Recipes

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. …

View Recipe Home made queso cheese dip is easy. You will be using corn starch as a thickening, and combining it with milk, butter, and cheese. Add… 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…

Shrimp tacos are fantastic! Our local HEB Supermarket has a very friendly guy in the seafood department who volunteered a suggestion on preparation that I thought was a little unconventional – frying the shrimp in bacon fat! I was going to use cooking oil or olive oil, but he assured me that all the local […]

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

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 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 […]

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 the finished pork in a frying pan. Cut the pork into 2 to 3 inch cubes, and sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Do not trim fat from the roast. […]

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

Pulled pork barbecue on a kettle grill. This is a link to our Pulled Pork Recipe and Instructions The whole business of barbecue can get quite serious in a hurry. Barbecue is a method of cooking at a low temperature, often with indirect heat, using spices and various woods to impart a special flavor to […]

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 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 […]

A steak quesadilla is simple to prepare. If you have ordered a ‘Mexican Plate’ in a restaurant you have probably eaten a quesadilla. In its simplest form, a quesadilla is a fried and folded flour or corn tortilla stuffed with melted cheese. Additional fillings are often added, such as chicken, meat, or vegetables. Additional toppings […]