Category: Mexican / Tex-Mex / Cali-Mex
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Salsa Verde Recipe / Tomatillo Salsa
I got the basis of this recipe from my niece’s boyfriend but I kicked it up a notch after tasting. Maybe he toned it down a notch, knowing I’m a gringo. 😉 Anyway, thanks to Daniel for the basis and encouragement! Lots of tomatillo recipes I saw online called for starting with the raw tomatillos…
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Make Ahead Mexican Ground Beef Mix
Another good one from Cheap. Fast. Good! Just a good basic Mexican flavored ground beef mix, suitable for burritos, enchiladas, taco salad, quesadillas, and nachos. In all honest, the first night we had it for burritos and I thought it would have been better without the sour cream. But two nights later on a taco…
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Make Your Own Taco Seasoning Mix
I haven’t bought a packet of taco seasoning mix in years because when I make tacos I do this. But sometimes recipes call for a packet of taco seasoning mix and just a bit of cumin doesn’t seem like it will do the trick. Try this instead, courtesy of the book Make-A-Mix. Actually that’s a…
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Recipe for Ranchero Pinto Beans
I love it when I get a fabulous recipe right off the package of the main ingredient. In this case, the recipe came off the Safeway house brand of a 1-lb bag of pinto beans. I don’t bother soaking the beans overnight. I just cook them a bit longer and they seem to come out…
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Chili Verde: $1.50 per serving
I tried a new recipe for Chili Verde tonight, since pork roasts had been on sale. I bought two roasts (4 pounds total) and used one for the chili verde tonight, then Food Saver’d the other for later. There were a two major differences between this and my earlier recipe for chili verde. This one…