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About Mexican Food! 


Call it Mexican food, call it Tex-Mex, call it whatever you wish, Mexican food is Delish!

Around these parts of Texas, we call it Mexican food. However, I hear we should be calling it Tex-Mex food...Only because we put our own special brand on it.

It's all good as far as I'm concerned.

Mexican Food is Yummy!Several years ago I became a Mexican food lover. I worked around the corner from a small family owned and operated Mexican restaurant and became a regular over night.

When I became a mom, I could not partake in my Mexican food fetish as much as I wished. So, I started learning how to prepare the cuisine on my own (and with the help of some friends).

When you learn how to do something from someone else, you do it their way then make it your own way.
Mexican Food Cooked any Way!
What's your way?

The Mexican Food Group: Fresh Food Lenses! 

These Lenses have been recently updated by the lensmaster and are full of fresh information. Check them out!

Mexican Food: Beans, Beans, and More Beans! 

featured lens Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit...

...The more I eat...Well, you get the picture. Pinto Beans are an awesome addition to just about any meal. Cook them in large batches and you will have plenty to last over several meals. Pinto beans are easy to make, they freeze well, and they are g...

featured lens How To Make Refried Pinto Beans

Nothing goes better with a Mexican dish than refried beans on the side. It is true, at one time in my life I only knew the kind you get in the can. Canned mashed pinto beans were okay at home. Or you can get whole pinto beans in a can and mash those....

featured lens Satisfying Black Bean Soup

What to eat? One night my daughter browsed the pantry for a late night dinner. Finally home from work and school, something to eat was required and it had to be easy. Glancing at a can of Bush's black beans gave her just what she needed. A quick bla...

Mexican Food: Breakfast Selections! 

featured lens Huevos Rancheros: Breakfast (Or Dinner) At Our House

Being a New England native without a south-of-the-border bone in my body, I'd not heard of this dish until my mustached man, Steve, an Arizona boy, prepared it for me years after our first date. Since then, this classic Mexican meal has become a...

Mexican Food: Chili and Peppers to Entice and Please! 

featured lens Tim's Red Chili

When the weather turns cold, there's nothing better than a hot bowl of soup or stew, especially chili. A hot bowl of chili, with it's perfect blend of chiles, tomatoes, and spices warms you up like nothing else will. Chili is the perfect food for a f...

featured lens How To Make Great Chili Without a Recipe

I don't mean buy chili from the grocery store--I mean make it yourself. And make it your own. There is no reason in the world that you have to follow somebody's recipe, painstakingly measuring 1/2 teaspoon of this, 2 cups of that or 8 oz. of the othe...

featured lens Easy Crockpot Stuffed Peppers Mexican Style

Love stuffed peppers? Love Mexican? Love your slow cooker? Then I have the perfect recipe for you. This Mexican-style stuffed pepper dish is perfect for a family meal, great comfort food, and even looks pretty when you serve it so would be great for...

Mexican Food: Enchiladas Anyone? 

featured lens Forget Restaurants! Here's an Enchilada Recipe Anyone Can Do.

For years I trekked to a local Mexican restaurant, El Tejano, to partake in their marvelous Enchiladas. When they closed their doors, I knew I had to come up with an Enchilada Recipe of my own that mimicked theirs. After a lot of practice, varying o...

Mexican Food: Homemade Tortillas! 

featured lens How to Make Mexican Corn and Flour Tortillas

Corn and flour tortillas are incredibly easy to make. Once you've had homemade, you'll feel like you've entered a new food galaxy. Don't get me wrong - I use the store-bought brands and most of them are quite good. But when I have a few minutes and r...

featured lens Tortilla Tips & Recipes

Everyone loves corn and flour tortillas (it should be mandatory for our taste buds). You'll find so many recipes, there's always an excuse to have a great Mexican meal any time you want. You can make them from scratch or buy them. Just dive in and en...

Mexican Food: Tacos and More! 

featured lens Chicken and Black Bean Quesadillas

If you like Quesadillas with cheese you'll love this. The kids loved it. It has chicken, cheese, beans (fun-looking black ones!), salsa - all in a flour tortilla baked to perfection. It's easy to make and since the kids like it there isn't any compla...

featured lens Easy Weeknight Braising Recipes

Sometimes when you get home late from work and you're tired, but it's cold and icky out and you'd really like some stew or chili but you don't have hours and hours to spend and the kids are whining and your husband/wife will be home any second and it...

featured lens Achiote-Roasted Pork Tacos with Pickled Red Onions

Never ones to do the expected, my husband and I chose to serve this dish for our family Yule celebration in 2008. It was an immediate hit with the entire family, including my husband's 80 year old parents whose only request was that they be able to e...

featured lens Best Mexican Chicken Fajitas Recipe

Chicken Fajitas are an easy to make Tex-Mex recipe dish (what most people just call Mexican in the United States) that usually features steak, but in this variation, features chicken, along with fresh bell peppers and onions. Served sizzling hot, thi...

featured lens Tamales For Christmas

It's a tradition here in the Southwest to have Tamales for Christmas. I was taught to make Tamales by Grandma Jennie. She was born and raised in Mexico. All the women and girls in the family would get together in November or December and put together...

 

featured lens Carne Guisada Made Easy!

Around this house we do everything we can to save money. One practice we employ is purchasing large quantities of meats on sale. A large Brisket, cooked on our smoker, can feed our family over several meals. So, you ask, what do you do with all the...

Mexican Food: Tantalizing Toppings and Spices 

featured lens XXX - Means Hot HOt HOT SAUCE!

XXX hot sauces, or any hot sauce for that matter, were not what I would have considered as condiments back in high school. I remember being a college freshman at Georgia Tech, and having a contest with my fraternity brothers to see who could eat the...

featured lens E is for ...Epazote

Welcome to the fifth in a series looking at herbs and spices. I hope to be able to introduce you to a range of spices you may use frequently, but didn't know much about, as well as new spices you may have never heard of.

featured lens Cilantro- The Wonder Herb- there is more to Cilantro than meets the eye or the tastebuds!

What kind of title is that? For those who love Cilantro in Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Latin American, African, Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine might say it was a wonder herb .. as there is no other herb that can compare to its spicy, exotic, fr...

featured lens Cayenne Pepper Supplements & Ointment

The Cayenne is a red, hot chili pepper, generally speaking any of a number of peppers are called cayenne. A member of the nightshade family, it is used in cooking to flavor dishes, and for medicinal purposes. The fruits can be dried and ground, or p...

featured lens Mexican Food Made My Way

**WORK IN PROGRESS MORE TO COME SOON** I love mexican and mexican-style food. Luckily my husband does too. I probably prepare mexican food three or more times per week. I always have at least two packages of tortillas on hand at a time. Fish Tacos....

Mexican Food: Travel! 

featured lens La Villa Bonita Mexican Culinary Vacation

La Villa Bonita is the perfect place to learn to cook authentic Mexican Cuisine, see beautiful Tepoztlan, Mexico and learn about Mexican culture through food. Husband and Wife owners Chef Ana Garcia and Robb Anderson fill every moment of your 7-day o...

Mexican Food: Yummy Rice Dishes! 

featured lens Spanish Rice: Forget the Box and Make it Homemade

I used to depend on boxed Spanish Rice. One day a friend taught me how to make it homemade. I found making Spanish rice was much easier than it would seem. Since then I have tweaked my friend's recipe and made it my own. I'll let you in on the secre...

Mexican Food Group Rules! 

I Love Mexican Food!

Group Rules:

1. As Group Administrator, I reserve the right to change the rules
1. All lenses will be on approval.
1. Only lenses that include actual Mexican food recipes will be approved.
1. If all else fails, refer to rule #1.
1. Oops! All rules are #1
(I admit, I stole that idea from the "Man Rule" club at my husband's workplace)

Mexican Food and You! 


I love Mexican food! I love eating it and preparing it. Most people only eat Mexican food at restaurants. Are you one of those people? Have you ever tried preparing any Mexican food? Are you willing to try cooking a Mexican food feast at home?

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Mexican Food:Tools You can Use! 

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Imusa Tortilla Warmer

Imusa Tortilla Warmer

Keep or heat those tortillas to perfection! Nothin more...0 points

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Norpro Cast Aluminum Tortilla Press

Norpro Cast Aluminum Tortilla Press

Homemade tortillas are truly a treat, and like nea more...0 points

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Nonstick Tortilla Bowl Makers, Set of 2

Nonstick Tortilla Bowl Makers, Set of 2

Tortilla Bowl Maker! Impress your friends with a l more...0 points

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The Taco Rack, Junior

The Taco Rack, Junior

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Salton Santa Fe Quesadilla Maker- QM2SFR

Salton Santa Fe Quesadilla Maker- QM2SFR

Bake your favorite Quesadilla recipes easily and q more...0 points

Mexican Food Group Expectations! 

Group Expectations:

I want this group to be active so I'm going to do my part by visiting, and approving, submitted lenses. Remember, I'm a mom so if I don't get to your lens right away, keep in mind I will.

I hope all accepted Lensmasters will visit other group member lenses. Favoring, Rating, or Rolling lenses will be appreciated by your Mexican food comrades.

I think this can be a great group. As lenses are accepted, and this group grows, I will change or add features as necessary.

Now put me to work and submit those Mexican food lenses!


Keep the Mexican Food Group Busy!

Give an Olé to Mexican Food! 

If you are a Mexican Food lover, we want to know!

If you have a Mexican food lens, submit it to this group!

If you haven't built a Mexican food lens yet, build one now!

Or, just say "Hey"!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lensmaster

Ramkitten wrote...

I stopped by to look for some recipes, because we definitely need to branch out a bit. (We have, like, seven different dinners we keep rotating through.) Anyhow, I noticed you've featured my lens on huevos rancheros, and I wanted to say thank you!

ReplyPosted June 24, 2009

Lensmaster

Eclectic_Muse wrote...

[in reply to ckennedy] This is a wonderful group! I've been trying out everyone's recipes/suggestions and my Mexican cuisine has expanded and improved greatly. Thanks for joining!!!

ReplyPosted May 08, 2009

Lensmaster

ckennedy wrote...

I can't believe it took me so long to find my "home" group! Thanks so much for including me - it's an honor to be among so many great lensmasters/Mexican food lovers. I'll be visiting everyone here as often as possible.

ReplyPosted May 07, 2009

Lensmaster

Eclectic_Muse wrote...

[in reply to spirituality] Thank You! I am honored!

ReplyPosted April 24, 2009

Lensmaster

spirituality wrote...

Great group. I gave it the Excellent Groups Award and featured it on my Great Groups Lensography. Come take a look and proudly display your badge like a select bunch of other groups already have!
Keep up the good work!

ReplyPosted April 23, 2009

 
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My Family Night Dinner Ideas Blog 

We have been looking for a little variety for our Family Nights. My teen daughter and I decided to start fishing though my grandmother's old recipe cards for ideas. We are preparing one new meal a week. If you are looking for some new dinner ideas, you may like to follow our Family Night Dinner Ideas Blog.

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