Warning: this recipe contains raw eggs. According to several online resources, the risk of contracting salmonella from a raw egg is 1 in 20,000. Make and consume this ice cream at your own risk, or feel free to substitute pasteurized eggs. It’s the beginning of October and I’m sharing an ice cream recipe with you. … More Creamy Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
It’s official. Fall has arrived and immediately I can feel it in the air. Here in Albuquerque, our transition into fall feels very different from the heat saturated days we encounter during the summer. The daytime temps hover around the mid to low 80’s and the desert evenings cool off dramatically. While I love the … More Roasted Butternut Squash & Portobello Hash
We’ve been making this version of a particular famous breakfast sandwich for a number of years now. It’s much better than the fast food variety, can be changed up to use whatever you have on hand, and is made mostly in the microwave. It’s early! I’m hungry! Let’s get started! Ingredients are fairly basic, just … More Homemade Fast Food Breakfast Sandwich Dupe
We’re deep into Green Chile harvest season in New Mexico and the roasters are cranking at every farm, grocery store parking lot, farmer’s market and street corner in the entire city! With unlimited access to this glorious bounty, I have been on a mission to use it in more of my favorite recipes. Enter the … More Roasted Green Chile & Piñon Pancakes
Updated August 31, 2021. Kirk has slightly altered the process for how he cures his bacon. Previous batches sometimes came out too salty. To adjust for this, he kept his cure recipe and ratios the same, however, he now opts to cover the pork belly with less rub. Find the detailed changes in the written … More Cure Your Own Bacon (Updated August 2021)
I have long loved Mexican Rice. It’s the perfect side to a lot of my favorite dishes…enchiladas, tacos, fajitas, etc. However, with Green Chile being one of the crops that New Mexico is most noted for, I decided to attempt a Green Chile version. Rice can be the easiest dish to make, but it can … More Green Chile Rice
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Green Chile season has finally arrived in New Mexico. The vendors and chile farmers are starting to roll out the roasters and the air is beginning to get thick with the heady aroma of everybody’s favorite pepper. There are a million different things to love about the … More Green Chile Breakfast Sausage
Hey all! Just popping in to share this quick recipe. I won’t bore you with my usual overly descriptive recipe pre-story other than to say, this recipe is from my friend, Nicole Maki’s blog called Made by Nicole. Nicole is an amazing artist and talented home cook. In 2011 she embarked on a 52 Cakes … More Vanilla Texas Sheet Cake
There are very few dishes as simple or delicious as a roasted chicken. It’s a minimalist dish with maximalist flavor. Sure, you can massage it with fancy oils and butters; you can carefully nestle exotic minced herbs under it’s skin; and you can serve it with sauces only the smartest French exchange students can pronounce, … More AlbuKirky Roasted Chicken Over Potatoes
Sourdough bread; one of the great mysteries of the world. How can a humble combination of flour and water come together to create a loaf of bread full of delicious complex flavors, densely rich in nutrients and surprisingly resistant to mold? Let’s discuss. I’m not a food scientist (and I don’t play one on TV), … More Sourdough Bread, Part 1: Creating a Starter from Scratch
