cowgirl food

Macaroni is its own food group…right? Right! Okay, now that we have that cleared up, get ready to drool over The Culinary Fanatic’s recipe for five-cheese macaroni. Ingredients 1 or 2 lbs. Mueller’s Elbow Macaroni 1 lb. Sharp cheddar cheese 1 lb. Mozzarella cheese 1 lb. Monterey Jack Cheese Grated Parmesan Cheese  Pecorino Romano Cheese...

Many publications attempt to tell you what you should do in Las Vegas during the annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and there is certainly plenty to do.  Take my advice, go here: www.nfrexperience.com.  It’s the best source of all that is going on and contains the complete schedule of events, shows, and social activities. That...

Turkey is great and all…but did someone say bacon wrapped turkey rolls? Talk about a game changer! Ingredients 2 boneless, skinless turkey breasts (about 3 pounds each) 21 slices bacon (about 1 1/2 pounds) 3 cups of your favorite stuffing or one 6-ounce box stuffing mix, prepared according to package instructions 1 cup favorite gravy...

Impress your guests or treat yourself to a tower of bold southwestern taste. Mouth–watering strata of aromatic corn tortillas, spicy red chilies, savory ground beef, and melting cheddar cheese are crowned by a perfectly prepared fried egg in Angelina LaRue’s artful dish. Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef 1 teaspoon chili powder ½ teaspoon salt...

Early fall brings the ripening of brilliant garnet prickly pears (tunas), festooned along the top rims of the Southwest’s ubiquitous prickly pear cacti like so many fiery Christmas lights. Alas, it’s not the big spiky thorns protruding from the nopales (the big green paddle-shaped leaves) that’ll gitcha, it’s the tiny hairlike glochids (the near-invisible barbed...

Once you get the hang of toasting and grinding your own chilies and developing deep, rich flavor with homemade bone broth and chocolate… well, suffice it to say, you’ll be hard-pressed to return to off-the-shelf chili powder the next time your desire for a big ol’ bowl of red strikes. The three chiles in this...

Want a satisfying new recipe to try? Stuffed chicken is a delicious one dish meal that won’t leave behind any leftovers. Check out these recipes guaranteed to please the family. Salsa stuffed sheet pan chicken, pictured above, is flavored with jalapeños, limes and cilantro. The chicken breasts are then stuffed with salsa and topped with...

Do you love Mexican food? Enchiladas are a great meal you can prepare ahead of time and put back in the oven when you get home from work or the barn. There are a lot of ways to enjoy an enchilada; here are six recipes for you to try. I cannot pass up on a...