Mexican

Tostados with Refried Beans Borracho

March 4, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

My youngest asked for my refried beans, which she likes so much better than the canned ones. They do taste better. Bacon grease makes everything taste better!  But you can limit the amount of bacon grease or leave it out if you’re vegetarian or just watching your fat. First I cooked up a pound of [...]

Chicken and Rice Burritos

February 21, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Never overlook the recipes that come on the packaging of what you are eating! In this case, Mission flour tortillas recipes. I think I’m going to have to explore their web site for more great recipes as this was a definite winner!  My daughter felt like Mexican food and I felt like not going to [...]

Chopped Salad with Oil and Vinegar Dressing

January 28, 2010 by Ellen · 2 Comments 

Learn to mix up a quick vinaigrette and you will have endless variations of salad dressings available to you at the drop of a hat. The trick in making your own oil and vinegar salad dressings is to find the ratio of oil to vinegar (or lemon juice) that you prefer, like finding the right [...]

Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

January 20, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This chicken tortilla soup has a nice kick to it but not too much. The avocados smooth it out, the lime juice adds a tartness, and the chips add a nice crunch. Don’t salt the broth much as the chips do that for you I find! I started with some great homemade chicken broth and [...]

Chicken and Sour Cream Enchiladas

January 15, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Feeds 4 with lots of rice and beans and maybe a salad. Okay, I need to perfect this. It doesn’t have quite the flavor I was hoping for. I think the sour cream is key. I think maybe a tomatillo sauce instead of the green chilies could be good. Still, this was good, just a [...]

Taco Soup – Warm, Filling and Oh So Tasty

January 8, 2010 by Ellen · 4 Comments 

This taco soup from Family Feasts for $75 a Week: A Penny-wise Mom Shares Her Recipe for Cutting Hundreds from Your Monthly Food Bill caught my eye. I’ve seen various recipes for taco soup but they all call for packaged mixes and seasonings, which I rarely buy. This came out great and she provides you [...]

Pan Fried Cheese Quesadillas

January 8, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

Cooking quesadillas them in a skillet rather than microwaving makes all the difference! You get a nice slightly crispy outer later with all the cheesy goodness inside. I often serve these as a side with some soup. If you want them to be more filling, add some cooked chicken. Serve with sour cream and/or guacamole [...]

Mexican Inspired Salad Dressing with Lime and Cilantro

December 1, 2009 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

Got this straight from RecipeGirl. HONEY- LIME DRESSING: 1/4 cup lime juice (I used bottled) 2 Tbs olive oil 2 Tbs honey 2 Tbs fresh cilantro (or more to taste) 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped 1/2 a jalapeño pepper I mixed it all up in my small Magic Bullet Express blender. My girls love [...]

Carne Asada Burritos

December 1, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I went looking for some skirt steak but had to settle for this package of thinly sliced beef round tip steak cap, which I think I’ve used once before in a similar situation. I marinated it just for an hour in a recipe loosely based upon this one from Vanilla Latte. I hardly measured but [...]

Beef Tostado Recipe with Fixings

November 10, 2009 by Ellen · 3 Comments 

My youngest has a new friend spending the night and asked for tostados for dinner, a perfect request since we had a perfect ripe avocado. I pulled some ground turkey from the freezer and cooked it up with some taco seasonings.  A while back I bought a container of taco seasoning but I actually prefer [...]

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