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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 1. Prepare the vinaigrette dressing and allow it cool. 2. Prepare the canned and fresh ingredients. 3. Combine and refrigerate until time to serve…. View Recipe […]

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 chili is simple – beef, onion, tomatoes, garlic and spices. …

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 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 […]

Making chicken fried steak at home is not difficult. I was really amazed at hot good this turned out – especially the gravy! This recipe is a clear winner. There is really very little preparation needed. It is important that the meat is thin – about a quarter inch thick. This will allow it to […]

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 A nice alternative to tomato-based salsa. Easy to make with no cooking – just chop and puree the fresh ingredients…. View Recipe This recipe has basically […]

Pico de Gallo also called Salsa Mexicana, is easy to make, and a tasty dip for tortilla strips and to compliment fajitas, tostadas, and other Mexican favorites. Recipes abound, but this one is easy and good. Again, experiment and make changes to match your taste. In Spanish it literally means the roosters beak. The reference […]

View Recipe This is a simple poultry recipe for Cornish hens basted with a simple mango sauce. It involves brining the Cornish hens, making the basting sauce,… 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…

Today we’ll dive into Texas chili, sometimes called chili con carne – literally chili with meat. It is a very simple recipe made of beef, chilis, and often includes garlic, onion, tomato, and several spices. This is important – real Texas chili includes no beans. Repeat – NO beans! Chili purists are very adamant about […]

I had not heard of this Mexican dish until this past summer while in Minnesota. We went to dinner at a place called the Granite City Brewery where they had a dish called Chicken Tinga Sopes. I had to try it, and it was fantastic. Here is their description of the dish: “Crispy corn tortilla […]

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 Beef and chorizo sausage combine with several types of beans for a hearty chili with a Tex-Mex flavor…. View Recipe Fresh onions and peppers makes a […]

Nothing spices up happy hour more than a rich, smooth, Queso dip. This tasty recipe is easy to make, and can be used as a dip, or as a topping for your own signature nachos. As written, this dip is very mild, but you can spice it up and make it your own. Yield: about […]

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 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 […]

When we visit Mexico we almost always run across a street vendor selling grilled corn on the cob. It smells great, but we know from experience that corn on the cob in the Rio Grande Valley is more like field corn – not the bi-color sweet corn mid-westerners are used to. Then one day we […]

Guacamole is easy to make, and a tasty dip for tortilla strips and to compliment fajitas and Tacos. There are tons of recipes for guacamole on the web. When making it we like it ‘chunky’ rather than whipped up like mashed potatoes. To do this, we begin by cutting the avocado in half length-wise and […]