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Arroz con pollo is rice with chicken. Frijoles are beans. This recipe is the Mexican rice recipe with chicken or beans added to it to make a complete meal. It is an inexpensive din

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My cousin Maria Isabel or “Chava” as we call her came back from South America with this recipe and it is my favorite way to eat tacos now. If you like your tacos drowne

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Gorditas is something we would eat in the winter months and usually with Athole or Champurada. When you think about it its a weird food to dip but somehow it works.

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Athole is a drink made from masa. The same stuff you use to make corn tortillas and tamales. Sounds weird, huh? It probably is really weird for someone who didn’t grow up dri

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My grandmother would make this for me when I was a little older and I was crazy about it. I remember asking her if this was the Mexican version of Mac ‘n cheese. It’s s

Sopita is a childhood favorite. It is basically tiny shaped pasta cooked in a tomato based sauce. You can also use elbow noodles or small shell pasta. Its delicious and I have neve

Chilaquiles always reminds me of Luke’s Diner in Gilmore Girls when Caesar is running the place he say… “Chilaquiles!” Makes me giggle.  Anyway this is a v

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The beef tamale filling is used in the same manner as the chicken. Be sure to time your tamale ingredients so they are ready at nearly the same time. This red beef filling is a fav

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Flour tortillas warm off the skillet with butter are the best! They are easy to assemble but rolling out perfect circles is not. Well, at least it isn’t for me :). They taste