by wineandrecipes | Jun 25, 2022 | Entres, Recipes
This is an amazing recipe. It’s so good, we always make a double batch and freeze some. We’re talking Texas-style chili, so there’s no beans. The secret ingredients are homemade chili powder and chocolate. Ingredients 5 assorted dried chiles. The...
by wineandrecipes | Jun 25, 2022 | Cocktails, Recipes
This Spanish/Mexican concoction is perfect for a hot day by the ocean or pool. Fantastic with spicy food. This is a better recipe than any I’ve tried anywhere else, and I’ve tried a lot of Sangria. BTW, if you don’t have time to make the Sangria, buy...
by wineandrecipes | Jun 25, 2022 | Cocktails, Recipes
I first tasted a Mojito in Havana, Cuba while staying at the Hotel Nacional. I saw one handed to the couple sitting next to us at the pool and asked the waiter what it was. It turns out to be something of the national drink there. There’s nothing like the light...
by wineandrecipes | May 28, 2022 | Recipes, Sides
Every good meal deserves an appropriately flavored starch. In this case, we went with traditional Spanish Rice. This is a great recipe we arrived at after sampling several others and tweaking it in. Ingredients 1½ cups converted long-grain rice 1 (15-ounce) can of...
by wineandrecipes | Apr 22, 2022 | Entres, Recipes, Soup
May as well start with the classics. We love good French Onion Soup, but I should warn that not overyone is enamored of the Cognac, particularly the young. I understand French Onion Soup in France, and particularly Paris, is regarded largely as a hangover remedy to be...
