Cottage Pie with Chorizo

According to Wikipedia this “pie” was first referred to as cottage pie back in 1791 when the potato was being introduced as an edible crop affordable for the poor. It originated in the UK and Ireland. The name Shepherd’s Pie started to appear in 1877. Both terms mean a meat pie with a crust of … Continue reading

Chiles Rellenos Casserole

Way back when I posted information on roasting peppers for Chiles Rellenos I said I would post my recipe.  You know using the whole pepper, stuffing it, flouring it and then frying it.  After much thought I decided not to keep this recipe as I only occasionally will fry any food.  This was Gene’s favorite … Continue reading

Chorizo Beef Burgers for the Fourth of July

Something different and unusual – I would never have thought of adding chorizo to hamburgers.  As I have mentioned I get regular recipes/emails from Weber’s Grills (in addition to the five cookbooks I have) and this email said ‘try me’.  I pretty much eat only turkey burgers but to have a beef and sausage burger once … Continue reading