All posts tagged: Mexican Chocolate

Top Secret Veggie Chili

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make the best veggie chili in town. And why wouldn’t you? Veggie chili is healthy and hearty and tasty and the flavor is just so…American. Like BBQ, chili is one of those things we can imagine cowboys eating around the campfire in days gone by, making it the perfect thing to serve at your 4th of July cookout! I have to admit I am loath to give out this recipe. I’m a Scorpio and Scorpios love to keep secrets. In the past when people have asked for the recipe I’ve always given an artfully incomplete answer, but now that I’ve started this blog I’ve decided to offer it up for the greater good. It’s the right thing to do. I guess the first thing you should know is there are some secret ingredients. Ready, drumroll please… coffee, mexican chocolate and Sriracha! They may surprise you but they turn this chili into a melting pot of flavor. I happened to have a lovely coffee with chicory from my …

Quick & Delicious Superfood Chocolate Mole

 Mole is one of the most delicious and exciting sauces in the world in my humble opinion. It has such complexity of flavor and is surround by lore. It evokes images of old mexican ladies grinding spices and simmering chiles for days. Now, the chef in me loves the idea of cooking up an old traditional family recipe for hours on end, but the busy real-life working girl was looking for a simpler process. What I came up with is this raw version that (unbelievably!) can me made completely in a blender without missing out on all the savory flavor and spice. When I say this is a “quick” mole, keep in mind that it’s a relative term . You still have to measure out quite a few ingredients, but that shouldn’t take more than 20 minutes and I promise it’s well worth it! I tried to make a recipe with fewer components, but there is really no way to get an authentic flavor without the diversity of spices and other ingredients. Hopefully you’ll have …