Corn tortillas...the ultimate kitchen staple. You probably have a go-to recipe that you always make with your corn tortillas, but there are LOADS of other ways to use them. This post is filled with ideas for that half stack of corn tortillas sitting around in your kitchen. I think you'll be surprised how many...
Main Dish
Here are my site's recipes that can be used as a Main Dish! Lots of great options here for dinner but keep an eye out for the Picadillo and the Slow Cooker Carnitas.
Ground Beef Tostadas with Salsa de Aguacate
Please keep these Ground Beef Tostadas with Salsa de Aguacate in mind for some quick meals! It's a delicious combo and it comes together without too much effort. The fixings on the Tostadas are flexible, but no skimping on the Salsa de Aguacate as that is the ideal dance partner for the chipotle-infused ground beef...
Arroz Con Pollo with Wings and Chipotles!
I make improvised versions of the site's main recipes all the time. Here's how it happens: Wow I'm getting hungry. Don't want to spend too much time in the kitchen. Don't like the looks of those jalapenos, why didn't I buy jalapenos yesterday? But I have plenty of chipotles. Ooh wings I still have wings? ...
12 Tostada Recipes: Please Make These Tostada Keepers More Often!
Tostadas are one of my big discoveries after spending time in Mexico. I never made them before Cozumel, and now I munch on them on a weekly basis! There is something tremendously satisfying about eating them -- maybe it's the crunch, maybe it's the higher fillings-to-tortilla ratio....either way I am hooked on them 🙂...
Easy Peruano Bean Soup (Canary, Mayocoba)
In addition to some awesome refried beans, you can use the recent batch of Peruano beans to make a quick, delicious batch of soup. Peruano beans have a distinct flavor that I regularly crave, but please just use this post as permission to make some soup! You can use any bean with this...
Chili con Carne
I've been swimming in Chili con Carne lately, have you tried it yet? Using dried chiles will give you a massive upgrade in flavor and will most likely put this classic Tex-Mex dish on regular rotation for you. Please give it a go when you're craving comfort food as it fits the bill perfectly 🙂...
Vegetarian Tortilla Soup -- So Good!
Lots of Vegetarian Tortilla Soup here lately -- it's such a simple dish to make but I get tons of mileage from it. Feel free to customize the final garnishes to your liking, but no skimping on the crispy tortilla strips! The combo of the tortilla strips and the delicious broth is the key to...
Easy Mexican Dinner Recipes for 1-2 People
The more I cook, the simpler I cook 🙂 If you're looking for some quick and easy dinner recipes for 1-2 people then you're in the right place! Here are 24 recipes that won't tie you down in the kitchen for too long and will still taste better than take-out options. I hope you find...
Potato Chipotle Soup (with Bacon!!)
I didn't know how easy it was to make a delicious batch of soup until I started fiddling around with simple, improvised recipes like this Potato Chipotle Soup. I hope my experiments help prove the same to you! I make this soup when the couch sounds better than the kitchen, so please save it for...
Roasted Jalapeno Soup
Consider yourself warned! This Roasted Jalapeno Soup is delicious AND fiery. I make impromptu batches of it on a regular basis and it's proof that you can make soup out of just about anything 🙂 I used four large Jalapenos for this batch, but you could always use less if you want a milder batch. ...