I will never forget the first time I tried nachos. And not just any nachos, but the true Texas nachos with round tortillla chips, yellow cheese sauce pumped on top and jalapeño rings! Growing up in Los Angeles, we prepared our own version of nachos, but not with yellow cheese sauce. Most times it was with mom's tomatillo chile de arbol salsa and grated monterey jack. It was a real treat! In 1979 my parents moved all of us from Los Angeles to Houston, Texas. Talk about shock! Lol! My siblings and ...
Chicken Tortilla Soup Two Ways!
I am going to confess right now that tortilla soup is my absolute favorite soup of all time! I did not grow up enjoying these two versions of tortilla soup. What I did grow up enjoying wee other ...
Arroz y Frijoles- Rice & Beans
Arroz y frijoles. Rice and beans were staples in mom's kitchen. A few years back I was fortunate enough to find myself in San Diego for a work conference. Before leaving San Diego, my sister's and I ...
Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas
Green chile chicken enchiladas! Technically, green chile, cream cheese, sour cream, salsa verde, chicken enchiladas! Lol! Delicious chicken enchiladas, for short! For several years now several of my ...
Gorditas de Picadillo- Ground Beef Stuffed Corn Masa Pockets
When I am stumped on what to prepare for dinner, picadillo is an easy option. And why gorditas when you can just warm up some tortillas? Besides the fact that they are delicious, I want to continue ...
Tacos Dorados! Cuatro Vientos!
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 ...
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 ...