There are as many names for this dish as there are recipes. In Mexico, this dish would probably be called budin Azteca, or Aztec Pie. When the pie crossed the border in Texas, it was readily adapted and made with beef, or chicken, or beans. It may be called Mexican lasagna, stacked enchiladas, tortilla torte, torta tortilla, or Southwestern casserole. By whatever name, the dish is a home-style favorite, with layers of tortillas, salsa, and cheese.
Author: Chef M
Macaroni and cheese without vegetables just isn’t a complete meal, so why not add vegetables to this perennial favorite? If different vegetables are preferred frozen peas or green beans are recommended just throw them into the pasta water about 2 minutes before the pasta is done. Fresh cauliflower can be substituted for the broccoli.
Whether you make it in a skillet or pasta pot, this is such an easy, fast recipe, it deserves its place in a book devoted to one-dish meals. This is one of the best ways to use leftover ham. But if you don’t have the ham, or the peas for that matter, the dish is still worth considering, because this macaroni and cheese is as quick to make as the boxed kind, but so much better in flavor.
Roast rabbit loin wrapped in bacon and served with a little rack of rabbit is a classic preparation, but our version shows sous vide’s power. The boneless loin is wrapped in bacon and plastic wrap and compressed into the torchon shape before it is vacuum- packed and cooked sous vide, then sliced and reheated at service. Sous vide ensures that every rabbit loin is cooked exactly the same. We use rabbit from Mark Pasternack’s Devil’s Gulch Ranch in northern California and serve with a corn succotash and a corn “pudding” made from thickened corn juices. Corn is extraordinary cooked sous…
When you have a roast cooking in the oven and sides cooking on the stovetop, you can complete your Sunday night meal by whipping up this corn bread in the slow cooker. It’s a great recipe to bring out around the holidays when your kitchen’s in full use.
Stuffing doesn’t have to stay locked up in your recipe arsenal until Thanksgiving rolls around. It’s just as yummy to make on the side of chicken or pork chops as it is with turkey. Plus, with this slow cooker version, you won’t have to worry about taking up valuable stovetop space.