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Posts tagged “Mexican”

Recipe: Pineapple Salsa

One last salsa recipe for the month of July. This was a tester favorite - it went fast at the party we took it to. It's not spicy at all, although you can increase the heat by adding a pepper or two...

Recipe: Garlic Salsa Verde

Salsa month continues with what is probably our personal favorite salsa. This is simple, easy, and punchy - cilantro, garlic, and lime. It's hot and spicy and sour all at once. We like it straight u...

Recipe: Fish Tacos

It’s good to avoid succumbing to holiday gluttony 24/7 so here’s a little something on the lighter side to add to the Fish on Fridays category. I always forget how good, healthy and easy fish tacos a...

Recipe: Easy Turkey Tortilla Soup

After a day spent indulging in butter, cream, dessert and lots and lots of starch, I’m looking for something clean tasting and zesty to eat. Here’s a super simple soup for your leftover turkey (or chi...

Recipe: Mango Salsa

A friend left this recipe on my refrigerator while I was out. They must have known that mangoes are one of the two non-local items I cannot live without (avocados are the other.) Mango Salsa serves ...

Recipe: Margaritas To Make Men & Women Giggle

We've been drinking these margaritas for as long as we can remember, and I mean year-round. Right about now as the days get longer and warmer, the rest of the world catches up and decides it's marg...

Recipe: Guacamole

From Nora: Although we already have our own tried-and-true recipe, a recent trip to Rosa Mexicano - where tableside preparation makes guacamole as fun to watch as it is to eat - inspired us to try the...

Recipe: Salsa Habañero

From Nora: My husband has a serious chile on his back. It's like one of those mythic, birth-of-a-comic-book-superhero stories. Years ago, in college, when we ordered Schezuan chicken, my roommate dare...

Recipe: Black Bean Soft Taco

Dare we call this a recipe? Really, it is more of a snacky reminder, in list-form, of the deliciousness of its ingredients - who doesn't love a black bean and Queso Fresco? Black Bean Soft Taco ...

Recipe: Mexican Chicken Soup

This weekend we cooked in: Mexican Chicken Soup, just like mom used to make. After a few passes, the following recipe was born, inspired by our Los Angeles roots, and a motley crew of leftovers . Y...