MY BEST CINCO DE MAYO RECIPES

Feliz Cinco de Mayo! In celebration I thought I’d repost some of my best Cinco de Mayo recipes. But first, do you know why they celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Mexico? Yes, it’s a great excuse to drink lots of margaritas and consume delicious Mexican food but what’s it really in celebration of? Well, it’s very […]

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FISH TACO RECIPE – MY SON’S FAVORITE MOM DISH

Greetings. My middle son Taylor is home for a couple of weeks. He has the summer off from his Teach For America job in Philadelphia.  I find myself measuring times like this, which are now so fleeting at this stage in my life as a parent. He will teach for another year and then go […]

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MY FAVORITE CINCO DE MAYO RECIPES

Feliz Cinco de Mayo! In celebration I thought I’d repost some of my favorite Cinco de Mayo recipes. Everyone needs a little Guacamole to help celebrate Mexican heritage and pride!  And, my authentic recipe for Guacamole is how Guacamole should be done! You can find my step-by-step tutorial for the making of Guacamole here.  Or, […]

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CEVICHE ON CORN CRISPS WITH AVOCADO AND RED ONION

CEVICHE ON CORN CRISPS WITH AVOCADO AND RED ONION Hello! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. In this time of Thanksgiving I want to express how grateful I am to you for following my blog.  THANK YOU! Our Thanksgivings just keep getting bigger and better! I am so happy that 2 of our 3 […]

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THE WORLD’S BEST CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Happy Cinco de Mayo! I have been meaning to share this really, really delicious recipe with you for some time now.  It’s my original recipe for The World’s Best Chicken Enchiladas. So, what better day than today, Cinco de Mayo, to make this awesome recipe! I can imagine that to some folks, making homemade enchiladas might […]

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TACO SOUP

Hola! Years ago a friend of mine offered me some of the Taco Soup she had made for lunch.  I thought it was delicious and asked her for the recipe.  I was surprised to learn that this rich-tasting recipe was actually from Weight Watchers. I have been making this recipe ever since, having added some of […]

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GAME DAY GUACAMOLE

In my last post I showed you how to make my delicious Quesadillas with Chili Colorado. Guacamole is used in this recipe, but I didn’t show you how to make it. So, with the Super Bowl happening this Sunday, I thought there could be no better time than now to share my recipe for Game […]

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QUESADILLAS WITH CHILI COLORADO

I have told you in a previous post that I attended The University of Hawaii. What I didn’t tell you is that prior to transferring to The U of H, I attended Whittier College in Whittier, California.  Whittier was the home of former President Richard Nixon and Whittier College was his alma mater. I will […]

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