As you all might have guessed, CAKE was to be a big part of my mother’s 90th birthday celebration, and my niece, Amy, was in charge. And let me tell you, she was the right person for the job. Amy is a great cook and a talented baker.

Awhile back I made Maggie Towne’s wonderful Green Chili Stew. While still quite delicious, I ended up making a rather significant substitution which changed the character of the dish. So I wanted to try it again using the canned hominy the recipe calls for.

This comforting Danish Meatloaf recipe comes to us from Lee Hynes. And don’t forget, the leftovers make terrific sandwiches. Just had one sitting in the gallery’s studio. I highly recommend you give this one a spin around your own kitchen.

I was rather stunned when I actually sat down to make a grocery list for this easy green chili stew recipe sent in by Maggie Towne. It was missing some measurements and I hadn’t even noticed that! You all know what growth that is, right? I was so excited about making it that I didn’t even see some proportions were being left for me to decide!

Actually, the most earth-shattering thing about this pasta is that I MADE IT JUST FOR MYSELF OUT OF INGREDIENTS I HAD ON HAND. Some of you may not know what a huge deal that is, if you’ve only recently started reading the blog. The fact is, my kitchen and I have not been all that familiar or all that friendly in many, many years.

I wanted to mark the opening of our gallery by taking a festive breakfast to share with Anna. It’s her day to work and I thought it should be special. This Green Chili Strata recipe, sent in by Judy Collins, was perfect for the occasion. Making it the night before made it so convenient. It’s simple and perfectly delicious! I recommend it to you all.

This delicious Costa Rican stuffed pork roast recipe was sent in by Sylvia Montesinos, a reader living in Albuquerque and raised in Costa Rica.