Mary Soco | Cocina Muy Facil

Pork loin in mandarin sauce. Christmas recipe

One of the meats that we usually prepare for Christmas dinner or New Year dinner is the pork loin. Here in Cocina Muy Facil we have already published several recipes to prepare it, and this time, we recommend this delicious pork loin in mandarin sauce. Prepare this pork loin in mandarin sauce is not complicated, but we need to choose the most juicy and sweet mandarins we can find. To create juiciness in the meat and give that beautiful golden color, we roast the pork loin in the oven with some ingredients that give flavor and the we prepare the mandarin sauce. As you can see from the photos, I've served with potato wedges and a sprig of fresh oregano for garnish, but we can [...]

2020-02-09T14:51:51-06:00By Mary Soco|Christmas recipes, Meat|

Creamy Lemon Chicken. Recipe

December is here! and we continue with the task of finding the best recipes for Christmas and New Year. This week, our proposal is a creamy lemon chicken, a Christmas recipe that has a great taste and we can prepare without using the oven. You know that chicken is one of the most noble meat, and it always combine wonderfully with lemon. It's as if both ingredients were right for each other. Thinking about Christmas dinner, I opted to use chicken breasts because them look much better on the table and are juicy and tender if we cook it the right way. However, if the budget does not allow it, or if we prepare this for any weekday, there's no problem in using other chicken [...]

2020-02-09T14:51:51-06:00By Mary Soco|chicken, Christmas recipes|

Sauteed green beans with red onion. Recipe

Christmas Eve and New Year dinners are usually loaded with dishes high in calories and protein, so a balance is essential to our health care during the holidays. To achieve this we draw on what we serve as an accompaniment to our main dishes. With that in mind, I share with you this recipe for sauteed green beans with red onion, besides being a very economical dish and have excellent flavor, adds a good amount of healthy nutrients. And, green beans are at their best season during the months of November and December, giving the best of their nutrients, among which include vitamins A, C, D, B6, B12, calcium, iron and magnesium. They are also an excellent source of dietary fiber and provide a really [...]

2020-02-09T14:51:55-06:00By Mary Soco|Christmas recipes, Vegetables|

Ham and cheese salad. Recipe

Usually, all of us relate the word salad to diet. But this is not exactly correct. The salads are much more than a diet, they are a way to include healthy foods in our diet. The advantage of them, depending on the ingredients it takes, the diner and the time that are served, they can be served as a single dish, as accompanying of the main course, as a starter or as a final dish. This time I share with you the recipe for a simple and light ham and cheese salad, which is perfect to serve at lunch or dinner, and takes such simple ingredients like lettuce, ham, cheese, potatoes and nuts to give it a crispy touch. Imprimir Ensalada de jamón y queso. Receta [...]

2020-02-09T14:51:56-06:00By Mary Soco|Salads|

Asian marinated chicken. Recipe

Over the weekend a reader told me that she was already looking for easy Christmas recipes, so that although it is still November, I will begin to share some recipes to celebrate Christmas and New Year. I know many of you prefer to serve on these dates something untraditional, either for lack of time, for economy, because you don't know how to prepare the most representative dishes or just for be different. So, the proposal is this delicious Asian marinated chicken, flavorful, visually striking and really easy. You will see that the process is very simple, the marination time can range from one to 24 hours, and prepare the marinade does not take more than 5 minutes. Of course, the higher marination time is, the [...]

2020-02-09T14:51:56-06:00By Mary Soco|chicken, Christmas recipes|

20 creative techniques to decorate a pie

The fall and winter months are preferred for sweet tarts or pies, partly because the fruits of the season are perfect for baking, and partly because when you turn on the oven you give a little warmth to the home. […]

2014-11-05T10:35:51-06:00By Mary Soco|Cakes and Pies, Cooking tips, Quiches and pies|

Chocolate muffins. Recipe

Something I like to do to save time in the morning without sacrificing a good energizing breakfast is to bake, on Sunday, a loaf cake or muffins and store them in a sealed container, ready for use during the week, saving me from making everyday a sandwich of ham and cheese or fruit jam, that in addition tires my palate so easily. I've left you here my recipe for strawberry yogurt loaf cake and the recipe for chocolate chip cookies, both are our favorite. I owe you the recipe for a perfect banana bread, but this time I want to share the recipe for chocolate muffins, so delicious you have to try them. In this recipe I use buttermilk, a popular dairy ingredient in the United [...]

2020-02-09T14:51:57-06:00By Mary Soco|Desserts|

Glazed cinnamon rolls. Recipe

When the winds of autumn begin and the first frosts appear and Christmas approaches, we crave for dishes with ingredients that provide heat to our bodies and festive aroma to home. For all of that nothing like cinnamon, one spice used tu prepare atoles, traditional fruit punch and various desserts, sush as this glazed cinnamon rolls. I must warn you, this recipe is not quick to prepare, since it takes several steps including time for rising the dough, that has to be done twice, so you have to set aside about three hours of your time to do them (of course we can do other things during the 2 hours while the dough doubles it size). But certainly, all this time and effort is worth [...]

2020-02-09T14:51:57-06:00By Mary Soco|Christmas recipes, Desserts|