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, and baking the birds. The connection to Mexico is the use of mangoes, which grow and are popular throughout tropical regions of Mexico. The recipe was adapted from the book […]
Jalapeno pepper Archives – The Border Cook – Mexican and Tex-Mex Cuisine
View Recipe A nice alternative to tomato-based salsa. Easy to make with no cooking – just chop and puree the fresh ingredients…. 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 […]
Beef Chimichangas – The Border Cook – Mexican and Tex-Mex Cuisine
I have always liked beef chimichangas, and have often wondered how to make them. It turns out that it isn’t so very hard! The recipe below has not been tested – mainly because my official tasters have returned to the North country, and we have moved out East – to North Carolina for several months. […]
cumin Archives – The Border Cook – Mexican and Tex-Mex Cuisine
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… Easy to make beef chimichangas that you can do in a slow cooker. Uses stew meat cooked with spices. Add cooked mixture to flour tortillas… View Recipe Sopa […]
Shrimp Archives – The Border Cook – Mexican and Tex-Mex Cuisine
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 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…
Texas Caviar – The Border Cook – Mexican and Tex-Mex Cuisine
Texas caviar is a sweet bean salad often served with tortilla chips. This is an easy recipe that is best if made a day or two ahead of serving time so the flavors to mix. No tasters needed to this recipe – one of my official tasters made it for a party and everyone went […]
Pineapple Empanadas – The Border Cook – Mexican and Tex-Mex Cuisine Pineapple Empanadas
I saw how to make these on a TV Show on the Cooking Channel, and since my ‘official tasters’ have been asking for a dessert, I whipped some up, and they are very good. An empanada is a pastry found in Latin America, the South Western United States, Latin Europe, and parts of Asia. It […]
Mexican Archives – Page 2 of 3 – The Border Cook – Mexican and Tex-Mex Cuisine
View Recipe 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… View Recipe Cut chips into wedges or strips and fry a minute in corn oil and sprinkle with salt. … View Recipe Home made queso cheese dip is […]
sour cream Archives – The Border Cook – Mexican and Tex-Mex Cuisine
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 Mexican Street Roasted Corn is a simple two-step process. First, roast the husked corn. Second, prepare the crema mixture to serve with the roasted corn….
Recipe Directory – The Border Cook – Mexican and Tex-Mex Cuisine
Our Mexican – Tex-Mex Recipes are listed on this page. If you are looking for food with a Tex-Mex or Mexican flair, try some of these. Most are quite simple and all are very tasty. I have placed them in recipe categories, to make it easy to select what you want to try out. Many […]
garlic Archives – The Border Cook – Mexican and Tex-Mex Cuisine
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 two parts. The sauce consists of the tomatoes, pepper, and spices. The shrimp are sauteed separately and combined with the sauce… View Recipe This chili is simple […]
apple cider vinegar Archives – The Border Cook – Mexican and Tex-Mex Cuisine
View Recipe A nice alternative to tomato-based salsa. Easy to make with no cooking – just chop and puree the fresh ingredients…. 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….
salt Archives – The Border Cook – Mexican and Tex-Mex Cuisine
View Recipe Cut chips into wedges or strips and fry a minute in corn oil and sprinkle with salt. … View Recipe This chili is simple – beef, onion, tomatoes, garlic and spices. … View Recipe This could easily become your favorite taco. Simple to make and very good. Prior to this recipe I always […]






fire roasted diced tomatoes Archives – The Border Cook – Mexican and Tex-Mex Cuisine
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 satisfying chili made with readily available ingredients. Chipotle chilis are red ripe jalapeno chilis that are roasted over a wood fire. Buy… View […]