I totally did not feel like cooking last night because this horrendous cough is draining all my energy. I finally switched from Zyrtec-D to Mucinex-D. Some how I do not know why physicians try to pawn off their samples when they can easily prescribe medication that will take care of the issue. Such is the case when I switched from one med to the other. I have to say I feel SO much better. Even my … [Read more...]
Shredded Tex-Mex Salad with Creamy Lime Dressing
What a title right? Well, it has not been too bad of a week, but obviously there really wasn't any time to post my picture of the yummy Yaki Udon dish I made Monday night. I found a great Japanese food mart close to campus and bought some veggie potstickers so I knew this would go well will the Japanese Yaki Udon. If you have never had it, please visit The Sugar Bar and try her recipe for Shrimp … [Read more...]
Mexican Chilaquiles
While working today and listening to Romantic and Classical Opera on Pandora, I was again inspired to make another authentic dish often cooked by my Mexican grandmother. Well.....not it did not exactly happen like that! Thursdays we usually have a LONG day with usually no time to eat dinner beforehand. I thought that it was at least important to have one good meal before we left for the … [Read more...]
Mexican Sopes and Watermelon Margaritas
So since I knew that my hubby would have to study I thought I would prepare a treat. Actually, I had a craving for some Mexican food, which, to be specific, I wanted sopes. Now what are sopes you may ask? Well, Google helped me with a great definition:Definitions of sopes on the Web:•A sope (pronounced "SOH-peh") is a traditional Mexican dish originating in the city of Culiacán, Si. … [Read more...]
Tamales to die for
Even though I am half Chilean / half Mexican, I hardly learned to cook authentic cuisines from each country. Since I married 16 months ago, I decided that I would try looking for recipes online that sounded familiar to foods I had either in Mexico or in Chile.One of my latest tests was making Northern tamales about a 2 months ago. I decided after making them that I would only make them for special … [Read more...]
