Here’s the Mexican Couscous dish I told you about yesterday. Loved it with the Cream Cheese Enchiladas. Unbelievably simple. And if you were feeling guilty about the cream cheese and sour cream in the enchiladas, this dish has very little fat. Perfect side for the rich enchiladas. Have a great weekend! PrintMexican CouscousAuthor adapted from… Read More
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Cream Cheese and Chicken Enchiladas
One of our family favorites for dinner is chicken enchiladas. I’ve been making a tried-and-true recipe for years, but decided to give this recipe for Cream Cheese and Chicken Enchiladas found on Mel’s Kitchen Cafe a whirl. The reviews ranged from “best enchiladas you’ve made” to absolutely no leftovers. The filling is a hard to… Read More
Salsa de Pina – Pineapple Salsa
I Pinned this recipe for Salsa de Pina – Pineapple Salsa months ago, and have made it a few times since. Love it. We usually eat it up so quickly, I forget to take a photo.Perfect with fish tacos, enchiladas, or tortilla chips. It’s simple and fresh, and everyone loves it. Everyone except one 15… Read More
Chicken and Cream Cheese Enchiladas with Homemade Corn Crepes
Jo Murdock is one of my favorite people in the world! Jo met her husband Dave at Disneyland when she was 17 on the Carnation dance floor by the castle Move over Cinderella. They were married when she was 18. She is the most devoted mother of 8 children (7 living, one passed at birth)…. Read More
Fresh Spinach and Mushroom Enchiladas
Fresh Spinach and Mushroom Enchiladas We loved Fresh Spinach and Mushroom Enchiladas. A veggie version of a family favorite! Well, Brookie and I did. Not too sure about the boys. They’re always looking for the meat. I added onions and fresh mushrooms to the dish to beef up the filing and give it a bit… Read More
Pico de Gallo
Final installment of our “Cafe Rio Style“recipes. Why is this called Pico de Gallo? In Spanish, Pico means spicy or beak. And gallo means rooster. So Pico de Gallo literally translated, is a spicy rooster, or beak rooster? Or maybe it’s spicy beak of a rooster? Grant (who speaks fluent Spanish) and I had a… Read More
Cafe Rio Style Creamy Tomatillo Salad Dressing
Cafe Rio Style Creamy Tomatillo Salad Dressing is an essential component to any Cafe Rio style meal! What’s a Cafe Rio salad without the dressing? While other copycat recipes use dried or bottled Ranch dressing, this recipe is all home made. Cafe Rio Style Creamy Tomatillo Salad Dressing is creamy, tangy and a little bit… Read More
Cafe Rio Style Black Beans
Cafe Rio Style Black Beans are simple to make at home and taste just like the black beans at our favorite fast-casual restaurant Cafe Rio! A few weeks ago, my friend Mel, aka the Dancin’ Queen, had to make Cafe Rio beans for 250 guests. Yes, two hundred and fifty. We talked about how this… Read More
Cafe Rio-Style Sweet Pork Salad
Cafe Rio-Style Sweet Pork Salad is one of the most popular items on Cafe Rio’s menu! Now you can make Cafe Rio-Style Sweet Pork Salad at home for a crowd at a fraction of the price of eating out. If you live in the great state of Utah, or have visited here in the past… Read More
Tessa’s Southwest Chicken Rollups
I’ve had this recipe for Tessa’s Southwest Chicken Rollups in my files for years. Every once in a while I pull it out and make a batch. They usually disappear about as quickly as they come out of the oven. This week, I served them with Sheri’s Simple Salsa. Great mid-week meal, with chips and… Read More
Guacamole Taquero (Taco-Shop Guac)
Found this recipe for Guacamole Taquero (Taco-Shop Guac) last months issue of Saveur magazine. I altered it a bit. LOVE it. Perfect as a stand alone dip, or with tacos, or on top of enchiladas, taco salad, etc. Tonight we had it with some Southwest Chicken Roll ups, which I’ll post soon. Guacamole Taquero takes about… Read More
Sheri’s Super Simple Salsa
Sheri’s Super Simple Salsa is our family go-to salsa.It’s made with canned, crushed tomatoes so you can make it year round. It’s as good in December as it is in July. In July, just add some fresh cut tomatoes to freshen it up a bit. It takes about 5 minutes to throw together, and it’s… Read More
Ground Turkey Enchiladas with Corn and Cilantro Topping
Ground Turkey Enchiladas with Corn and Cilantro Topping: I was out of town last week, so I didn’t blog about any of our Mother’s Day happenings…This was the scene at our house on Mother’s Day after church: Elder Gonzales and Stephen on SKYPE! Our son Stephen (read about him here) is serving a mission for… Read More
Green Chili Enchiladas for a Crowd
Green Chili Enchiladas for a Crowd. I love enchiladas. We make several different types, my absolute favorite beingthis recipe for Santa Fe Enchiladas. It’s a wonderful recipe, but time consuming. Not great if you have to make, say, enchiladas for 200. I looked for a recipe I could easily make in bulk, without losing the… Read More
Tomato and Red Pepper Mexi- Rice
Shall we call this the series on Mexican dishes? Not super authentic, but dishes with a Mexi-flair. Earlier in the week , it was Mexican Breakfast Tortillas. In the next few days, I’ll post a simple Green Chili Enchilada recipe for a crowd and a Mexican Salad. This rice dish – Tomato and Red Pepper… Read More
Mexican Breakfast Tortillas
Last Wednesday, we dropped our son, Stephen off at the Missionary Training Center, in Provo, Utah. Stephen will be serving a two year mission for our church-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, aka the Mormon church. It was a day filled with mixed emotions. For almost 5 months, since he opened his… Read More
Mexican Pulled Pork Carnitas
I wanted to have a little Cinco De Mayo celebration earlier this month. Between baseball rain outs and reschedules, end of school year craziness, and lifeingeneral, our celebration was reduced to a throw together dinner. You know how my kids LOVE Boston Butt. I found a couple of recipes that looked easy and yummy-one was… Read More
Beef Enchiladas with Roasted Tomatillo Sauce and Fresh Peach Salsa
Beef Enchiladas with Roasted Tomatillo Sauce and Fresh Peach Salsa Whenever I ask my kids what they want for a birthday meal, or any meal for that matter, the answer I get most often is: enchiladas. I loved the Santa Fe Enchiladas we made a while back. The sauce was a little on the spicy… Read More
Santa Fe Enchiladas
How do you know when recipe is a success? How about when your 17 year old son asks if you can make it for his birthday dinner…next January. I tried Santa Fe Enchiladas after my friend Emily emailed me the recipe. I loved the spicy, tangy combo in these enchiladas. Now, I’m not a big… Read More
Black Bean Chicken Taco Salad
I have fond memories of my Mom’s tacos. She made tacos using ground beef, chopped onion, a package of Schilling Taco Seasoning, Ortega taco shells, American cheese, chopped tomatoes, grated carrot, and iceberg lettuce. I LOVED taco night. When I was a young married girl (yes, very young). How young? Well, let’s just say… Read More
Mexican Rice with Cilantro dressing
I still remember my high school Spanish teacher, Senor Turner. Interesting guy. I don’t recall learning a lot of Spanish, but I do remember some of his mannerisms. He spent a lot of time talking about his travels abroad, and told us to spend our money on travel, instead of cars and clothing while we… Read More
Mexican Chicken Tortilla Soup
It’s soup time! Finally the weather has cooled down enough to make soup. I love the flavors in Cafe Rio’s Chicken Soup. After experimenting with lots of white chili, (not my fav, because it has too mucho meat and beans) tortilla soup recipes and using Cafe Rio’s soup as a model, I came up with… Read More