Mexican and Tex-Mex food is my all-time favorite. I love Thai, Indian, Japanese, Greek, French, Cuban - I could eat my way through just about every country - but Mexican is the cuisine I always crave. Want to celebrate Cinco de Mayo this year with a Tex-Mex feast? Above are some of my favorite recipes from around the webz, and below are 8 of my own ( Read more... )

Happy Cinco de Mayo! I made you a flan cake.

A flan tres leches cake, to be exact. Like, flan and tres leches cake in the same dessert. No kidding.


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This sweet tater and chorizo filling is so scrumptious, I want to incorporate it into every dinner! In this recipe, I stuffed pie pastry and crescent roll dough with it to make plump, cheesy, Tex-Mexy hand tarts. They're spicy, creamy, flaky, with a touch of natural sweetness from the roasted sweet potatoes. A plate of these with some sour cream, ( Read more... )

This recipe is a compilation of Tex-Mex awesomeness. I've been excited to try a sweet potato + black bean combination forever but just haven't gotten around to it. I finally cobbled together a couple of recipes to create a plateful of fantastic flavors. I spent my entire dinner getting a little bit of each component on my fork and creating "perfect ( Read more... )

These Taco Pockets are pillowy yeast rolls filled with a creamy, cheesy, spicy Tex-Mex filling. They can be made with items you probably have sitting in your kitchen right now! I like to serve them with an array of accoutrements -- sour cream, guacamole, salsa, and fresh cilantro ( Read more... )

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