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Cauliflower, Mushroom and Chorizo Tacos

April 5, 2016 By Laura 6 Comments

Cauliflower, Mushroom and Chorizo Tacos

Cauliflower, Mushroom and Chorizo Tacos are a healthy and delicious twist on a classic Mexican taco. I love potatoes. I always will, and I am not giving up potato dishes for any health regime. But the older and more informed I get, the harder of a time I have putting double simple carbs into the… 

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Filed Under: cauliflower, chorizo, Mexican dishes, mushrooms, tacos, tortilla dishes Tagged With: cauliflower, chorizo, corn tortilla, healthy, mexican, mushroom, potato substitution, queso fresco, tacos, tortilla

Chilaquiles with Sweet Potato and Salsa Verde

September 7, 2014 By Laura 5 Comments

Chilaquiles Verde (tortilla chips cooked in tomatillo salsa) with Sweet Potatoes. Served with Refried Beans.

Chilaquiles with Sweet Potato and Salsa Verde are a delicious and unique cornucopia of textures and flavors that anyone with a taste for Mexican food will adore. Affiliate links were used in this post to link to items I am discussing. Long time readers of this blog know that I love chilaquiles. Crispy tortilla chips… 

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Filed Under: butternut squash, chicken, easily made vegetarian, Mexican dishes, salsas, sauces, southwestern, sweet potato, tomatillos, tortilla dishes Tagged With: chicken, chilaquiles, mexican, salsa, salsa verde, southwestern, sweet potato, tomatillos, tortilla, tortilla chips, winter squash

Ancho and Beer Braised Brisket Tacos with Pickled Red Onions in the Slow Cooker; Review of Dos Caminos Tacos

July 3, 2014 By Laura 5 Comments

Ancho and Beer Braised Brisket Tacos with Pickled Red Onions--in the slow cooker!

Ancho and Beer Braised Brisket Tacos with Pickled Red Onions are delicious, authentic–and super easy because they can be made in the slow cooker. Dos Caminos Tacos: 100 Recipes for Everyone’s Favorite Mexican Street Food was sent to me by the publisher for the purpose of an honest review. Affiliate links were used in this… 

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Filed Under: beef, cookbooks, Mexican dishes, reviews, slow cooker, tacos, tomatoes, tortilla dishes Tagged With: ancho, beef, beer, braise, brisket, crock pot, mexican, slow cooker, tacos

“Inverted Nachos Casserole” of Beer Braised Black Beans and Mushrooms

March 24, 2014 By Laura 5 Comments

"Inverted Nachos Casserole" of Beer Braised Black Bean and Mushrooms

“Inverted Nachos Casserole” of Beer Braised Black Beans and Mushrooms is an easy and delicious Mexican-inspired, vegetarian casserole that the entire family will love.  I am so behind in sharing recipes, guys! We’ve had our spring time change, which means more nice photography opportunities for dinner, and, well, at the risk of sounding immodest I… 

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Filed Under: beans, casseroles, mushrooms, southwestern, tortilla dishes Tagged With: ancho, beans, beer, black beans, casserole, cumin, kidney beans, legumes, mushrooms, nachos, southwestern, tortilla chips

Colima Style Mole with Beef and Pineapple for the Slow Cooker

February 11, 2014 By Laura 2 Comments

As you guys know from my discussion of that pineapple pasta dish (which I still crave every time I look at the pictures!) I came home from the Caribbean with a fierce longing for pineapple. And yet, since the pineapples here are greatly inferior, that translates into a fierce desire to cook with pineapple, where… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef chuck, cookbooks, Mexican dishes, Mexican Mole, pineapple, reviews, rice, tortilla dishes

Bourbon Bacon Beans

December 9, 2013 By Laura 2 Comments

Bourbon Bacon Beans over Seared and Baked Chicken Breasts

Bourbon Bacon Beans are a sweet and savory side dish that pairs perfectly with milder proteins, like chicken breasts. This is a sponsored post via Kitchen Play, in which I have been paid a sum of money to both try Tesoro tomatoes and discuss using them. I was sent Cooking Slow for the purpose of… 

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Quesadillas with Black Beans, Corn and Tomatoes

July 27, 2013 By Laura 2 Comments

A few days ago we finally got a fish for Alex’s aquarium. We knew you were suposed to start small–i.e., don’t get 10 fish at once–so we just got one. But here is the problem. We got the fish at Meijer’s, where I had not been planning to buy a fish, but we were there… 

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Filed Under: beans, corn, southwestern, tomatoes, tortilla dishes Tagged With: beans, black beans, cheddar, cheese, cherry tomatoes, corn, flour tortilla, grape tomatoes, Monterey Jack, quesadillas, southwestern, tomatoes, tortillas

Carnitas

June 24, 2013 By Laura 8 Comments

Pork Carnitas

Believe it or not, I had never made carnitas before this. I have no idea why, given that Mexican food and braised meat are 2 of my favorite things ever. I recently purchased Roberto Santibañez’s Tacos, Tortas, and Tamales: Flavors from the Griddles, Pots, and Streetside Kitchens of Mexico, and was feeling really inspired to make… 

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Filed Under: cookbooks, Mexican dishes, pork, reviews, tacos, tortilla dishes Tagged With: braising, carnitas, Coke, mexican, pork, tacos, tortillas

Ground Beef Tortilla Casserole Verde: Cooking on the Fly

October 20, 2011 By Laura 6 Comments

I am always so impressed by blogs that are devoted to one thing.  Baking, bread, curries, sandwiches, etc.  It is my understanding from speaking to a publicist that this kind of blog is more likely to be chosen to write a cookbook, as it has a niche, but I am boggled by these writers’ ability… 

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Filed Under: beef, casseroles, ground beef, Mexican dishes, tomatillos, tortilla dishes

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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