Lighter Layered Mexican Bake

MMmmmm Mexican is my favorite and this was fantastic. A great WW recipe and was easy to make. It makes a lot so I cut it down to just fit the two of us. SOOO GOOD!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1 spray(s) olive oil cooking spray 
 2 pound(s) uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast-I used gr white turkey breast 
 30 oz canned black [...]

Crockpot Burrito Soup

Ahh, I love using my crockpot. Dinner is already to go when you get home or are ready to eat on a busy weekend day. With little to no prep involved you can have a delicious meal anytime. I found this recipe on Elly Says Opa, and once again the recipe didnt disappoint as do [...]

Fish tacos with avocado cream

Just like Proceed with caution, I am always on the hunt for great tasting fish tacos. The recipes I have posted have been good, ones we have made again, but nothing wows me like the ones we had in Hawaii. Then I found this recipe. I originally tried it because I had an avocado to [...]

Creamy Salsa Chicken

What a great and easy recipe from Mary Ellen.  The chicken tasted great, was super moist,  and was a perfect busy weeknight meal.
ENJOY!

Ingrediets:
6 large boned, skinless chicken breast halves
one 16-oz. jar of slightly chunky salsa, any flavor, as spicy as you like (Note: if the salsa is too thin, the sauce will be runny.)
½ cup [...]

Turkey Tacos

MMMMM tacos. I love Mexican and tonight’s dinner was perfect. I found this recipe on Cook’s Illustrated and was very happy with it. I did use gr turkey breast extra lean white meat in place of the lean beef and it was just as great at regular! Here is the original recipe!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:

Beef Filling

2
tablespoons vegetable oil [...]

Tequila Lime Grilled Chicken

A perfect summer meal. We were having friends from MI over to visit and have dinner and I thought this would be the perfect dish to serve. I served it with cabbage and herb orange slaw, iced cold watermelon and Spanish rice. I found this recipe on Annie’s Eats a recipe from Ina Garten. Check [...]

Enchiladas with red chile sauce

Nothing is better than a meal of Mexican food. It is my all time favorite type of food out there..I  mean don’t get me wrong, I love all food, but I LOVE Mexican. I could eat it every single day if I allowed myself, but I don’t! Anyway, for our second dinner party, I thought [...]

How to cut and peel a mango

I know this seems like a silly post, but this question gets asked quite often, so when I made a mango fruit salad the other night to go with our Mexican meal, I thought I would post a great step by step way to properly cut and peel a mango.
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
2-3 mangoes depending on how many [...]

Strawberry Margarita Pie-July 09 Tasty Tools Springform pans

I recently saw this recipe on Annie’s Eats and knew to instantly mark it for future use. The recipe sounded and looked delicious and would be a perfect dessert to any Mexican meal. Well the opportunity to make it came sooner than I thought. This week H had several work dinners that we were putting [...]

Mexican Pizza

Just in time for Cinco de Mayo!! Serve warm with chips and salsa, and of course an iced cold Corona!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
2 tortillas per person
1-2 cans of re-fried beans depending on how many
salsa
shredded cheddar cheese
sour cream
1 lbs (or more depending on crowd) of gr turkey or beef-I used gr turkey
2 tbsp of favorite taco seasonings-I like the Latino [...]