Archive for July, 2009

Southwest Chicken Taco Filling

Published by Rachel July 24th, 2009 in Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, Poultry, 4 Stars, Family Recipe, Crock Pot, Entertaining, Easy Preparation, Heart Healthy and Latin. Closed

This chicken taco filling is quite good, and it’s made in the crockpot.  It’s important to use a flavorful salsa (I used Arriba! Fire Roasted Mexican Chipotle Salsa), and DO NOT use a mild salsa as there just isn’t enough flavor.
After the dish is cooked squeeze some fresh lime juice to give the dish a […]

Salsa Fresca

Published by Rachel July 20th, 2009 in Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, 5 Stars, Entertaining, Easy Preparation, Salsa and Picnic/Potluck. Closed

We love salsa…all salsas.  I think the hardest salsa to make is red salsa–I’m not sure why, but most of the time when we make red salsa at home it’s good but just not memorable good.  Green salsas on the other hand almost always turns out great…go figure!  Anyway, I got this recipe from my […]

Homemade Red Sauce

Published by Rachel July 19th, 2009 in Vegetarian, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Sauce, Freezeable and Pasta. Closed

We have tons of fresh ripe tomatoes, and what better way to use some of these delicious tomatoes than to make a homemade pasta sauce!
Absolutely d’lish, and worth most definitely worth the time.
Ingredients:

16 med-large ripe tomatoes
2 TBSP olive oil
12 garlic cloves, chopped
salt to taste
sugar to taste
10 basil leaves, chopped

Directions:

With a sharp knife cut a small […]

Mango Jicama Salsa

Published by Rachel July 2nd, 2009 in Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, Poultry, Fish, Quick and Easy, 5 Stars, Cooking Light, Family Recipe, Entertaining, Easy Preparation, Salad, Heart Healthy, Latin and Salsa. Closed

I’m always will to try a great new salsa to top chicken tacos or fish tacos.  This salsa is so summery and refreshing, and it went great as a topper for fish tacos.
I saw a recipe for jicama salad in the March 2009 issue of Cooking Light, which was the initial inspiration of my mango […]