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Category Archives: Mexican
In celebration of Cinco de Mayo…5/5/23
First, we are not of Mexican heritage, second, Cinco de Mayo is not even a big deal in Mexico, but third, it is a big deal here in the U.S. and we are all about celebrating holidays with food! So … Continue reading
Chicken enchiladas with salad
This is another dinner from the Costco rotisserie chicken that I bought on Friday. So far from one $4.99 chicken I have made a roast chicken dinner with gravy and sides, 2 quarts of chicken stock, these enchiladas with shredded … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, leftovers, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, Salad, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, tortillas
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Chicken enchiladas with spicy black beans 4/3/23
Today we went to Costco with our main goal of getting a boneless leg of lamb for our Saturday family feast. But who can resist that $4.99 rotisserie chicken?! So we bought one and when we got home I took … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Legumes, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, chicken, enchiladas
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Fish tacos with salad. 2/25/23
We used tilapia as our fish in our corn tortilla tacos. John cooked the seasoned fish in a pan on the stove top in a little oil. They only take 3 to 4 minutes per side. I prepared a salad … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Mexican, pescatarian, Salad, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Tacos
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Chicken enchiladas and spicy black beans. 2/9/23
There is nothing difficult about this dinner except for the fact that it takes a lot of assembly. John chopped up an onion and made the beans. The beans are simply a drained, rinsed can of black beans and a … Continue reading
Posted in Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, chicken, enchiladas
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White chicken chili. 2/4/23
White chicken chili is a recipe I got from the Neely’s of Food Network. You might like to make their chili because it turns out really tasty. We used a Fresno chile instead of a jalapeño, crushed in a handful … Continue reading
Shrimp tacos, Mexican rice, spicy beans. 1/25/23
Wednesday’s dinner was more like what we normally eat at home. It was lighter on the fat and the portion size was certainly smaller than the gigantic steaks of yesterday. However, it was just as tasty and filling. John, as … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Mexican, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vacation cuisine, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged shrimp, Tacos
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Shrimp street tacos and salmon summer rolls. 1/22/23
I am always trying to find items which will not blow my food budget when we are on a road trip. Although these tacos came with chips (which I gave away to my dining partners), shrimp and corn tortillas are … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Easy, Fish, Japanese, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
Tagged Sushi, Tacos
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Turkey enchiladas with spicy beans. 1/14/23
The plan originally was to make chicken enchiladas. I thought I had two packs of rotisserie chicken in the freezer but I did not. While pulling out everything in the freezer looking for the chicken we came across two frozen … Continue reading
Posted in American, Legumes, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, enchiladas, Turkey
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Taco Tuesday – carnitas! 12/6/22
Pork butt (shoulder) was on sale this week for $1.87/lb. So we thought we would buy a small one and try making carnitas in the Instant Pot for some dinners and lunches. We followed this recipe from the Well plated … Continue reading
Posted in American, Instant Pot, Mexican, Pork, Recipes, Salad, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Pork, Tacos
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