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Green Chile Sauce Quest

By on October 4, 2011 in Fruit & Vegetables, Mexican, Recipes, Sauces & Dressings

I like challenges, especially when it is a food challenge levied by my husband.  There is no one on the planet I want to please more with efforts I bring to the dinner table.  From time to time, he will mention a meal he had while traveling or point to a recipe in a cooking [...]

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Fish Tacos: Thank you, Baja!

By on July 14, 2011 in Fish & Seafood, Main Courses, Mexican, Recipes, Sauces & Dressings

We lived in California years ago, but my first introduction to fish tacos was at Rubio’s in Denver of all places.  I was hooked right away, the textures and flavors are addictive with crisp slaw, tender fish, a squeeze of lime, all cradled in your hand for quick delivery. Where the fish taco originated still [...]

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Tacos with Picadillo: Test Kitchen Tuesday

By on May 3, 2011 in Beef, Celebrations, Mexican, Recipes, Test Kitchen Tuesdays

In honor of so many celebrating Cinco de Mayo, I decided to look through my cookbook, The World’s Finest Food for inspiration for Test Kitchen Tuesday this week.  Tacos with Picadillo looked interesting and simple to make—a new twist on an old standby, for sure.  According to on-line sources, picadillo is a traditional Latin American [...]

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Habanero-Cilantro Taco Sauce

By on April 18, 2011 in Mexican, Recipes, Sauces & Dressings

Saturday night friends came over to help us test the Chile-Spiced Skirt Steak Tacos recipe from the Test Kitchen challenge last week. The tacos received rave reviews, truly a fantastic recipe.  This sauce was a little something extra I created to garnish the tacos in place of sour cream. Habaneros really bring the heat, so [...]

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Chile-Spiced Skirt Steak Tacos: Test Kitchen Tuesday

By on April 12, 2011 in Beef, Mexican, Party Foods, Recipes, Test Kitchen Tuesdays

Over the years, I have collected stacks of cooking magazines with dog-eared pages hoping to create a few of them in my own kitchen.  Test Kitchen Tuesday presents the opportunity to do just that.  Last night I rediscovered this recipe from last year’s May issue of Food & Wine—Chile-Spiced Skirt Steak Tacos—and I cannot wait [...]

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Corn Tortillas: Homemade Goodness

By on April 12, 2011 in Bread, Mexican, Recipes

It does not get any easier than a recipe with only two ingredients.  Making fresh corn tortillas is a simple way to add new interest to familiar recipes.  The technique may take a little practice, but it is worth the learning curve when you sink your teeth into authenticity. The soft texture and sweet corn [...]

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Wow Your Super Bowl Crowd With a Platter of Nachos

By on February 3, 2011 in Appetizers & Snacks, Celebrations, Cheese, Chicken & Poultry, Mexican, Party Foods, Recipes

If you want a great appetizer for your Super Bowl party everyone will enjoy, Blue Coyote Nachos are just the ticket. Inspired by nachos we had at the Blue Coyote Grill in Palm Springs years ago, this recipe is an instant favorite.  Orange goopy, processed cheese peddled as food will be a distant memory once [...]

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

By on February 2, 2011 in Chicken & Poultry, Mexican, Recipes, Soups / Stews

  I love soup.  I love the warmth on cold days, its simplicity as a meal, how easy it is to customize.  It is no wonder that it was the staple, everyday meal for generations past—economical, nutritious, filling—you can find soup recipes for any region of the country or the world.  Chicken Tortilla Soup is [...]

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Skillet Beef Fajitas

By on January 27, 2011 in Beef, Mexican, Recipes

Part of Tex-Mex cuisine, fajitas is grilled skirt steak served with onions and peppers to fill warmed tortillas.  This recipe, though less traditional, incorporates the flavors of lime, cumin, and smoke flavoring in the Fajita Seasoning Mix for a non-grilled version ideal for a one-skillet supper. Increase the mushrooms and feed a crowd or play-up [...]

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