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There are many occasions over the holidays where we are invited to a gathering where we either want to bring something to contribute to the evening or as a hostess gift.  Everyone brings wine it seems, and after years of being one of those couples we found a great quick easy recipe for salsa that [...]

Surprisingly, when we were recently in Mexico, we sometimes found it difficult to find Mexican food to sample.  It seems that the Mexican resorts try so hard to cater to visiting American tourists, that they fill their menus with traditionally American dishes  and completely neglect their Mexican roots.  It sounds silly to say it, but [...]

One of the more interesting dishes that we recently had in Cabo san Lucas was one of beef mango tacos.   I wasn’t sure what I was expecting when I ordered them, but I was pleasantly surprised by the delicious sweet meat dish that was delivered to our table.
 
I have always been a fan of lettuce [...]

 
This was one of my favorite dishes from our vacation. After spending a good part of the day taking our daughter all over the resort to look at parrots, cockatoos, flamingos and canaries, oh my! we were beaten by the heat and looked forward to a delicious meal. As luck would have it, [...]

 
One of our lunches while we were south of the border was at The Bistro in our resort, Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach.  The view from the table on the private veranda was a breathtaking panorama of the wild Pacific Ocean, and the crashing waves upon the beach.
Lunch this day consisted of Chiles Rellenos.
Chiles Rellenos, literally [...]

Chicken Chilaquiles (chee-lah-KEE-lays) are my most favorite discovery from our Mexican adventure, in Cabo San Lucas.  Yes, I must confess that I was unaware of the existence of this delicious dish, but once I tasted it I must admit that I sampled it several more times.   Served at breakfast, this spicy dish of tortilla strips [...]