• Salsa Ranchera
    SAUCES AND DIPS

    Salsa Ranchera

    Salsa Ranchera is a great basic tomato-based table sauce that can be used to serve with tacos, huevos rancheros, or just served with corn chips! I roughly use a classic recipe by Diana Kennedy as a guide for my Salsa Ranchera. Diana Kennedy is a great resource for Mexican cooking, in case you haven’t heard of her. Her cookbook The Art of Mexican Cooking is a classic and one that I use and refer to often. We cook Mexican food quite frequently around here – it is one of my favorite cuisines. I love to have a variety of salsas to choose from for tacos and this Salsa Ranchera is…

  • Green Chilaquiles with Fried Eggs
    BREAKFAST

    Green Chilaquiles with Fried Eggs

    Chilaquiles are a popular Mexican breakfast, typically served with fried or scrambled eggs. These Green Chilaquiles with Fried Eggs are made with homemade tomatillo salsa, crispy homemade corn chips, crumbly feta cheese, and topped with Pickled Red Onions. What is Chilaquiles? Chilaquiles is a common Mexican breakfast dish. It consists typically of fried corn tortilla chips with salsa, cheese, and either scrambled or fried eggs. What to serve with Avocado slices Mexican Black Beans Cream or Mexican Crema Cilantro Feta or Queso Fresca Onions How to make Homemade Corn Chips If you have leftover Homemade Corn Tortillas these are a great way to use them up. Any store-bought variety will work…

  • SAUCES AND DIPS

    One Minute Salsa

    I have to share this quick and easy salsa recipe – for all those that own a food processor or a blender- I would say goodbye to store bought salsa for good – this is so quick, easy and fresh that you can literally throw together in just a minute.  We eat alot of salsa in our house and I had wanted to can some this year – but didn’t have the chance to.  I found this recipe and I am hooked – no more store bought salsa for us.  It tastes so much better than the store bought and only requires a few ingredients that you may already have…