Trader Joe’s Jalapeño Mango Chicken Sausage Needs More Heat

We finally had a nice couple of days this weekend, so we fired up the grill and cooked up Trader Joe's Jalapeño Mango Chicken sausage. I couldn't quite decide what to top it with, so I grabbed the jar of TJ's pineapple jam out of the fridge and added red onion and a little cilantro.…

ByMichelleMay 24, 20220Comments

Red Chile Mango Pork Chops with Peach Salsa

The grill was once my husband's domain. I blame the fact that the button for the starter on our gas grill broke a couple of years ago and I really didn't want to risk sticking the lighter into the slot to start it. Maybe it *was* dangerous, but it was also a convenient excuse to not…

ByMichelleAugust 30, 20160Comments

Main Course Recipes

Hatch Chile Time: Red Hatch Chile Chicken Burgers

When it comes to chiles, “Red or Green?” doesn’t have to black and white. There’s really no bad answer. With Hatch Chile season just getting underway, green will be your first thought. Roasters are being fired up across the country and it’s time to order up a case of fresh green chiles to squirrel away…

ByMichelleAugust 10, 20161Comment

Book Reviews Cooking

PURE FOOD by Kurt Beecher Dammeier |Book Review

Pure Food: A Chef’s Handbook for Eating Clean, with Healthy, Delicious Recipes by Kurt Beecher Dammeier     -- 3 and 1/2 stars **ARC provided by the publisher for review** Effort to get Americans cooking and eating clean gets a bump this week with the release of Kurt Beecher Dammeier’s latest cookbook, Pure Food. The…

ByMichelleJuly 6, 20161Comment