Potato Recipes for Every Meal The potato is such a versatile food, you can enjoy it with every meal, hot or cold, sliced, diced, mashed, boiled, baked, and grilled. In this post we will share some interesting and intriguing potato recipes from around the world. Some of these recipes you may…
Mole Sauce A friend of our's made some mole sauce this weekend and shared some with us. I've never had it but have heard it is delicious. What's Mole Sauce? Let's consult wikipedia on that: ...is a traditional marinade and sauce originally used in Mexican cuisine. In contemporary Mexico the term is…
Mexican Cheese Soup - A copycat of a childhood restaurant favorite The part of Pennsylvania we grew up in, certainly was lacking in Mexican food options as we were younger. When my mom was pregnant with me, we just so happened to live near one of the few restaurants in the…
Taco Soup in Your Slow Cooker When we went to Australia a few years ago, my mother in law and her friend, Lydia, came to house-sit and dog-sit for us. Upon our return, Lydia made dinner for us one night. She made this delicious taco soup, that seemed so simple but…
Chile Verde - Slow Cooker Satisfaction This recipe was introduced to me by a friend about 2 years ago, the original is from the recipe site Foodie Crush. Since then, it has become a favorite in our house. I think I make it at least every other month. I'll be posting…
Marinated Mushrooms - A Mexican Inspired Side The recipe I used as reference calls these Mexican Style Mushrooms, but its a Southwest style cookbook. I know a lot of Southwest cooking is inspired by Mexican cuisine, but for the sake of not knowing for sure, we will just call these Marinated…
Lunch at Los Amigos for Matt's Birthday! We recently discovered a Mexican restaurant in town, Los Amigos. Not new, but new to us. I'm so glad a neighbor convinced us to check it out one day. They are a family owned business with two locations in Southern California: Lake Elsinore and Oceanside.…