August 2025

Learn just how hot these peppers are and where they are used in Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes. The Rio Grande Valley grocery stores present a colorful array of chili peppers. Many Winter Texans come from areas where a sprinkle of black pepper means that the food will be ‘kinda spicy’. When they arrive in the […]

View Recipe There are many recipes online for chicken tortilla soup. This recipe was inspired by a recipe for Sopa Azteca by celebrity chef, restaurant owner, and… View Recipe Fresh onions and peppers makes a fresh and tasty salsa for chips, tostada, etc…. View Recipe Guacamole is easy to make, and a tasty dip for […]

View Recipe This recipe has basically two parts. The sauce consists of the tomatoes, pepper, and spices. The shrimp are sauteed separately and combined with the sauce… View Recipe Making chicken fried steak at home is not difficult. I was really amazed at hot good this turned out – especially the gravy! This recipe… View […]

View Recipe Sopa de Fideo – Noodle Soup. This is a simple recipe for a flavorful and hearty mexican noodle soup. It uses simple ingredients and cooks… View Recipe You will enjoy this recipe made with beef chuck, beef broth, and spices. It packs a little heat, but you can add cayenne or hot…

This is a satisfying chili made with readily available ingredients. Chipotle chilis are red ripe jalapeno chilis that are roasted over a wood fire. Buy them canned and packed in adobo sauce, which is a sweet and tangy puree of tomato, vinegar, garlic, and spices. The “con Carne” label means with meat – in this […]

This is a simple recipe for a flavorful and hearty mexican noodle soup. It uses simple ingredients and cooks up quickly. This recipe is simple noodle sop, but you could easily expand it by adding some shredded cooked chicken. I can not remember seeing noodle soup on any restaurant menu I’ve ever been to. I […]

View Recipe This Charro bean recipe is a variation is known drunken beans, or Frijoles Borrachos, because it contains beer. Regular Charro Beans are Frijoles Charros. If… View Recipe This could easily become your favorite taco. Simple to make and very good. Prior to this recipe I always thought that tacos should be made…

View Recipe This tasty recipe for pork carnitas is simple, using a slow cooker with minimal preparation work. The finished meat achieves delicious crispy edges by frying… View Recipe Fresh onions and peppers makes a fresh and tasty salsa for chips, tostada, etc…. View Recipe Guacamole is easy to make, and a tasty dip for […]

View Recipe A nice alternative to tomato-based salsa. Easy to make with no cooking – just chop and puree the fresh ingredients…. View Recipe Recipe Summary: This is an easy recipe made in three steps. First prepare and roast tomatoes and peppers. Second, dice onion and cilantro, Third, blend…

Here is an easy recipe for Tomato Salsa. My goal here was to come up with a recipe for salsa like you find in restaurants here and in Mexico. I was looking for eye appeal, flavor, a nice texture, and some “heat”. I also wanted to have one that was good whether served cold or […]

View Recipe Chicken tinga is a great topping that can be the main ingredient for sopes, tacos, tostadas, or burritos. It is full of zesty tomato flavor…. View Recipe This is a quick and easy recipe for tomato salsa made in a blender. You can make up a batch in just minutes. The inspiration… View […]

These beans are my choice when I go to a Mexican restaurant. Charro beans are named for the traditional Mexican horsemen, or Charros. The key ingredient in Charro beans are dried Pinto beans – which translated means “spotted beans” or “speckled beans” – sort of like the horse. According to Wikipedia, Pinto beans are the […]

This is a quick and easy recipe for tomato salsa made in a blender. You can make up a batch in just minutes. The inspiration for this salsa came from a restaurant in Kanab, Utah this summer. We really liked the salsa, and decided that the taste we liked resulted from using fire roasted tomatoes. […]

View Recipe Sopa de Fideo – Noodle Soup. This is a simple recipe for a flavorful and hearty mexican noodle soup. It uses simple ingredients and cooks… View Recipe This chili is simple – beef, onion, tomatoes, garlic and spices. …