Happy Cinco de Mayo!! Rather than give you yet another dip, enchilada, nacho, or taco recipe I thought to provide you a spicy/salty nibble to help soak up all the celebratory May 5th drinks. For a long while I have been in love with bacon wrapped dates. Something about sweet, tender dates wrapped in crisp, [...]
Monday, December 27, 2010
I find when guests come to visit that a good dip can make the evening. I’m not sure what it is exactly about dip that is so enticing, but I do know that a good dip recipe, or two, can be a life saver. Perhaps it is the communal aspect of dips, the fact that [...]
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
For the last few weeks I have been terribly busy. When life starts to pile up on me, and lately that happens a lot, I crave easy meals that offer a lot of comfort. Comfort, for me, comes in the form of cheesy pasta with a Tex-Mex kick. I know I have mentioned before my [...]
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Where I live May 5th is celebrated as a day to enjoy some tasty Tex-Mex or authentic Mexican food, have a few beers, and get together with friends and family. I love Tex-Mex, which I think I have said before, so any excuse is a good when my favorite food [...]
Friday, March 19, 2010
I’ve never liked chicken enchiladas very much in Tex-Mex restaurants. The filling is mushy, the sauce is bland, and they can be a bit on the soggy side. So, when I was thinking of recipes I could make for dinner a few nights back I wondered if I could make a chicken enchilada that I [...]
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
When I entertain I like to have a wide variety of foods available to snack on. It keeps things from getting boring and it keeps the palate active. So, when I plan a party of a gathering where little bites will be served I always make something with a Tex-Mex flair. These empanadas are the [...]
Monday, November 23, 2009
Make no mistake, I adore macaroni and cheese. I have posted a recipe here before and it is sublime. It is one of my favorite things to eat, and I love to tinker with my original recipe and see what new variations I can come up with. This new recipe combines macaroni and cheese [...]
Monday, June 29, 2009
There are certain foods that I crave and am completely unable to resist. One of those foods is queso blanco. This creamy cheese dip is finding its way on to the menus of Tex-Mex restaurants next to the traditional orange chili con queso. It is made with a variety of white cheeses and spices depending on where [...]
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
I’ll admit it. I do not use my new slow-cooker enough. I really don’t. That is why I am going to try and make a habit of participating in Thoughtless Thursdays over at Pots and Plots. For this edition of Thoughtless Thursday I made a Soft Taco Stack. It is all the components [...]
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Howdy y’all! Welcome to Texas! One evening, while feeling particularly full of myself, I submitted a proposal for Foodbuzz’s montlhy 24, 24, 24 event. For those of you reading who do not know what 24, 24, 24 is I’ll give you the short version. 24 bloggers have 24 food events over 24 hours. Fun, right? [...]
Thursday, May 5, 2011
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