Travel the World With Flan

My household is half Mexican and I am very familiar with flan. Absolutely love it. When traveling to Paris, I find the flan is good but not the same as what I enjoy at home. Even when I visit Mexico, the flan is different from what I usually eat. Not to say I do not [...]

Mexican Mole Sauce Recipes

Mexican mole sauce recipes

Mole is one of the unique food items in Mexican food. It can be called the heart and soul of Mexican food and life. It is basically a thick sauce used in Mexican cuisine. It has very complex flavor. Though mole sauce can be added on any kind of meat people like this sauce mostly [...]

Shelly’s Authentic Guacamole Recipe

Shelly

Special request from Lori and Johnny in Westchester, New York for a good guacamole recipe.  Well this recipe is good and real.  Can’t get more traditional and homemade than Shelly’s Authentic Guacamole Recipe.  A family tradition from Shelly’s grandmother.  Don’t tell anyone!  It’s our family secret. Healthy Ingredients 2 medium size ripe avocados 3-4 Roma [...]

Fiesta Time: Traditional Mexican Recipe

Fiesta Time: Traditional Mexican Recipe

Beautiful, warm, sunny day in San Francisco.  Very unusual.  Memories of days in Los Angeles. Carne Asada, Salsa, and Margaritas! Carne Asada 3 pounds flank or skirt steak Marinate: 1/2 onion 1 lime 1 lemon 1 beer (of choice – Mexican beer recommended) salt and pepper oregano cayenne pepper *marinate meat for a couple hours before [...]

Mexican Mole

Authentic Mexican Mole Recipe

1 whole chicken(or 1/2 a chicken) Olive oil A bag of dried New Mexico Peppers A block of Ibarra chocolate (it comes in a box and the bars are round and individually wrapped) 1 cinnamon stick 2 bay leaves 1 garlic clove 1 slice of bread (whole wheat or French bread-whatever you have) Salt and [...]