Archive for the 'mexican' Category

Shredded Beef Enchiladas

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

This is such a bad picture and I’m going to apologize off the bat for it.  By the time I served up my own dinner it was 8:30, the sun was long gone and I was both tired and hungry, so I didn’t bother spending a lot of time on it.  And, as you can [...]

Texas Chicken Quesadillas & Mexican Sour Cream Rice

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

I’m not a fan of BBQ, as a general rule.  The sauce is always too thick or too sweet or too runny or too vinegary.  I’m rather like the Goldilocks of BBQ sauce.   And then… THEN… I discovered Sweet Baby Ray’s.  Oh-my-God!  It’s the perfect consistency and balance of flavors!  So when I came across [...]

Skillet Chili Mac with Corn and Green Chiles

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

This recipe came up in my Google Reader from My Kitchen Cafe and it caught my eye because I’ve never made a chili mac that was more sophisticated than boxed macaroni & cheese with a can of no-bean chili thrown on top (AKA: lessons in how to make a trashy meal even TRASHIER!). This meal [...]

“Benchiladas”

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Tonight I finally got around to making the famous “Benchiladas” that are so often discussed on The Nest’s What’s Cooking? board. The hype is very, very well deserved as evidenced by the fact that not only did my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed them but so did out terribly picky two year old! The original [...]

Taco Bake

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

I recently started lurking on the What’s Cooking board on The Nest and have found a wealth of recipe and foodie blogs there, home to countless recipes that I can’t wait to try! This first one comes from Love Deliciousness, and it was certainly delicious! My husband was scared when he caught sight of the [...]