Category Archive for "Mexican" | International Menu

Fantastic chefs dinner last night

20Jan

What a fantastic chefs dinner with 7 courses and drinks ($35!!) Amazing night with friends and delicious dinner! Menu 1. Salmón tiradito with creamy black avocado and royal lemon. Pairing: White Spritz cocktail. 2. Vegetables simphony with caramelized green apple and gorgonzola. Pairing: Mountain horchata cocktail. 3. Inverted toasted shrimp black aguachile on jicama carpaccio. Pairing: Casa madero chardonnay. 4. Potatoe and pancetta cream with brie...

Easy Mexican Red Tomato Sauce (Salsa Roja)

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26Nov

Mexico is so popular with the huge number of various salsas, all very tasty! Whether you like it hot and spicy, cold and mild, easy or complicated, there are so many different kinds, it will take forever to try them all! I added my simple recipe for Salsa Verde (Green Sauce) andRead more

Tasty and healthy soup for these days

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25Nov

Caldo de Pollo (Homemade Chicken Soup) with corn chips and avocado, perfect dish for this cold, windy weather. In Mexico, this soup is used during illnesses as a treatment for colds, as well as a regular comfort food for cold or under-the weather days. Read more

Cupcakes Pan De Muerto

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16Oct

I made Pan de Muerto (Bread of the Dead) already a couple times. This time I found a slightly simpler version of this delicious bread which makes it so much easier to work with the dough, and they are in shape of cupcakes, which are so soft and fluffy, with the classic finishing touch of...

Chicken with Creamy Poblano Sauce

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11Oct

We love poblano peppers so much and I use them in so many dishes like Rajas con Pollo, vegetable Rajas, or stuff them like famous Chile rellenos, Chiles en Nogada, and etc. Another great idea for an easy, quick, but delicious recipe is...

Bread of the Dead

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01Oct

Pan de Muerto ☠️ Bread of the Dead Each year on November 1st and 2nd in Mexico as well as in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, people celebrate the Day of the Dead. This is a touching and at the same time joyous holiday when people remember their dead relatives and ancestors. They believe that the souls...

Caldo de Pollo ( Homemade Chicken Soup )

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23Sep

Caldo de pollo is a common Latin American soup that consists of chicken and vegetables. In Mexico, this soup is used during illnesses as a treatment for colds, as well as a regular comfort food for cold or under-the weather days. What makes this soup different from many other versions of chicken soup is that, caldo...

Delicioso!

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21Sep

Some photos of delicious food we have in Playa! Those dishes are beautiful, flavorful and so tasty! (more…)...

Delicious breakfast in Mexico

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11Sep

Delicious breakfast in Mexico ?? 1- Chiles en nogada ; 2 - Flautas de pollo y chorizo con salsa verde, rojo y crema; 3- Crepa de arrachera. Once in a while I make Chiles en Nogada, our favorite dish for sure! Chiles en Nogada is a classic Mexican dish originating from Puebla. Stuffed poblano peppers...

Salsa Verde (boiled version)

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14Aug

I have one recipe of Tomatilla Salsa Verde, it’s a more creamier version because of avocado. This version uses boiled tomatillas, and the salsa is more chunky and slightly spicy. If you like it more spicy, then add some seeds from the peppers. (more…)...

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