom said. “I think I just need to have this on hand for life”. It’s that good. So, we emailed my uncle to get the recipe. Then I was curious and I googled it, I found many similar recipes that were named Cranberry Salsa but none exactly like this one. Does anyone make anything like this? If not, do yourself a favor and whip some up for Christmas. I followed my Aunt and Uncle’s recipe exactly. My Uncle called it “Hudson’s on the Bend Cranberry Chutney” which is a restaurant in Austin, TX, where they live. I wonder if this is some coveted secret?? My Uncle said “The trick to this recipe is to trust the ingredients…..don’t add to or subtract from”.

Hudson’s on the Bend Cranberry Chutney12 oz pkg of cranberries½ cup fresh lime juice and ZEST2 shallots½ tsp of salt1 whole bunch of Cilantro2-3 cloves of garlic1-2 seeded jalapenos1 ¼ cup light brown sugar¼ cup coarse ground pepper

Blend together in food processor

My food processor isn’t large enough so I mixed everything together in a bowl then “chopped” in batches

I put mine in mason jars and added a fake fall leaf with twine. But lets be honest, you could serve this out of some old tupperware with a plastic spork and it would be pretty.

So… was this one anyone else’s Thanksgiving plate? All of the recipes I found online called for green onion and white sugar with no black pepper (which I have to say is a definite must). And does anyone have a secret family side that is out of the norm?

Chili Blanco

October 6, 2011 By Taylor 2 Comments

Remember when White Chicken Chili was all trendy in the 90’s? Is it vintage yet to bring it back? Cause I just did. I needed something different from the usual red chili I guess. Vintage or not, it was really good.

I adapted this from the Neiman Marcus Chili Blanco Recipe. I say adapted because when I searched online for the recipe, it was hard to find and every recipe was a little different. Truly is vintage. I settled for a recipe that must have been translated from a different language, because it was confusing and used words like guste. I did my best. I also added carrots and celery because I love the flavor. And left out the oregano because I have bad memories with oregano (it involves elementary school pizza).

So, here is what I could read/came up with:

Chili Blanco:

1lb dry great northern beans

2lbs chicken breast

1tbsp olive oil

1 chopped onion

4 chopped garlic cloves

2 cans mild green chilies 4 oz

2 tsp cumin

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

6 cups chicken broth

1 cup Monterrey jack Cheese (plus more for garnish)

1 bunch carrots

1 bunch celery

Optional

1 1/2 tsp dried oregano

Monterrey Jack Cheese

cilantro

-Rinse beans and place in heavy large pot, add water and soak overnight.

-Place chicken in large heavy saucepan. Add cold water, cover and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 15 minutes or until just tender. Drain and cool. Cut chicken into cubes.

-Drain beans, and set aside.

-Heat oil in the large pot over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until translucent, about 10 minutes. Stir in garlic, then chilies, cumin, oregano, and cayenne and sauté 2 minutes. Add beans, chopped carrots and celery. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until beans are very tender, stirring occasionally, about 2 hours. Lastly add one cup of shredded cheese to chili and stir until cheese melts. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

-Garnish with shredded cheese and cilantro.

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Blueberry Mascarpone Whip Trifle

September 22, 2011 By Taylor 5 Comments

Turns out, I really like to say “Mascarpone”. Maybe that is part of the reason I made this dessert? That and it’s really, really pretty, and I love trifles.

I found this original recipe on Pinterest. I have started using Pinterest as my personal cookbook. I jumped on the pinning bandwagon early and while it holds a special place in my heart, some of the DIY projects are overdone. Like everyone has seen it. But the recipes keep me coming back. I made this for my Dad’s birthday last weekend and it was a really big hit! The original pin comes from a pretty blog called My Baking Addiction, you can see the recipe HERE. She serves hers in individual jars which is so precious. But I like to do as few dishes as possible :) So trifle dish it is.

Ingredients:-pound cake-blueberry pie filling-heavy whipping cream-mascarpone cheese-lemons-vanilla-sugarI “TaylorMade” a few changes…Her original recipe has an option for making the Blueberry Sauce from scratch but I found organic Blueberry pie filling and it was all natural so I figured it wasn’t too far off. Also, I couldn’t find pound cake at the store but I could find something called “Sour Cream Pudding Cake”… Ohhh Kay! And like I said, I did my dessert in a trifle dish so I have more layers too.Head to My Baking Addiction for the full recipe.

I also might start putting the Mascarpone Whip upon everything, it is pretty much to die for. Do you love trifles as much as I do and do you like to say Mascarpone (it makes me feel like Giada)?