Skip to content
CRUNCHY, with a hint of MINT
  • A Crunchy Manifesto

Vegetarian

Salsa Roja de Chile de Arbol: Guadalajara’s secret sauce

June 20, 2015 by Crunchy
Salsa Roja de Chili de Arbol

It’s years back, my waistline was drastically smaller, and my husband, also skinnier, was still a boyfriend. We are at his mother’s house and I see 5 brown faces staring at my pasty, white one with a mix of anxiety and that smile we get when we are expecting to burst out laughing at any moment. … Read more

Categories Crunchy's Cookbook Tags Garnish, Mexican, Spicy, Vegetarian, Year Round 5 Comments

Cream cheese sopapilla: Cinnamon-sugar perfection

June 16, 2015 by Crunchy
Cream Cheese Sopapillas

So I got all ambitious and bought LOADS of cream cheese a couple weeks ago thinking I’d attempt a cheesecake. And it sits there. And it sits there. And it sits there. I’m getting desperate. I need to use this stuff but I just don’t have time to make a cheesecake. Gak! After endless searching I … Read more

Categories Dessert Tags Baking, Mexican, Spring, Sweet, Vegetarian Leave a comment

Mango-Habanero Salsa

June 5, 2015 by Crunchy

Ah, the mango-habanero marriage. Bright, fresh heat that bursts through your mouth and nose like the sun warms your skin when you turn your face up to it. Yeah; yeah I am being poetic because what’s happening when you mix orange habenero peppers with ripe mango is amazing. Throw in some pineapple, cilantro, lime juice, … Read more

Categories Crunchy's Cookbook Tags Mexican, Spicy, Summer, Vegetarian 2 Comments
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 Page2 Page3

Baking Base Recipe Bread Breakfast Cast Iron Chicken Crunchy Original Dinner Fall Food Processor French Garnish Griddle Grill Imbolc Italian Lunch Mabon Mexican North American Poached Pork Refreshing Roast Sauce Savory southern-california Spanish Spicy Spring Summer Sweet Tart Turkey Vegetarian Winter Year Round Yule

© 2026 CRUNCHY, with a hint of MINT • Built with GeneratePress