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Chorizo Queso Dip

No kidding: Today, I ran into my friend’s mom at the grocery store and, unprompted, she told me that she wants a taco bar and queso fountain at her 50th birthday party this year. With– I quote– “none...

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Chipotle Chicken Sheet Pan Quesadilla with Avocado Salsa Verde

Okay so this is not nearly the first time I came up with a way to serve quesadillas at a party., and I’m sure it won’t be the last. Why? Because I’m not sure I’ve ever seen someone turn down a...

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Green Chile Chicken Quesadilla Sticks

You could say that I’m extra invested in football season this year. The guys got NFL Sunday Ticket so we now get all of the games at home, I finally formed my own fantasy football league, and most...

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Crispy Chicken Tacos with Avocado Buttermilk Ranch

I’m not sure of the technical way to measure the greatness of a meal (if such a thing exists), but I want to say that it’s probably “how likely would it be that I’d happily– maybe even eagerly– eat...

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4 Must-Make Salsas

Can we have a moment of silence for all of the snack aisle salsas that’ll get tossed from the refrigerator shelves to the trash bins right after people have a taste of these aptly named, homemade,...

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Slow Cooker Smothered Beef Burritos

The only limes that I’ve been able to find throughout the past few weeks of recipe-making have been intimidatingly large. As in REALLY HUGE. As in close your eyes and picture a softball, but then...

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Crunchy Mexican BBQ Sauced Chicken Tacos with Charred Corn Relish

I feel like you’re giving me a weird look right now. Is it because when you envision sweet and smoky, barbecue sauce-smothered chicken with fresh-off-the-cob corn, you’re usually not thinking of...

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Creamy Three Cheese Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas

When I first started coming up with recipes for my upcoming Cinco de Mayo / birthday fiesta, I was all set on only including authentic Mexican recipes. I researched meticulously, I took notes, I...

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Mexican Chocolate Custard Cake with Spiked Marshmallow Whipped Cream

I’m not up-to-date on my Sesame Street these days, but back when I was just a wee tyke, they’d always let you know of  some special numbers and letters that were important to the show– and I’m totally...

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Crock Pot Chicken Tinga Tacos with Bacon Pico De Gallo

Happy Cinco de Mayo!  How are you going to celebrate? (Pssst! If you’re not planning on eating tacos tonight, it’s time to reevaluate your choices.) Lately I’ve been absolutely swamped with things to...

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Blueberry Pineapple Margaritas

Is it just me, or are you also gasping at the fact that it’s May already?! Wasn’t it just Christmas? I’m still getting used to writing “2015” on things. Still, I’m not complaining. May means...

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Easy Vegetable Enchilada Skillet

  In an unexpected twist of events that would shock and appall my former 5-year-old self, I have grown to love vegetables.  I am like a kid in a candy store in the produce section during the...

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Easy Homemade Enchilada Sauce

This past Saturday was one of those days when you actually start talking out loud to your online movie streaming source out of guilt. “Yes, I am still watching. I will tell you when I’ve had enough. I...

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Cheesy Fiesta Black Bean Spinach Dip

Some people say that sunshine makes them happy. Some people say that spending time with their families makes them happy. Some people feel happy when their favorite song comes on the radio. That’s all...

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Chicken, Spinach, & Poblano Empanadas with Avocado-Jalapeno Dip

It’s been an exciting week for me. My cousin Ashley, who I’ve mentioned a couple times since I started posting on this blog, got married on Saturday.  I don’t know if I’m more excited about that or...

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Baked Chicken Chimichangas with Monterey Jack Cheese Sauce

Yesterday I cried at Starbucks. Not like a little whimper, I’m talking full on sob-crying with little pools of tears collecting on the lid of my coffee.  It was not my finest moment, guys.  Not my...

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Homemade Flour Tortillas

If there is, in fact, a “wrong way” to live, then I’ve been doing it wrong for years. Okay, that might be a little excessive, but the fact that I’ve been using store bought tortillas my whole life just...

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Chili Rubbed Steak Tacos with Chimichurri

If you’ve hung around here long enough, you know that I already made Steak Tacos a little over a year ago. And if you’ve ever met my boyfriend, James, you probably know that they were his favorite meal...

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Chorizo Green Chile Breakfast Skillet

I can usually tell by 8AM what the rest of the day is going to be like.  If I only have time for a granola bar or coffee for breakfast, it’s gonna be a struggle.  If I have, say, a Chorizo Green Chile...

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Tacos Al Pastor with Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa

  Most likely, when we hear the word “taco” in the US, we think of the ground beef stuffed tortillas with a variety of garnishes that you can find everywhere from Taco Bell onward to the sit-down...

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