Coleslaw

I wanted to make coleslaw with spanish peanuts but I didn't have any so I used almonds, it turned out great, I must admit I do like it better with spanish peanuts though. I first had this coleslaw at Armadillo Willys which is a BBQ restaurant chain in the bay area, and fell in love with it.

This salad is great with fish, chicken or take it on a picnic. It's kind of sweet and savory all at the same time. Here's my recipe.

Coleslaw

6 cups cabbage (a mix of green and red)
few grates of carrot (for color)
1/4 cup of mayo (more or less to taste)
2 tablespoons of vinegar
herbamare seasoning or season salt to taste
pepper to taste
few drops of stevia
3/4 cup sliced roasted almonds (or the original spanish peanuts)
cilantro to taste (optional) I didn't use it this time, but it's delicious too

assemble ingredients, chill, and serve

Napales salad

I get the cactus leaves from the hispanic store in my area but you can find them at some regular grocery stores sometimes already diced in baggies.

Here are the cactus leaves whole.

Napales salad

2 napales young cactus leaves cut in strips or cubed
2 tomatoes chopped
1/2 onion chopped
1 jalapeno diced (seeded if you don't want the heat)
salt to taste
cilantro to taste (optional)

Cover strips or cubed cactus leaves with water, with a sliver of onion, and a couple pinches of salt, simmer till tender approximately 10 minutes. Drain off water then mix with the rest of the ingredients and serve. great with carne asada and avocado.

Grilled salmon

I grilled salmon for dinner tonight. I sprinkled soy sauce with a couple drops of molasses, and fresh lime juice on the fillet then grilled it on a piece of foil.

Baked chili rellenos

Chili rellenos is one of my favorite meals. I love them so, but didn't want to fry them on the stove in my hot kitchen so I devised this oven version.

Baked chili rellenos

8 eggs separated
4 pasilla chilies flamed and seeded
6 jalapenos flamed and seeded
cheese for filling (I used colby jack but many others would work)
pinch of xanthan gum
pinch of salt

Beat with a hand mixer egg whites to soft peaks then in another bowl beat egg yolks with salt and xanthan gum till fluffy and light in color and doubled it volume. Fold half of yolk mixture in white mixture then the rest carefully as to not deflate mixture. Spoon 1/3 of mixture in a greased 9 by 13 baking dish then arrange cheese filled chilies on top of it, add the rest of the egg mixture. Bake in a 350 oven for half an hour until browned and the egg mixture is cooked through. I serve it with this fresh salsa here.

Iced coffee

When the weather turns warm I prefer iced coffee in the morning, weekends I sometimes treat myself with whipped cream and a few chopped nuts too.

Iced coffee

16 ounces of cold coffee
2 tablespoons sf torani syrup(any flavor you like, I used hazelnut)
2 tablespoons cream
crushed ice
whipped cream
chopped nuts

Add crushed ice to a tall glass then coffee, syrup, and cream, top with whipped cream and chopped nuts. You could blend it up in the blender if you prefer. I just like it over ice.

Huevos rancheros

I love eggs so much, they are the most versatile ingredient of all. This is how I make them ranch style.

I start with the perfect sunny side up eggs with salt and pepper, layering on some cheese, homemade salsa recipe here, and some diced zucchini sauteed in butter then under the broiler it goes for a few minutes till nicely browned.

The yolk stays soft and delicious.

Chocolate ice cream

It's been so hot here. I wanted to make a new batch of ice cream but I didn't have enough cream without going to the store. I keep a few cans of coconut milk on hand to use for just such an emergency! It's so rich and delicious. I had forgotten how good it is.

Chocolate ice cream

2 13.5oz cans coconut milk
3 ounces 85% chocolate (I used Lindt)unsweetened would work too just adjust sweeteners
2 tablespoons coconut oil
2 pasteurized eggs directions here
2 tablespoons xylitol
couple squirts of stevia
tablespoon of vanilla

Melt chocolate and coconut oil together in microwave at 30 second intervals stirring
until melted. Whisk coconut milk into melted chocolate mixture then the rest of the ingredients. chill in freezer till cool then put in ice cream maker for about half an hour.