Beef taco is a great idea for a quick, delicious and satisfying meal. Especially when the weather is beautiful and you wish to eat outside. Keep in mind that eating tacos can be a little tricky and sometimes messy, mainly when children (in my case, husband as well) are eating them. It’s also a…
Special Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Flan Recipe
This Flan Recipe, also known as creme caramel, is a very popular dessert. It’s so delicious and easy to make that in the second half of the 20th century, it was found in most European restaurants’ dessert menu. Flan is quite similar to crème brûlée, but it has a soft caramel topping, as opposed to…
Chicken Fajita Recipe
A good Chicken Fajita Recipe is a life saver when you need to prepare a meal in a hurry. All the ingredients are already in our pantry and refrigerator. You will dirty one skillet and that’s about it. And if you roll the fajitas properly, you won’t even have to use silverware. This is a…
Quesadilla Recipe
My quesadilla recipe is absolutely fabulous, very easy to prepare, and a wonderful way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Quesadilla’s origin is Colonial Mexico. The name comes from the Spanish “queso”, which means cheese. This recipe was passed on to me when we lived in Boca Raton. We had a family in our community who was…
Easy Guacamole Recipe
This Easy Guacamole Recipe is a delicious avocado based dip, originated in Mexico. It was traditionally made with a mortar and pestle. My easy Guacamole recipe uses a fork. 🙂 I also follow the original Mexican recipe and use lime juice. But lemon juice is fine if you can’t find lime in your supermarket. Guacamole…
Corn Bread Recipe
This Corn Bread Recipe goes perfectly with pretty much anything. It can accompany a hot bowl of chili, a nice roast turkey or even chicken cacciatore. Left-over corn bread (which is rare) can serve as an afternoon snack with a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate. Cornmeal is made by grinding raw corn kernels….
Chili con Carne
My chili con carne recipe calls for beans and tomatoes. This is said to be the Tex-Mex way to prepare it, which is a variation worth trying, trust me! Originally, the recipe consisted only of chili (chili pepper) and “carne” (meat). Both beans and tomatoes add to the flavor and cut down the spiciness of…