Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is coming up! Here are some deeelish recipes to help celebrate! Flautas (recipe here) Stewed Beef Tacos (recipe here) Mexican Chicken Soup (recipe here) Horchata Cupcakes (recipe… Continue Reading »
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The Kid’s Taco Salad
Once in a while the Kid likes to help make dinner which really comes in handy when I have a lot going on. Granted some of these components had to… Continue Reading »
Cocoa Beef Tacos
Not to be confused with a Choco-Taco, I used Cocoa Powder to add a little depth to beef tacos. Chocolate is often used in Mexican mole so I thought adding… Continue Reading »
Flautas
Really, is there anything better than fried food?? Well, it’s not the healthiest we can all agree to that, plus frying things at home can be such a drag. One… Continue Reading »
Homemade Taco Seasoning
I don’t know what it is, the preservatives, the sodium, I’m just not a fan of pre-packaged things. Taco seasoning is a necessity considering how much I cook with it… Continue Reading »
Mexican Chicken Soup
Growing up there was always a bag of Chicharrones aka fried pork rinds in the house. While my family loved to snack on them, I find them to be a… Continue Reading »
Dulce de Leche Brownie Cupcakes
Like the Horchata Cupcakes, this is another dessert I made up for my mom’s library lecture for a Mexican-American author. Give me a theme and I will run with it…. Continue Reading »
Green Chile Salsa
My mom made a dish similar to this that we’d eat it with chips, I’m pretty sure it was supposed to be an appetizer but somehow it would turn into… Continue Reading »
Horchata Cupcakes
My kid loves horchata, it’s a great alternative to dairy or nut-based milks. Horchata is a rice based drink and has a distinctive, sweet, cinnamon flavor. It’s refreshing over ice… Continue Reading »
Horchata Frosting
Horchata is a Mexican rice drink that I turned into a sweet frosting for cupcakes. ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 4-1/2 to 5 cups confectioners’ sugar 1/2… Continue Reading »