Easy Birria-Style Beef Tacos

Easy Birria-Style Beef Tacos – Birria-style tacos are all the rage in Southern California. These are so easy to make. Throw ingredients in a big pot and simmer all day. Serve with dipped and toasted corn tortillas, Oaxaca cheese and luscious dipping sauce. Dip, bite, repeat. Yum! – olive oil, boneless chuck roast (may sub…

Albondigas Soup

Mission Viejo, CA K.O. And I are avid collectors of colorful Fiesta dinnerware. Fiesta and Southwest cuisine have a particularly appealing synchronicity. What could be more appetizing than our Albondigas Soup in Fiesta? This is a typical meal at home, RoadTripFlavors-style. Click on the photo below to link to the recipe. Albondigas Soup – –…

Sunday Sauce

Sunday Sauce – – olive oil, onion (grated), garlic (minced), oregano (dried), basil (Dried), red pepper flake, black pepper, bay leaves, thyme, tomato (whole, 28 oz. can, diced small, juice retained), tomato sauce (15 oz. cans), tomato paste (6 oz. can), salt and pepper (to taste), Heat the olive oil in the pot with the…

German Beef Rouladen

German Beef Rouladen – – Beef Rolls: beef (top round, cut 1/4" thick), salt, black pepper, mustard (use Dijon, or other spicy version), bacon, onion (sliced), dill pickle (sliced thin to yield 32 pieces), olive oil, Braising Sauce: olive oil, onion (diced), celery (diced), carrot (diced), beef broth (14 oz.), beer, bay leaves, peppercorns (whole),…

Schnitzel with Mushroom Demi-Glace

Schnitzel with Mushroom Demi-Glace – Traditional German cuisine typically calls for veal or pork for this dish. We opted for chicken cutlets in our version and it was absolutely wonderful. Pick a favorite cut of protein, have the butcher run it through a tenderizing machine, follow the recipe below and you will bite into Schnitzel…

Clam Chowder

Clam Chowder – – pancetta (diced), onions (diced), celery (diced), carrot (diced), salt and black pepper (to taste), bay leaves, all purpose flour, clam juice, potato (russet, diced to bite-sized chunks), heavy cream (or half and half for a little bit lighter recipe), parsley (chopped), clams (14 oz. can, chopped and their liquid), In a…