One of my favorite foods is Mexican food. I love the colors, the textures and the flavors. It’s filling and offers a variety sure to please the palate. It can be spicy or bland and when combined with good conversation it makes the meal perfect.
I’ve tried to make a couple of my favorite dishes and always praise the women who have made it for me. Hours on my feet to create a dish of love. Kelley Cleary Coffeen makes my favorite food easy in her 200 Easy Mexican Recipes cookbook. It covers the tried and true and even the fun drinks. With easy instruction, ingredients that won’t have you on a scavenger hunt cooks of all talents can create amazing appetitizers, entrees and desserts. Imagine, your favorite dish with the bold, complex flavors of Mexican cooking made in the comfort of your home!
Coffeen offers more than a collection of recipes. She shares a brief history of Mexican cuisine and even a tutorial on stocking pantries, refrigerators and counters to bring into the kitchen the flavors we have come to enjoy! Each recipe also offers tips from the best way to serve to simple substitutes to make a dish.
Whether you are cooking for yourself or entertaining a crowd, 200 Easy Mexican Recipes offers a selection and the ease that will make your favorite dish a weekly rotation on your menu.
Beverages and Cocktails
- Pomegranate Margarita
- Sangrita, Mojitos
- Chile Rita
- Red sangria
- Tequila Shooters
- Bloody Maria
- Dulce de Leche Martini
Appetizers
- Shrimp Ceviche
- Tex Mex Queso
- Sonoran Nachos
- Stuffed Jalape-os
- Tomato Table Salsa
- Corn and Chile Guacamole
Tacos, Tostadas, Burritos, Tortas and Tamales
- Green Chile and Chicken Tacos
- Shredded Beef Chimichanga
- Spicy Chicken Tortas
- Halibut Tacos
- Machaca Burrito
- Grilled Carne Asada Tacos with Pico de Gallo #Recipe
Enchiladas, Fajitas and Other Favorites
- Chicken Fajitas
- Stuffed Sopapillas
- Red Chile Enchiladas
- Chicken Mole
- Smothered Eggs and Chile
- Chile Rellenos
- Burrito Bowls
- Chopped Mexican Salad
Desserts
- Caramel Flan
- Tres Leches Cake
- Margarita Pie
- Sopapillas de Fruit
- Bizcochos
- Mexican Wedding Cookies
- Mexican Bread Pudding.
This cookbook will quickly become one of your favorites as you explore Mexican cuisine and the textures, colors and flavors that make it my favorite!
Julee is a quirky, dorky, North Carolina Transplant with an appetite to taste the world, meets its desserts and blog about them. When she’s not behind the computer you can find her playing with her family, reading a good book, being a Bon Jovi fangirl and celebrating the little things.
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