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Comida y recetas
Recetas sencillas y sabrosas que cualquiera puede preparar — de la columna Connor Cooks.
Esta receta de sopa de calabaza butternut ofrece un plato otoñal rico y cremoso asado, cubierto con salvia marrón crujiente, directamente del jardín.
Connor Forbes · 5 de noviembre de 2026
¿Buscas una fácil receta de chili de carne molida? Este chili casero con carne molida es la comida reconfortante definitiva para días fríos y lluviosos.
Connor Forbes · 27 de octubre de 2026
Magro, carnoso y perfecto en rebanadas, el tri tip es un corte versátil que se ahúma rápido y da para un sándwich buenísimo.
Connor Forbes · 29 de septiembre de 2026
Tomato Sandwich By Connor Forbes Nothing screams summer like a tomato. Sweet, tart, savory, and extremely versatile. You can use tomatoes for soup, sauces, salsa, sides, and even as the main focus.…
Connor Forbes · 4 de agosto de 2026
Tuna Crackers By Connor Forbes I went to Costco the other day with my 6-year-old, and like the wholesale chain does, they had a bunch of samples. They had just about everything, but the one my kiddo…
Connor Forbes · 21 de julio de 2026
Guacamole By Connor Forbes I never need an excuse to make guacamole. Or eat chips and salsa. These are my desert island foods. As in, if I could only choose one thing to eat on a desert island, this…
Connor Forbes · 22 de junio de 2026
Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese By Connor Forbes Do you like pepperoni pizza? How about grilled cheese? Dumb questions, I know. Of course you do. So why not do the natural thing and smash them…
Connor Forbes · 16 de junio de 2026
Illegal Fireworks RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a $100,000 contract with a media marketing firm to conduct a public awareness campaign emphasizing the penalties for…
Connor Forbes · 12 de junio de 2026
Air Fryer Veggies By Connor Forbes I am starting to get some veggies in my garden from a volunteer tomato plant that just popped up out of nowhere, and a broccoli plant that I planted in December.…
Connor Forbes · 23 de marzo de 2026
O’Brien Potatoes By Connor Forbes O’Brien Potatoes are a tried-and-true way to prepare breakfast potatoes, and also happen to be my favorite way to cook and devour them. They are simple and straight…
Connor Forbes · 10 de marzo de 2026
Miso Chicken Connor Cooks By Connor Forbes My brother and sister in-laws traveled to Japan at the end of last year and brought me some goodies for the kitchen. And which I utilized for this recipe.…
Connor Forbes · 24 de febrero de 2026
Bachan Salmon By Connor Forbes I wrote a few weeks ago how I am on a Bachan’s BBQ kick. It is not your traditional American BBQ sauce by any means. It is distinctly Japanese. It clearly has soy…
Connor Forbes · 30 de mayo de 2025
Breakfast Taco By Connor Forbes Breakfast is an often-overlooked meal in my mind. At least for me. I don’t find it a substantial meal in the traditional form. Bagels, Cereal, Pancakes… they don’t…
Connor Forbes · 19 de mayo de 2025
Salami and Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Connor Cooks By Connor Forbes Chicken being the staple protein in so many houses, it can get tired when cooked the same way over and over. I fall into the same…
Connor Forbes · 15 de mayo de 2025
Gochujang Brussels Sprout By Connor Forbes I was messing around in the kitchen, as I am one to do, looking for an interesting twist on my regular Brussels sprouts. The dish I was making was a simple…
Connor Forbes · 7 de mayo de 2025
Roasted Sweet Potato By Connor Forbes I am having a really hard time coming up with something clever and fun to say about this dish. Usually, I like to start with a jazzy story about why I made it.…
Connor Forbes · 29 de abril de 2025
Chicken Cutlet By Connor Forbes There are some meals that I cook knowing that I need to write a recipe for the weekly Connor Cooks columns, and there are some I cook just for fun that turn into the…
Connor Forbes · 11 de abril de 2025
Birria Chicken Wings Connor Cooks By Connor Forbes The kids are on spring break and we took a trip up to Morro Bay for a few days. And wow, what an incredible town and surrounding area. I did cook…
Connor Forbes · 31 de marzo de 2025
Caesar Salad By Connor Forbes With the holidays coming up, and side dishes being the must bring to any holiday party, I thought I would bring back this recipe from April 2022. A Caesar salad is the…
Connor Forbes · 29 de noviembre de 2024
Whole Tomato Sauce By Connor Forbes As I am sounding like a broken record, and I apologize for that, but I have lots of produce coming from the garden. My tomatoes are in the end of their run, but I…
Connor Forbes · 22 de noviembre de 2024
Tomato, Basil, and Feta Salad By Connor Forbes A simple salad can make a meal. I always try and balance a green into the meal I make and cucumbers are my go to vegetable. I know my kids will eat them…
Connor Forbes · 13 de noviembre de 2024
Pesto Roasted Vegetables By Connor Forbes As I wrote a couple of weeks ago, I am out the ears on basil. I made a giant batch of pesto a few weeks ago and am still working my way through it. (For that…
Connor Forbes · 23 de octubre de 2024
Spicy Cucumber Salad Hi, my name is Connor, and I am a cucmber-o-holic. In particular my addiction lies in the form of a salad. Cucumber* salads make me weak in the knees. The crunch, the little pop,…
Connor Forbes · 11 de octubre de 2024
Pesto Shrimp Pasta By Connor Forbes I have sooo much basil in my garden. That was the goal, after all. I have basil in 5 different garden beds* (I have 7 in total and an eighth coming soon!). And the…
Connor Forbes · 11 de octubre de 2024
Prosciutto Wrapped Cantaloupe By Connor Forbes This recipe is almost too basic to be a standalone recipe. But it is so good that it deserves the spotlight. And by good, I mean this is a make you week…
Connor Forbes · 27 de septiembre de 2024
Tomato Basil Soup By Connor Forbes This meal was born from the geneses of not wanting to go to the store and having lots of fresh garden produce from my yard. Well, the tomatoes I had actually been…
Connor Forbes · 18 de septiembre de 2024
Erin Gettis RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The Riverside County Department of Animal Services‘ embattled director will be moving to a management position at the county hospital two weeks from Tuesday, while a…
Connor Forbes · 13 de septiembre de 2024
Gochujang Cod By Connor Cooks I picked up a couple of filets of cod from Costco before really having an idea of how I was going to cook it. I brought it home. Looked at it further. And realized cod…
Connor Forbes · 11 de septiembre de 2024
Shrimp Rice Bowl By Connor Forbes My wife had the idea to make shrimp rice bowls. I love when she throws out a meal that I don’t normally make. It forces me to think differently and approach a new…
Connor Forbes · 28 de agosto de 2024
Pizza Oven Cast Iron Salmon My family welcomed our 3rd boy this past week. On top of that the temperatures have been very hot. So, the outside pizza oven has been putting in some work. It gets…
Connor Forbes · 21 de agosto de 2024
Pollo Verde By Connor Forbes My garden is in full swing. Besides the usual summer suspects of tomatoes and cucumbers, I am also growing tomatillos. Tomatillos are in the nightshade family with…
Connor Forbes · 14 de agosto de 2024
Chicken Flautas By Connor Forbes So, after making the big batch of shredded chicken (see last week’s recipe) I had a lot of shredded chicken to use. I threw it in Caesar salads. I made Buffalo…
Connor Forbes · 30 de julio de 2024
The Whole Beet Sauté By Connor Forbes My garden is starting to kick into gear for the summer. I have gone a little crazy this year and added 4 new raised beds, bringing my total up to 7! I have all…
Connor Forbes · 22 de julio de 2024
Margherita Pizza By Connor Forbes Pizza nights are the best. Pizza brings the family together by gathering everyone around the table to pull slices from the same dish. There is something special…
Connor Forbes · 15 de julio de 2024
Avocado Roll By Connor Forbes My family is somewhat sushi obsessed. In college I was a double major in Geology and Japanese. My wife worked at a sushi restaurant. And my kids are avocado…
Connor Forbes · 21 de junio de 2024
Pan Seared Ribeye By Connor Forbes I made ribeye’s the other day. I have a charcoal grill and it isn’t always the easiest to fire it up just to cook off 1-inch-thick ribeye’s. I will definitely smoke…
Connor Forbes · 7 de junio de 2024
Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Pork By Connor Forbes My wife and I are expecting our 3rd child this summer and to make life a little easier we bought a slow cooker. This will allow me to prep a meal…
Connor Forbes · 3 de junio de 2024
Garlic and Blistered Tomato Chicken By Connor Forbes In my quest to make chicken interesting in 100 different ways I came up with this savory treat. I had cherry tomatoes in the fridge and garlic on…
Connor Forbes · 10 de mayo de 2024
Turkey Burgers By Connor Forbes We love to eat hamburgers around here, but sometimes it is nice to mix it up with a turkey burger. The wrap on turkey burgers are that they are dry, or flavorless. But…
Connor Forbes · 26 de abril de 2024
Sauteed Asparagus and Shallots By Connor Forbes I went on a vacation to Joshua Tree with some family and we rented a house. Since eating out every meal is not ideal for your health or your wallet, we…
Connor Forbes · 10 de abril de 2024
Kale Chips By Connor Forbes Kale is one of those foods you are supposed to work into your diet for the health benefits. But I have an interesting relationship with kale. And by interesting, I mean I…
Connor Forbes · 3 de abril de 2024
Peanut Butter Sauce By Connor Forbes Do you ever get to the end of a peanut butter jar and think “dang, if only I could use the last bit of peanut butter coating the jar.” Well Connor Cooks is here…
Connor Forbes · 20 de marzo de 2024
Slaw By Connor Forbes I smoked a pork butt over the weekend. It’s one of the longest cooks I do. It can take upwards of 12 hours if you are smoking between 225 and 250. However, I don’t have the…
Connor Forbes · 13 de marzo de 2024
Salsa Chili de Arbol By Connor Forbes After I graduated from college, I wasn’t quite ready to move back home to Southern California. I found myself living the ski bum life for a couple of years in…
Connor Forbes · 6 de marzo de 2024
Smoothie By Connor Forbes My family has been obsessed with smoothies recently. It’s a great way to pack in a ton of fruits into a snack and all the health benefits that come with that. And an…
Connor Forbes · 28 de febrero de 2024
Creamy Shrimp Pasta By Connor Forbes My wife is pregnant with our 3rd boy! So, I have gotten in the habit of asking her what she wants for dinner. Before I was in this habit, I would just do my…
Connor Forbes · 22 de febrero de 2024
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Connor Forbes · 16 de febrero de 2024
Gochujang Shrimp By Connor Forbes Looking for a delicious quick and easy meal to make with minimal effort? Well gochujang shrimp will be right up your alley. Gochujang is a Korean pepper paste that…
Connor Forbes · 15 de febrero de 2024
Sautéed Spinach with Garlic By Connor Forbes I feel like spinach is a fancy restaurant staple. Especially in steak houses. You know where they charge $15 for a side. A side of spinach! Granted it…
Connor Forbes · 7 de febrero de 2024
Birria de Res By Connor Forbes Birria is a treat. It’s equally as delicious as it is Instagramable. I like to make this in the winter and eat it as soup. But you can make it and enjoy it any time of…
Connor Forbes · 31 de enero de 2024
Pickled Serrano Peppers By Connor Forbes I am a huge fan of pickles. Picked cucumber, pickled onions, pickled cabbage. Put it all in my belly. So, when my wife came home from the store with materials…
Connor Forbes · 24 de enero de 2024
By Connor Forbes – “Mom, the meatloaf!” rang through my head the entire time I made this recipe. The line uttered by Will Ferrell in “Wedding Crashers” has stuck with me since the first time I saw…
Connor Forbes · 17 de enero de 2024
Bruschetta By Connor Forbes I had a family holiday party to attend and we were asked to bring an appetizer. I thought for a few seconds before settling on bruschetta. It’s about as delicious an…
Connor Forbes · 10 de enero de 2024
Brown Butter and Sage Pasta with Chicken By Connor Forbes My friend and colleague Chef Joanna came over to our house a few months ago and made this incredibly simple and delicious browned butter and…
Connor Forbes · 3 de enero de 2024
Pulled Pork By Connor Forbes A pork shoulder is a gift that keeps on giving. My wife picked up about a 7 lb pork shoulder and I was using it to make meals for almost a week. The day I made the pork…
Connor Forbes · 29 de diciembre de 2023
Reverse Seared Picanha By Connor Forbes My Mom was visiting my family for a few weeks. It’s always wonderful to have her here and I end up cooking new things because she likes to pick out interesting…
Connor Forbes · 20 de diciembre de 2023
Oven Baked Ribs By Connor Forbes I wrote an oven baked ribs recipe about 3 years ago but since I have really dialed in my methods and am overall a much better cook, I thought it would be an…
Connor Forbes · 13 de diciembre de 2023
Beef Chili By Connor Forbes It was rainy and cold around the southland last week. When it rains, I want something to warm my bones. And the ultimate warm your bones meal has got to be chili. I don’t…
Connor Forbes · 6 de diciembre de 2023
Basil Pesto By Connor Forbes I have been trying to grow basil successfully for many years. I used to be quite the brown thumb. If I had a plant, I would likely forget to water it. And it would die.…
Connor Forbes · 29 de noviembre de 2023
Spicy Pickled Onions By Connor Forbes I have been making these a lot lately. And putting them on everything. I don’t know what it is about pickled onions, but they make me weak in the knees. The…
Connor Forbes · 21 de noviembre de 2023
Parmesan Crisp Vegetables By Connor Forbes Savory crispy parmesan. Sweet roasted vegetables. A match made in kitchen heaven. I am always on the lookout for new ideas on ways to make vegetables fun…
Connor Forbes · 15 de noviembre de 2023
Pinto Beans By Connor Forbes I love beans. It’s not something I have successfully passed along to my kiddo’s. But maybe one day they’ll come around. Their distaste isn’t going to stop me from making…
Connor Forbes · 8 de noviembre de 2023
Creamy Beer Shrimp Scampi By Connor Forbes One of the first recipes I ever wrote back in 2019 was a beer shrimp scampi recipe. It was right when I started Connor Cooks. I was transitioning away from…
Connor Forbes · 1 de noviembre de 2023
Easy Cheesy Potatoes By Connor Forbes Who doesn’t love potatoes. In fact, the average American eats about 120 pounds of potatoes a year, according to the farmers almanac. It’s the most consumed…
Connor Forbes · 25 de octubre de 2023
Avocado Corn Salad By Connor Forbes Corn is a popular vegetable around my house. It’s a hit with the kiddos and parents alike. Variations of my corn salad are a sure-fire way to please the family and…
Connor Forbes · 18 de octubre de 2023
Roasted Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup By Connor Forbes It’s soup season! At least that is what the food creators on Instagram have been telling me. So inspired to make soup, and with a butternut…
Connor Forbes · 11 de octubre de 2023
Quinoa Salad By Connor Forbes I’ve been on a bit of a health kick as of late. Counting my calories. Running. Doing the things I have always known I should be doing but didn’t. I liked beer too much.…
Connor Forbes · 4 de octubre de 2023
BBQ Pan Chicken By Connor Forbes I have been on this huge bbq chicken kick this last week. In fact I made variations of this same dish two days in a row. Using different bbq sauces. And boy was it…
Connor Forbes · 27 de septiembre de 2023
Fresh Salsa By Connor Forbes I was feeling a bit under the weather on Sunday, so my wife and kids went to Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark, Ca. Underwood is a great pick your own farm with some…
Connor Forbes · 20 de septiembre de 2023
Sesame Scallion Sauce By Connor Forbes I had some chicken in my fridge that I had been brining in salt water for a couple of days. Brining is a simple trick to add a ton of juiciness to your end…
Connor Forbes · 11 de septiembre de 2023
Cucumber Sandwich By Connor Forbes This may be the simplest recipe I have written for Connor Cooks. But as I like to say, the simplest flavors, make the best meals. And this one certainly lives up to…
Connor Forbes · 6 de septiembre de 2023
Cottage Pie By Connor Forbes Cottage Pie is the epitome of a bone sticking meal. It takes a meat pie and adds a thick layer of mashed potatoes on top instead of a flaky crust. Both or excellent and…
Connor Forbes · 30 de agosto de 2023
Chicken Quesadilla By Connor Forbes Sometimes I need something quick to eat. And quick to make my kids when they are entering the “hanger zone”. I basically always have some kind of cheese in the…
Connor Forbes · 23 de agosto de 2023
Chicken Tenders By Connor Forbes Oh, Chicken Tenders. A staple of almost everyone’s childhood. And probably the favorite food of most kids today. There is a reason there are chicken nuggets or…
Connor Forbes · 15 de agosto de 2023
Fire Roasted Salsa By Connor Forbes I love salsa. I eat it with chips and on tacos, naturally. And I put it on white rice, perhaps a bit unorthodox. I use it to marinate chicken. And I use it as a…
Connor Forbes · 7 de agosto de 2023
Zucchini Boats By Connor Forbes This is my second summer with a garden. The first year was just figuring things out and trying to get in a rhythm of the garden. Organizing, planting seeds, watering,…
Connor Forbes · 2 de agosto de 2023
Chicken Caesar Salad By Connor Forbes Dang it is hot out there. And when it gets this hot, I really lose motivation to cook. Not because I don’t want to cook. But I think about how hot my kitchen…
Connor Forbes · 24 de julio de 2023
Potato Salad By Connor Forbes My eldest son is going into 1st grade this year. He has the greatest group of classmates and parents to match. So, when one of them invited us over for a small 4th of…
Connor Forbes · 12 de julio de 2023
Connor Cooks Ratatouille By Connor Cooks I had never eaten ratatouille before, let alone cooked it. But it has always captured my imagination. I have seen bits and pieces of the Pixar movie of the…
Connor Forbes · 7 de julio de 2023
Arrabiata Sauce By Connor Forbes I have a couple of confessions to make. Last night I was feeling very lazy and didn’t really want to cook. But I also hate to order out. I feel like restaurant food…
Connor Forbes · 26 de junio de 2023
Grilled Potatoes and Onions By Connor Forbes I was in Nebraska last week spending time at my mom’s house. She lives in a tiny town near Lincoln. Not so tiny it can be measured by a street or two. But…
Connor Forbes · 26 de junio de 2023
Butter Garlic Shrimp I’ve been on a bit of a shrimp kick lately. I’ve been able to find 16-20 shell-on shrimp at a good price consistently and I just can’t pass it up. It’s definitely a labor of love…
Connor Forbes · 14 de junio de 2023
Chicken Breast in a Red Wine and Sage Sauce By Connor Forbes I had an opened bottle of wine in my cabinet that had been sitting there a little too long to drink. But I knew that I didn’t have to…
Connor Forbes · 7 de junio de 2023
Some nights you just want a meal that is going to warm you from the inside. And fill your belly up right. This meal checks both those boxes. I made this for my family, and it got rave reviews from my…
Connor Forbes · 4 de junio de 2023
Chicken Fried Rice By Connor Forbes I wrote a ground turkey fried rice recipe last fall, but I made a fried rice this week that was much better, so I am writing a new recipe for fried rice. This is…
Connor Forbes · 22 de mayo de 2023
By Connor Forbes One of my favorite side dishes is a fresh cucumber salad. Cucumbers are one of my family’s favorite vegetables (although botanically it is technically a fruit). It is fresh, snappy,…
Connor Forbes · 17 de mayo de 2023
By Connor Forbes My garden is bursting at the seams right now with sugar snap peas. There is nothing quite like eating fresh peas right off the vine in your backyard. I have 6 plants in full swing…
Connor Forbes · 8 de mayo de 2023
Mac and Cheese By Connor Forbes My kids love mac and cheese. Probably the same for most kids. Ooey, gooey, cheesy goodness. What’s not to like. So, we had a beach day a couple weeks ago and I made…
Connor Forbes · 1 de mayo de 2023
Oklahoma Onion Smashburger My oldest son loves hamburgers. He usually requests them when I ask him what he would like for dinner. So I end up making them once every couple of weeks. I recently made…
Connor Forbes · 24 de abril de 2023
I made rotisserie chicken last night and paired it with roasted carrots, onions, and beets. Roasted vegetables have a sweet and earthy flavor that pairs perfectly with roasted chicken. It’s also an…
Connor Forbes · 17 de abril de 2023
Mashed Potatoes – Connor Cooks The first time I tried to make mashed potatoes was probably about 15 or more years ago. I was making dinner for my significant other, now wife. I was trying to be…
Connor Forbes · 10 de abril de 2023
Homemade Pizza Sauce I love pizza night. It is so fun to fire up the regular oven or pizza oven and have delicious homemade pizzas. In the past I have bought pizza sauce and dough from the store.…
Connor Forbes · 2 de abril de 2023
Roasted Asparagus By Connor Forbes I am constantly trying to think of a new green vegetable to introduce to my two young children. I am extremely fortunate to have kids that are generally open to…
Connor Forbes · 24 de marzo de 2023
By Connor Forbes – Connor Cooks Call me crazy, but I don’t own a microwave. Something about cooking with radiation and then eating that freaks me out. Plus, I don’t find that I really need one. I can…
Connor Forbes · 17 de marzo de 2023
Chunky Avocado Salsa By Connor Forbes I love salsa. All kinds of salsa. I have written a few of my favorite salsa recipe here. Roja, Verde, Pico de Gallo. But this week was the first time I have made…
Connor Forbes · 10 de marzo de 2023
By Connor Forbes Lemon, Rosemary & Sage Chicken In my quest to make chicken more interesting and less bland we adventure today to Lemon Rosemary and Sage Chicken. Lemon makes everything better and…
Connor Forbes · 6 de marzo de 2023
By Connor Forbes I don’t eat a ton of red meat but I do love a good tri tip. Lean, meaty, and great sliced, tri tip is a versatile cut that is sure to please any red meat eater in your orbit. It’s…
Connor Forbes · 24 de febrero de 2023
For Valentine’s Day, I made a salmon dinner with asparagus and rice pilaf. But I had cooked a piece of salmon about twice as big as needed for that dinner. So I had about half of it left. I thought,…
Connor Forbes · 22 de febrero de 2023
Connor Cooks By Connor Forbes I am always on a quest for new and easy sides to make for my family. I always try to put a green, a starch, and a protein on their plates. And one of my favorite…
Connor Forbes · 2 de enero de 2023
To me one of the dishes that screams the holidays to me is cranberry sauce. Now it’s probably overlooked by most people and I feel like that is a big mistake. Cranberry sauce adds acidity to the meal…
Connor Forbes · 26 de diciembre de 2022
I realize I gave you a Brussels Sprouts recipe last week, but I tried out a new recipe this week that is equally worth sharing and vegetarian to boot. Not everyone eats pork, I’ve been told. I think…
Connor Forbes · 20 de diciembre de 2022
