Here's a healthy idea: find one simple recipe that can get you started on an entire week's worth of well-balanced meals. Parmigiano And Herb Fortified Stock, Roasted Tomatoes; Hearty And Healthy 3-Bean Minestrone; Spicy Roasted Tomato Marinara With Spaghetti Squash; Smoky Spanish Hunter's Chicken; Mexican Style Pesto With Rice Or Whole Grain Pasta; Eggplant Parm Stacks
It's a fiesta! Go south of the border with this Mexican-inspired menu of Spicy Potato Tacos with Yucatan Rice, and a refreshing Jicama Slaw. And no fiesta is complete without a cake, so Sandra is whipping up a Rum Caramel Cake. Then, it s cocktail time with Sandra s Esta Loca Margarita with pomegranate juice.
It's time for wheat harvest on the farm, and Molly Yeh is making all her husband Nick's favorite Mexican dishes to whisk him away on a food vacation! She cooks up a decadent Refried Beans and Rice Bowl, Roasted Salmon Tacos wrapped in chewy homemade Flour Tortillas and creamy Coconut-Lime Tres Leches Cake for dessert.
One of Mexico's most hauntingly beautiful and famous holidays is la Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead. Occurring at the beginning of November, Mexicans everywhere honor their deceased loved ones by preparing some of their favorite dishes. Here Marcela will host a party and serve up some rich and comforting dishes that remind her of relatives who are no longer with her. Like salmon baked in corn husks with mushroom rice, pork-stuffed chiles in a white walnut sauce, Baja shrimp sauteed in white wine, and a traditional pecan pie made with spiced Mexican chocolate.
This trip, Guy's pulling up for a different kind of fast food. In Honolulu, a 48-year-old drive-in where burgers and dogs come with rice and macaroni salad. In Duluth, Minn., a deli on the north shore of Lake Superior where you can grab fresh smoked fish, for here or to go. And all over Los Angeles, a taco truck doing Chinese-Mexican fusion.
Pat and Gina Neely are spicing up their hometown, living 'La Vida Memphis!' First, Pat's making Pulled Pork Tacos with Zesty Cabbage Slaw. Then, it's Gina's Mexican Rice and Fresh Tomato Salsa with Homemade Spicy Tortilla Chips. Finally, to wash it all down is a drink that'll blow your mind; it's Gina's San-Grita, a margarita with a sangria swirl. This is one meal that will truly take you away!
Fall into autumn with The Kitchen's fast and flavorful recipes. Marcela Valladolid's Mexican Chorizo Meatloaf is her twist on one of Food Network's most searched-for dishes. Food Network Star winner Tregaye Fraser shares an easy Andouille Sausage and Rice Pot, and Katie Lee cooks up a Chicken Souvlaki Cheat Sheet. The hosts also learn three new ways to add flair to their cocktails with Flavor Bomb Ice Cubes.