Category Archives: Mexican Flavours

Pineapple Water

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Jennifer

The kids away for an entire week, my husband and I decided to splurge and use some of his Marriott frequent stayer points, on one night ‘away’. We were only headed downtown of our home city, but there is something … Continue reading →

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Fun Mexican Tortilla Soup

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Jennifer

The ‘fun’ lies in that I served this with tostadas rather than tortilla strips. Wahoo! I get my kicks in the most simplistic of ways. But my kids had fun dipping and crunching the tostada into the soup. They did … Continue reading →

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Peppers and Pepitas

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Jennifer

  As is, this recipe is vegetarian, but could easily be vegan or for meat eaters, with the addition of cooked, ground beef. Pepitas, or hulled pumpkin seeds add a slight crunch, great flavor and fiber, they are also a very … Continue reading →

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Crockpot Chicken Chili

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Jennifer

This is simple and makes your house smell delicious! Great for parties or for when you will be out most of the day. If you don’t have a slow cooker, simmer very gently (covered) on the stove top for a couple … Continue reading →

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Mexican-American Pizza

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Jennifer

With three ethnicities represented in this recipe, something’s got to be good about it, right? This is cool because it can so easily be vegetarian (hold the chicken) and no one would know. Heaving with beans, cheese and chillies, I … Continue reading →

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7 Minute Mexican Green Sauce for Grilled Meats

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Jennifer

  2 minutes prep time and 5 minute to simmer; this is an easy, quick sauce that adds so much to grilled steak, chicken, pork or even seafood. I dolloped it over grilled skirt steak that I had rubbed with equal … Continue reading →

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Chicken Empanadas

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Jennifer

First in Spain a million years ago (okay, so not a MILLION, but a really long time ago), empanadas were then carried to other Latin countries, including those as far away as in Latin American and the UK (where do … Continue reading →

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Green Chicken Enchiladas

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Jennifer

Just back from a Tex Mex cooking class I taught. It seemed so right to make up some fiery, healthy chow awakening our dormant mid-winter taste buds.I love my cooking class students. Half are Americans the other half Brits; we … Continue reading →

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Avocado and Corn Salsa

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Jennifer

1 small red onion, peeled and choppedLime juice to cover chopped onion 3 cups fresh, chopped tomatoes2 cups frozen corn, thawed (or better yet, fresh corn quickly blanched)2 cups chopped avocadoSea salt1 bunch cilantro (coriander), choppedJalapeño or Thai bird’s eye … Continue reading →

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British Mexican Rice

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Jennifer

Cook long grain white rice in beef stock. Use vegetable broth to make this vegan. Once the is just done, mix with tomato passata (American tomato puree, to colour and flavour, not to turn into soup) chopped parsley and chopped … Continue reading →

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