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Recipe: Corn and Feta Salad
The corn and feta salad is fresh and delicious. Plus, with a bit of jalapeño to kick up the heat, it’s a great way to excite the tastebuds. Oh man, I’m so hungry. This isn’t your typical salad, yet it’s packed with flavour and, you guessed it, good on tacos. Let’s get cooking. Ingredients 2 jalapeños 1/2 a cup of feta can of corn 1/2 a lime 1 teaspoon of sriracha salt to taste First up, cut your jalapeños and drain the corn. Once you’ve…
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Recipe: Jalapeño Yogurt Sauce
Jalapeño yogurt sauce is a lighter version of my jalapeño cream cheese sauce. It’s full of so much flavour and it’s the perfect chicken or taco topping. Okay, let’s get started on making this bight sauce. Ingredients 2 jalapeño 1 cup of cilantro 4 tablespoons of greek yogurt 1 tablespoon of lime juice 1/4 cup of olive oil dash of white vinegar salt to taste First, wash your jalapeños and cilantro, then add all of the ingredients into your Vitamix or food processor. Then, mix…
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Recipe: Fresh Tomatillo Salsa
This fresh tomatillo salsa is bright and fresh and the perfect topping for tacos, chicken, or to eat with chips. How did I come up with this recipe, you ask! Well, I created it since the grocery store was all out of avocados. Not a single one was to be found. Seriously. I was at the grocery store and they were totally out of avocados, so I walked the produce section until I found something inspiring – tomatillos to the rescue! What are tomatillos you…
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Recipe: Green Sauce
Green sauce time! We’re in Mexico on vacation, as I’m sure you can tell from my Akumal Snapshot. The best part is all the food. It’s fresh, delicious, and full of so much flavour – we love Mexican food. This green sauce is something I made as a quick appetizer on the fly, no recipe. We liked it so much I recreated it (as best I could) and jotted down all the ingredients. Let’s get to it! Ingredients bottle of Herdez Guacamole Salsa 2 large…
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Recipe: Golden Quesadillas
Gluten Free golden quesadillas are delicious, filling, and just so good. I love mashed potatoes, Mexican food and cheese. Smash this all together in a taco shell and fry it up, you’ve got the best golden quesadillas. Let’s get cooking! Ingredeints potato splash of milk 4 corn tortillas 2 tablespoons of mayo 1/2 cup of crumbled feta cheese cabbage slaw pulled chicken diced tomatoes hot sauce First up – the humble potato. Wash and peel the potato. Dice it up small and boil it. Once…
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Recipe: 7 Layer Dip
7 layer dip time. With a full on Mexican twist. No refried beans here, nope – just real whole black beans and with corn, too! Let’s check out this recipe. Ingredients 19 oz can of black beans 15 oz can of corn 1/2 portion of guacamole 4 tablespoons of greek yogurt 1/2 cup of hot salsa 50g of shredded old cheddar cheese 4 tablespoons of picked jalapeños First, I put some spices on the corn and black beans. Drain and rinse both cans. Then, if…
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Recipe: Mexican Chicken Soup
Mexican chicken soup. This freezer meal is one of my favourites. It takes a touch more work (like roasting the tomatoes) yet it’s full of flavour and packs some heat – it’s perfect for those cold winter nights. Let’s get cooking! Ingredients 400g of chicken breast 200g of roma tomatoes red onion large pepper 1 tablespoon of garlic 3 teaspoons of tex-mex seasoning 1 teaspoon of cumin, oregeno, chili powder and paprika 2 cups of vegetable broth Finishings 4oz of cream cheese handful of cheddar…
