Tacos dorados! Taquitos! Crunchy tacos! After several trips to L.A. over the past year, I was finally able to make some time to go check out a popular seafood restaurant in the Los Angeles area. Here is the hard part! How do I decide what to order when I know I will be full with two tacos? Lol! I was obsessed with these tacos dorados filled with potato and shrimp that I had seen on a taco crawl in L.A. Wait! What about the salsa recipe? You can find that right here on the blog! Literally ...
Cuatro Vientos Copycat Salsa Recipe!!
While in Los Angeles recently, I was lucky enough to finally enjoy some tacos dorados from Cuatro Vientos Mariscos restaurant. I knew as soon as I arrived back home that I wanted to attempt to ...
Lentejas Con Papas- Lentils with Potatoes
Lentils! Lentejas! As a kid, I associated eating lentils with days of Lent. Mom would prepare them simply with carrots and potatoes and they were delicious. The day it dawned on me that I could just ...
Verdolagas! Purslane!
Verdolagas, purslane! Not only is it delicious for a variety of dishes, it is shown to contain five times higher omega 3- fatty acids than spinach! Who knew? They can be eaten fresh or cooked and will ...
Chileatole Rojo, Tesmole
Chileatole is a dish that dates back to Prehispanic times. It is said to have originated in Puebla, but is popular in Oaxaca, Veracruz, Morelos and Tlaxcala. The dish is a thick type of soup thickened ...
Sopa de Limon Con Pollo- Lemon, Chicken and Rice Soup
Sopa de Limon, translates to lemon soup. I have loved lemons and limes since I was a very young child. So much so, that I had to stop eating them for a while. Not because I didn't enjoy them anymore, ...
Birria de Pollo-Chicken Birria! What?
Birria! With chicken? First thing you need to know about me is that I am a curious cook, so I had to investigate! Lol! Traditional birria is not prepared with chicken, but is traditionally prepared ...
Chocolate Conchas! Pink Topping!
Chocolate conchas! I am at it again! Lat year about this time I attempted to bake my dark chocolate concha recipe and failed miserably! In my defense, I had just purchased a new stove and was not ...