Mexico
Food and wine in Mexico, America, and Mexican food history.
Shredded beef chimichangas
Chimichangas de carne de res by their Mexican name.
Sweet corn cake
Serve this sweet corn cake as a Mexican side dish.
Fresh mint and watermelon drink
This is a Mexican drink you can prepared at home by mashing watermelon and adding a little water and sugar, if the watermelon was not ripe enough. The mint and sparkling water are a modern twist to a traditional recipe.
Dulce jamoncillo
This Mexican sweet treat is often called “Milk Fudge” because of its consistency. As with regular fudge, it can be made with or without nuts. It’s rich and creamy and simple to make, though it does take several hours to prepare. It is often found cut into medium size squares but can also be rolled into logs and sliced into candy-size pieces.
Chicken tamales
The tamale is a traditional dish made by filling a masa coated leaf with any number of ingredients and then cooked by steam. You may think making tamales is hard but nothing could further from the truth as we show you here.
Cilantro lime chicken
This chicken recipe is great to serve as a main dish, with Mexican rice on the side, or incorporated into other recipes like chicken tamales.
Mexican rice
A meal from the southwest is just not the same without Mexican rice as a side dish. There are as many different rice recipes as there are families but one thing is certain, they are all great.
Rum spiked horchata
Making horchatas is time consuming, but completely worth the wait. It’s a good idea to start preparing it the day before you plan to drink it so it has plenty of time to process and chill.
Mexican turkey burger wraps
A healthy choice and an option to love because it is very different to the usual beef burger and bun. It is a lot lower in fat and more fun to eat!
Mexican fresh tomato sauce
This sauce can be prepared with a chunky texture, known as salsa cruda, or made into a purée, either coarse or smooth.konwn as salsa fresca. It is a great accomapniment for virtually any Mexican dish, particularly tacos or tostadas.