Celebrating Cinco De Mayo As a New Mexican native, I have been celebrating Cinco de Mayo for as long as I can remember. My favorite part about hosting a Cinco de Mayo get together at my house, is it gives me an excuse to make delicious Mexican recipes, paired with refreshing beers, to celebrate the…
Appetizers
Stuffed Tortilla Cups with Potatoes and Bacon
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These stuffed tortilla cups are unique and tasty, filled with a blend of potatoes, bacon, and chipotle peppers. A few weeks ago, we got together with friends to watch the Super Bowl. I know it sounds strange, but my favorite part of getting together to watch football has always been creating fun foods to share….
Masa Harina Tapas
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Masa harina tapas are a play on bruschetta, but New Mexican style. Instead of bread, this recipe uses masa harina as the base, with various spicy toppings. Masa Harina Tapas Idea Several years ago while I was visiting my mom, we had the idea to make a New Mexican-style bruschetta, but instead of using bread,…
5-Minute Fried Tortilla Strips (two ways)
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Fried tortilla strips are literally the easiest appetizer or snack to make for home or a potluck. I’m sharing two simple recipes – one for sweet tortilla strips and one for spicy tortilla strips. The first time I tried tortilla strips was about 10 years ago. A co-worker of mine had made them to bring…
Salsa Verde Recipe {Green Salsa}
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Keep reading to learn how to make tomatillo salsa verde recipe using fresh tomatillos, serrano peppers, and garlic! Salsa verde is one of my favorite sauces to prepare in my kitchen. It’s so versatile – it can be used on enchiladas, spooned on top of eggs, or as a salsa paired chips. I have even…
Red Chile Beef Empanadas
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Learn how to make red chile beef empanadas with a homemade dough! If you’ve never had empanadas before, you are in for a treat! Empanadas are a baked or fried pastry with a filling (savory or sweet) that is common in Latin American cultures. I think the first type of empanadas I ever made was…
New Mexican Fried Green Chile Strips
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Love everything green chile? Learn how to make Fried Green Chile Strips to satisfy your chile cravings! When I lived in the Eastern part of New Mexico, there was a restaurant that served fried green chile strips. They were similar to chile rellenos, but without the stems or cheese. Think strips of green chile, battered in…
Green Chile Stuffed Olives
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Several years ago, my mom went to some teacher’s convention in Santa Fe, and while she was there, she picked up a New Mexico Recipes cookbook and a small wooden plaque of the Patron Saint of Cooking, San Pasquale. I have thumbed through the cookbook over the years, and there are some seemingly interesting recipes…
Green Chile, Chicken and Cheese Croissant Rollups
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Around the holidays every year, I tend to come up with different foods I want to stuff into a croissant, and call an appetizer. Maybe it’s my love of cooking for people, or my obsession with bite-sized foods. Maybe I just really love croissants and like to come up with excuses to make them more…
Green Chile Bites with Chicken and Cheese
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I woke up the morning after Thanksgiving, and turned on Pioneer Woman (because I apparently never get tired of food). She was making some sort of meatball, and my mind started wandering to green chile (which happens more than it probably should). A few years ago when I was visiting Ruidoso for Christmas, I had…