How to Make Meatballs with Rigatoni
This Italian meatball recipe will render you a hearty, moist meatball that you will not get enough of. You can use them for pasta, subs or soup. You can also make a huge batch and
How to Make Oven Baked Ribs
These oven baked ribs take about 4 hours of very slow cooking at low temperature for a super tender and absolutely wonderful result. I am using beef ribs in this recipe but you can
How to Make Chile Verde Pork Stew
Chile verde is a spicy Mexican pork stew with orange undertones, smoked chipotle peppers and tart tomatillos. CHipotles are smoked jalapeño peppers and are sold dehydrated, in a p
How to Make Chinese Pork Chops (Salt & Pepper)
The first time I had salt & pepper pork chops was at a Chinese restaurant in Luganville, Vanuatu. I was smitten. I have never tasted something so distinctively flavored with su
How to Make Tamales
In this post I want to show you how to make tamales. These particular ones are beef tamales but you can make them with chicken, pork, shrimp or vegetarian. Whatever trips your trig
How to Make Potato Casserole with Meat Sauce
This potato casserole is kind of a shepherd’s pie with a Latin twist — smooth mashed potatoes a top a saucy and spicy meat filling, complete with raisins and all. Havin
How to Make Pastelon (Ground Beef Casserole)
This ground beef casserole is known as Pastelon and is from Puerto Rico and is a sort of noodle-less lasagna. The noodles are replaced by sweet, luscious fried plantain which enhan
How to Make Italian Wedding Soup Recipe
Italian wedding soup is an American creation — despite the name. It is very popular in the US and is basically a meatball soup with pasta and spinach. I love it. This recipe
How to Make French Onion Soup
As far as I am concerned, there are two very important rules of thumb for a perfect French Onion Soup. The first one is you to have a concentrated beef stock. Beef stock is readily
How to Make Ribs in the Oven with Barbecue Sauce
These ribs in the oven are an ultimate treat which you can enjoy all year round. If you feel like eating ribs and you have an oven you most certainly can. You do not always need to
How to Make Lasagna
In this post I want to show you how to make lasagna. Lasagna is a layered dish made with pasta and filling. It can be made with meat and cheese like this one or with veggies or sea
How to Make Black Bean Chili with Butternut Squash
This black bean chili is a nice variation from your typical, run of the mill chili. It is spiced with chili powder and chipotles giving it a pretty good heat level. But that heat w