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Three salt-crusted new potatoes sit in a tiny dish in the foreground; behind them a good-sized bowl of peach-basil dipping sauce. In the background, a large two-handled pan full of more potatoes.

Salt-crusted potatoes with peach-basil dipping sauce

August 25, 2017by Mike Bierschenk 4 Comments

Cooking new potatoes directly in heavily salted water leaves them creamy on the inside and crispily salty on the outside. Combine that with a sauce that balances sharp garlic and vinegar against sweet peaches, leavened with aromatic herbs, and I’m in summer heaven.

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Appetizers/Snacks, Side Dishes, Veg*n or veg*n-possible

Pinto beans stewed with cilantro and bay

April 28, 2016by Mike Bierschenk Leave a comment

If you’re used to a bold, spicy pot of beans, do yourself a favor and give these subtle, aromatic beans a try for a different take that lets the pintos shine.

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Main Dishes, Stuff on Rice, Veg*n or veg*n-possible
Cilantro chicken pinwheels: closeup showing finely chopped, green-tinted chicken, studded with tiny squares of red pepper, all within a spiral of flour tortilla

Cilantro chicken pinwheels

October 26, 2015by Mike Bierschenk 3 Comments

Bright, green-flecked spirals of spicy chicken salad are a party show-stopper, but take almost no time to throw together. Better make two trays.

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Appetizers/Snacks, Veg*n or veg*n-possible
Creamy cilantro sauce (à la El Arepazo)

Creamy cilantro sauce (à la El Arepazo)

May 27, 2015by Mike Bierschenk 12 Comments

This sauce is a pale green wonder: it goes on everything from grilled meats to fried plantains (not to mention pizza, French fries, etc.). Inspired by the famous sauce at Columbus, Ohio’s El Arepazo Latin Grill.

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Sauces
Mexican bean soup, albondigas-style

Mexican bean soup, albondigas-style

May 14, 2015by Mike Bierschenk Leave a comment

This soup is a riff on traditional Mexican sopa de albondigas, meatball soup. It’s bright and full of herbs and vegetables, perfect for spring.

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Soups, Veg*n or veg*n-possible
Cilantro Smoothie

Cilantro smoothie

February 16, 2015by Mike Bierschenk Leave a comment

I started working on this recipe a few months back. I can’t remember how or why, but somehow I stumbled across a recipe for a “Tropical Smoothie” on the Kitchn, […]

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Drinks
Spicy cactus salad

Spicy cactus salad

January 15, 2015by Mike Bierschenk 2 Comments

Let’s talk cactus. Depending on what food culture(s) you were raised in, you may be looking at this page thinking I’m off my rocker, but cactus is delicious. It’s sweet […]

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Salads, Veg*n or veg*n-possible

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