All Posts Tagged 'Appetizers' (24)

When I think of Texas, I think, big, bold, and over the top! I was lucky enough to live in Houston, Texas for seven years back in the 80's. The thing I love about Tex-Mex food, is that almost anything goes. Start with a few Mexican ingredients and it can take you in…

This recipe takes me right back to my childhood trips to Monterrey, Mexico. One of my favorite places to eat was at this little hole-in-the-wall restaurant where they served the most amazing chicken tostadas! There were just a few ingredients, like shredded chicken, avocado, tomato,pickled…

Have you ever been to one of your favorite restaurants, had your favorite dish, then try to recreate it at home? That's kind of what happened with this fun appetizer dish. I heard a friend talking about this great tapas menu at one of our local restaurants and she tried to entice me with a…

The holidays are upon us and it's time to make those tasty appetizers to share with friends and family! This is a simple, quick and easy recipe that can be made a day ahead. If you are not crazy about cooking your own shrimp, you can purchase already cooked shrimp. Now that's quick and easy!…

Getting ready for all those holiday parties with friends and family? I always like to use recipes that I know and love and make them into appetizer-size portions. This is a great make ahead recipe that is made from all fresh ingredients and another great use for that big bag of masa harina…

I am a big fan of any fun foods that taste like our favorite fried foods, but they are baked and a lot better for us! Seriously, the hardest part of this whole recipe is getting your hands a little dirty while breading the chayote wedges. For those of you unfamiliar with chayotes, it…

The fall season always reminds me of football games and tailgating. I grew up with three brothers in my house and football was pretty popular. Chicken wings, or drumettes, on the other hand were not, LOL! I only had my first taste of chicken wings when I moved to New York. My style of…

When I moved to Houston, Texas in 1979, I learned a whole new menu for Mexican foods. And one of my fondest memories of high school lunches were the frito pies. It was a bag of Frito-Lay brand corn chips, cut open, then they would add warm beef chili, and cheese. How could you not like that?…

Do you ever find yourself with too much leftover rice?? You eat it for three days, then you don't want to eat rice again for a whole month! This is what happened to me just this past weekend, so I decided to get a little creative and take a simple bowl of Mexican red rice and transform it. I…

This is a fun dish to make for a party! I don't get a chance to make cheese filled foods at home too often because my husband works in a cheese factory, and is not that crazy about cheese, ha ha ... true story. So when I get an invitation to a party my thoughts go to cheese right away! Nine…

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Ingredients



10 to 12 ounces tuna (canned or pouch)

1/2 cup diced white onions

1/3 cup diced poblano pepper

1 tablespoon fresh oregano, minced

2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced

3 pickled jalapenos, diced

3 tablespoons carrots in escabeche (from…

Ingredients for Sweet Potato-Parmesan Filling:

1 large sweet potato

1 medium Russet potato

¾ cup freshly grated Parmesan

2…

Ingredients:

2 cups of your favorite rice recipe (I used the annatto chorizo rice for this recipe)

2 cups refried…

Makes about 10 cakes

Ingredients:

2 small zucchini (about 1 cup),…

For many years I was like millions of other working housewives and would purchase many of my favorite foods from the freezer section at the local market. Frozen onion rings was one our favorites to enjoy now and then. I really got motivated to make my own after…

I love cheese, but because my husband is not the biggest fan, I have learned to cook with very little. But, for a few years I was teaching Mexican cooking classes and they love cheese dishes! This is an easy, cheesy and delicious dish that…