If winter evenings have you stuck in a dinner rut, heat up the kitchen with family favorites everyone can look forward to. Shaking off the chill can start with a cozy blanket and comforting food that warms you from the inside out.
For someone that’s the guacamole to your chips, enjoy a special meal-for-two Valentine’s Day together at Diane Powers’ Casa de Bandini and Casa Guadalajara. On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the restaurants present a menu crafted for two.
Whether it’s shuttling the little ones to their after school activities, or helping older students cram for their exams, families get super busy when the kids are in school. But that doesn’t mean you can’t regularly sit down together for weeknight dinners.
Diane Powers’ Casa de Bandini Mexican Restaurant in The Forum Carlsbad is bringing the heat with its new 2023 Seasonal Menu. It highlights bold flavors from fresh produce such as nopalitos, serrano peppers and mangoes to showcase the flavors of Mexico in these dishes.
Diane Powers’ Casa de Bandini Mexican Restaurant in The Forum Carlsbad recently released its 2023 Spring Seasonal Specials menu, which highlights fresh takes on Mexican classics, seasonal dishes and vegetarian and vegan-friendly offerings.
With fall and school starting, soup is on the mind of home cooks, often looking to the slow cooker for quick, comforting meals. There’s nothing like a bubbling pot of soup waiting for you after a busy day when fall hits. And even if it doesn’t feel like fall outside for you, the vibe is everywhere, so why not join in?
It’s possibly nervy thinking I have anything to serve up Southern California’s community in terms of a Mexican rice recipe, but I absolutely do. I might not have an abuela who passed down authentic Mexican recipes, but I grew up in Southern California, and know what good Mexican rice tastes like. The standard for me was set years ago at Carlsbad’s Fidel's Mexican Restaurant. It’s now called Norte, but to some of us, it will always be Fidel’s.
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