Maple Meets Mexico Maple Cinnamon Margaritas have all the traditional margarita flavors plus the vanilla notes of REAL maple syrup and the warm spice of cinnamon that I know you’ll love. These margaritas will have everyone guessing the secret ingredient that makes them so good! We live part time in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula about eight miles over the northernmost Wisconsin border. I write the bi-weekly food column for the local paper and every year I am asked to do a cooking demo and judge the maple syrup contest at the Phelps, Wisconsin Maple Syrup Fest. This past weekend I made…
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Continue ReadingSlow Cooked Goodness This sweet and tangy shredded beef is a delicious slow cooked recipe that makes tender and juicy beef that you can use for tacos, nachos, or sandwiches. The beef also freezes well. This slow roasts for three hours and makes a wonderful and flavorful meal. The full, printable recipe is linked at the end of this post. There is a print button under the picture on the recipe card that you can tap to print this recipe. Hitting this print button will also condense the picture into one page that you can screenshot. There is also a…
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Easy and Tasty Taco Night These Crispy Chicken Tacos are basically a set it and forget it recipe. It can be made in the oven or the slow cooker. A jar of salsa, some chicken, and water is basically all you need. The only work that is required is to fry up your taco shells before eating. It’s such a fun and delicious way to eat Crispy Chicken Tacos. Perfect to make ahead too! There is a full, printable recipe at the end of this post. There is also a Pinterest button on the top right you can use to…
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Mexican Restaurant Food at Home This Easy Tex Mex Tamale Skillet is a quick and simple dinner that is delicious for the whole family. Made with ground beef, a white onion, green pepper, a bottle of chili sauce, and a can of Hormel tamales this dinner comes together quickly. If you prefer, you can substitute homemade tamales as well though it might take some extra work. There’s no oven needed, this whole skillet cooks up on the stove top. Serve with Fritos Scoops for a fun taco themed night that kids and adults will both love. The full recipe is…
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Your Newest Fave If I had to pick one recipe my friends ask me to make most often it would be these Grilled Steak Tacos. Marinated overnight in a tomato based marinade with onion and lime, these grilled steak tacos are tender, flavorful, and delicious. I make a huge amount of these for get togethers and anyone can throw some meat on the grill when they have a hankering. Read This Before Coming Back To Facebook To Troll Me I learned this recipe from an old friend who owned the bar we hung out at. This was one of his…
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No Meat But Great to Eat The air fryer was the last appliance I ever wanted to buy and have cluttering up my counter and now it is the appliance I use almost every day. I made these Air Fryer Fried Avocado Tacos as an experiment and they will now be a regular menu staple in my house. They’re so easy to make and delicious to eat. Using a box of oven fry chicken coating and an Asian bagged salad kit, this a meal that is ready in less than thirty minutes. These Air Fryer Fried Avocado Tacos are great…
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An Easy, Exciting Dinner Puffy Chicken Tacos are an easy meal. There is a printable recipe at the bottom of this post but first I’ve got some tips and info for you. I ate tacos like this a few years back when I was working in Los Angeles read about Arturo’s Taco Stand. The shells were light as air and were the perfect accompaniment to the savory and spicy taco fillings. Recently someone posted on Instagram about puffy tacos and it reminded me of them so I decided to recreate them at home. These tacos are made with my chicken…
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Become Your Own Personal Taco Truck I don’t think I have ever met a person who doesn’t like tacos. I personally could eat tacos every single day of the week! I am lucky enough to live in a neighborhood with a taco cart on every corner and a Mexican restaurant every other step. In fact, I once did a taco crawl in my neighborhood and tried an incredible amount of tacos. You can read my blog post on A Taco Tour of Rogers Park. I have yet to meet a taco I didn’t like. What is Al Pastor? One of…
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