Chipotle Flavors: Chipotles in the Kitchen

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By Dave DeWitt and Chuck Evans     Recipes: Chuck’s Chipotle Sauce Chipotle-Tomatillo Sauce Chipotle-Corn Salsa with Poblanos and Morels Guacamole con Chipotle   Chipotles and all their processed forms are very versatile. With the possible exception of some desserts, cooks can use them in just about any recipe. For example, add a few dashes of a chipotle hot sauce to …

Chipotle Flavors: How to Smoke Chiles

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By Dave DeWitt and Chuck Evans     Recipes: Pasta de Chipotle (Chipotle Paste) Salsa de Chipotle (Chipotle Chile Sauce) Smoky Chipotle Pesto Smoked Bean Dip Why did Native Americans smoke chiles in the first place? Perhaps some thick-fleshed chiles such as early jalapeños were dropped near the communal fire and later, a leathery, preserved chile was the result. Since …

High Heat But No Meat

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by Nancy Gerlach, R.D., Food Editor Emeritus Recipes: Mongolian Asian Noodle SaladCuban Beans and RiceGreen Chile Artichoke Hearts and PastaThree-Chile Tamale PieDal Curry Vegetarianism was once thought to be a fad by most people, but no more. There are an increasing number of people are giving up meat and not just for religious or spiritual reasons. Research has shown a …

Bam! It’s Spam-Fest!

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  By Dave DeWitt The Hallowed Spam Museum in Austin, Minnesota   Your always adventurous editor was recently selected as the only judge at the annual Albuquerque Press Club Spam-Fest.  At first I was apprehensive because Spam is not a favorite food of mine, but then the organizers promised free bar privileges, so I had no choice but to judge …