This Sunday is son-in-law Chris’ birthday. We settled on Santa Maria tri-tip and the main course. Santa Maria-Style beans are a required side dish for this main dish.

Karl’s Santa Maria-Style Beans III
This Sunday is son-in-law Chris’ birthday. We settled on Santa Maria tri-tip and the main course. Santa Maria-Style beans are a required side dish for this main dish.
Karl’s Santa Maria-Style Beans III
Filed under Beans, California Fusion, Side Dishes
Tagged as Cal-Mex cuisine, cooking, food, ham and beans, pinquito beans, recipes, Santa Maria barbecue, Santa Maria Beans
On the Fourth of July we went to a friend’s house for Santa Maria barbeque. Jan liked it so much that she asked me to make it this Sunday. A Santa Maria Barbecue is not complete without pinquito beans and Santa Maria style salsa.
Filed under Barbeque, Beef, Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices
Tagged as California cuisine, cooking, food, Mexican cuisine, Philosophy of Cooking, recipes, Santa Maria barbecue, tri-tip
Santa Maria style salsa is a necessary accompaniment to Santa Maria barbecue. I, of course, could not make it exactly as they do in Santa Maria.
Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged as California cuisine, cooking, food, Mexican cuisine, recipes, salsa, salsa fresca, Santa Maria, Santa Maria barbecue, Santa Maria Style Salsa