Margarita Shrimp Tostadas

May 19, 2017 By palatablepastime in Alcoholic, Appetizers, Avocados, Cooking Method, Corn, Course, Cucumbers, Cuisine, Fish and Seafood, Fruits, Grains, Main Ingredients, Marinate, Mexican or Southwest US, Oranges, Shellfish, Shrimp, Tortillas Tags: cooked ceviche, margarita, marinated, Mexican, shrimp, shrimp salsa, tacos, tequila, tostadas Leave a comment

Cooked shrimp pseudo “ceviche” with orange, cucumber and avocado on a crunchy corn tostada.

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Huevos Gratinados

May 11, 2017 By palatablepastime in Breakfast & Brunch, Cheese, Cooking Method, Course, Cuisine, Dairy, Eggs, Grains, Main Dish, Main Ingredients, Meats, Mexican or Southwest US, Oven Baked, Pork, Sausage, Tex-Mex, Tomato Sauce, Tomatoes, Tortillas, United States Tags: #BrunchWeek, baked, breakfast, brunch, Cabot cheese, cheese, eggs, gratin, gratinados, huevos, Mexican, monterrey jack, pepper-jack, ramekins, spicy 4 Comments

Huevos Gratinados are crispy flour tortilla cups filled with crumbled chorizo sausage, eggs and melted cheesy goodness.

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Pico de Gallo

May 5, 2017 By palatablepastime in Appetizers, Condiments, Cooking Method, Course, Cuisine, Main Ingredients, Mexican or Southwest US, No Cook, Onions, Peppers or Chillies, Salsa, Sauces, Tex-Mex, Tomatoes, United States Tags: #MexicanRecipes, fresh, Mexican, Pico de Gallo, Rooster's Beak, salsa, sauces, spicy, Tex-Mex, tomatoes 1 Comment

Pico de Gallo is a classic fresh ingredient salsa, also known as the Rooster’s Beak, and is the perfect condiment for Mexican food.

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Mexican Chocolate Bizcochitos

May 4, 2017 By palatablepastime in Chocolate, Cookies, Cooking Method, Course, Cuisine, Desserts, Main Ingredients, Mexican or Southwest US, Nuts, Oven Baked, Pecans, Rolled, Tex-Mex, United States Tags: #FilltheCookieJar, #MexicanRecipes, anise, baked, chocolate, cinnamon, cookies, desserts, Favorite Chocolate Recipes, Mexican, pecans, Sweet Eats 3 Comments

Mexican Chocolate Bizcochitos are a spicy chocolate and cinnamon variation on wedding cookies with pecans and a hint of anise.

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Mexican Restaurant Rice

May 1, 2017 By palatablepastime in Cooking Method, Course, Cuisine, Grains, Main Ingredients, Mexican or Southwest US, Rice, Side Dish, Stovetop, Tex-Mex, Tomato Sauce, Tomatoes Tags: #MexicanRecipes, easy, Mexican, restaurant, rice, side dish, Tex-Mex, tomato 6 Comments

Mexican Restaurant Rice is a simple, no-frills, easy to make restaurant style Tex-Mex rice that makes a perfect side dish.

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Chicken Tinga Chalupas

April 30, 2017 By palatablepastime in Appetizers, Avocados, Cheese, Chicken, Cooking Method, Corn, Course, Cuisine, Dairy, Fruits, Grains, Main Dish, Main Ingredients, Meats, Mexican or Southwest US, Oven Baked, Peppers or Chillies, Poultry, Radishes, Sour Cream, Stovetop, Tex-Mex, Tomatillos, Tomato Sauce, Tomatoes, Tortillas, United States Tags: chalupas, chicken, chipotle, Cinco de mayo, easy, Mexican, spicy, sundaysupper, tacos, TexMex, tinga, tostadas 5 Comments

Chicken Tinga Chalupas are not like the fast food chain offering, rather they’re flat bottomed crispy chicken tacos with a made from scratch sauce.

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Sopa Poblana

March 18, 2017 By palatablepastime in Cooking Method, Corn, Course, Cuisine, Main Ingredients, Meats, Mexican or Southwest US, Peppers or Chillies, Pork, Roast, Soup, Soups, Stews & Chili, squash, Stovetop, Zucchini Tags: #SoupSwappers, carnitas, corn, easy, Hot Soups, Mexican, peppers, poblana, poblano, pork, sopa, soup, squash, zucchini 9 Comments

Flavorful Mexican soup with pork and poblano peppers.

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Pork Carnitas

March 11, 2017 By palatablepastime in Cooking Method, Course, Crockpot, Cuisine, Main Dish, Main Ingredients, Meats, Mexican or Southwest US, Pork, Roast, Small Appliance, Stovetop Tags: #WinePW, carnitas, Cotes du rhone, crock pot, crockpot, easy recipe, French wine, Mexican, pork, pork butt, pork roast, pork shoulder, red wine, slow cooker, Street tacos, wine pairing 9 Comments

Pork Carnitas are a classic twice-cooked Mexican dish that make excellent tacos, paired here with a lovely Côtes du Rhône wine.

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Seafood Enchiladas

December 16, 2016 By palatablepastime in Cheese, Cooking Method, Course, Crab, Cuisine, Dairy, Enchiladas, Fish and Seafood, Food Processor, Grains, Main Dish, Main Ingredients, Mexican or Southwest US, Oven Baked, Shellfish, Shrimp, Sour Cream, Stovetop, Tex-Mex, Tomatillos, Tortillas, United States Tags: #FishFridayFooies, avocado tips, casserole, cheese, crab, enchiladas, green sauce, Mexican, seafood, shrimp, suizas, Tex-Mex, tomatillo 7 Comments

Seafood Enchiladas have a delicious crab and shrimp filling, inspired by a dish from the defunct Chi-Chi’s restaurant chain.

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Pineapple and Jicama Salad

June 7, 2016 By palatablepastime in Cooking Method, Course, Cuisine, Fruits, Main Ingredients, Mexican or Southwest US, No Cook, Pineapple, Salads Tags: fruit, jicama, Mexican, pineapple, salad, summer 4 Comments

Pineapple and Jicama Salad comes from a Mexican recipe and adds the crunch of fresh jicama to a simple fruit salad.

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