Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream
Mexican Chocolate Ice CreamWhen we started My Mexican Shop, there were a number of products I wanted desperately to stock, chief in the list was Mexican drinking chocolate. I absolutely adore it, it's...
View ArticleCourgette Flower & Sweet Corn Tacos
Courgette Flower & Sweet Corn TacosThis is another of those recipes that was born out of desperation in my Dublin kitchen. I've tasted courgette flower quesadillas and stuffed courgette flowers...
View ArticleTortas: The Mexican Sandwich
Avocado & Ham TortaWriting a food blog might give the impression that I am in the kitchen all the time... I wish I was, I do spend there every free minute I can squeeze out of my day; cooking...
View ArticleThe Theatre of Food Demos...
Demonstrating how to make Cochinita PibilWhen we were in our holidays in West Cork a couple of weeks ago, we had the amazing chance of help a fellow blogger Caroline from Bibliocook with an Eight...
View ArticleFoodie Karma...
Bantry House in Bantry, West CorkI believe in Karma. I believe that for every good or bad deed we undertake in life, there are ten of those thrown back at us. If you do good, good will come your way,...
View ArticleGrilled Beef Tacos...
Asada Beef tacosCarne Asada (grilled or barbecued meat) is a very traditional dish in Monterrey, my native city. People eat carne asada every other day and, like the Irish Sunday Roast, it is a sort of...
View ArticleDad and Barbacoa...
Barbacoa TacosBarbacoa is one of those very few dishes that brings me food related memories of my dad. As a typical Mexican man of a certain vintage, dad is very traditional in his views of labour...
View ArticleGuacamole Norteño...
Guacamole NorteñoIt is no secret that I love avocados, most Mexicans do! Last time I blogged about them in my fruity guacamole recipe. This time, I want to share a more traditional way of making...
View ArticleThe Gift of Food this Christmas...
A gift of FoodI love Christmas, it is my favourite time of the year. Growing up our house was filled with the Christmas spirit: colourful decorations everywhere, a big Christmas tree in the hall full...
View ArticleSpicy Turkey Tacos
Spicy Turkey TacosI don't know about you, but I seem to be incapable of ever judging what size turkey to buy so that I don't have a massive amount of it left after our traditionally Irish Christmas...
View ArticleTurkey Enmoladas
Quick Turkey EnmoladasAs those of you who know me, and those of you who've been patient enough to read previous ramblings in this blog, I absolutely hate food waste. I don't throw food away if I can...
View ArticleBeef Barbacoa in Red Salsa...
These Beef Barbacoa in Red Salsa Tacos are divineI recently blogged about barbacoa and how it is my one food connection with my dad. When I made the barbacoa for that post, I froze a small amount for...
View ArticleHow To: Black Beans from Scratch...
Freshly made black beansThis post is the first in a series of 'how to' posts. I've been observing a few of our customers in the market and getting e-mails asking how to use some of the most basic...
View ArticleHomemade Tortilla Chips...
Homemade Tortilla ChipsAs you know, I'm trying to blog more regularly these days, at least once a week. Friday is usually the day I can get to do that, but when I have a busy week and there's little or...
View ArticleYucatan Style Steamed Chicken...
Yucatan Style Steamed Chicken While preparing for a Mexican Cookery Class I was giving last year I came across this lovely recipe and although this post has been long in the making (tweaking the method...
View ArticleWhite Rice / Arroz Blanco
Arroz Blanco / White RiceThis is one of my all time favourite comfort foods... as a child I loved it so much I would eat it every day if mam made it; as an adult, I love it too and now my Irish family...
View ArticleChiles Rellenos: a Labour of Love...
My Chile Relleno Oozing Meaty Stuffing!I have a confession to make: I have always found Valentine's Day unbearable! Love the romantic idea of it, just couldn't bother my you know what with all that...
View ArticleHomemade Chipotle Mayonnaise
My Chipotle Mayonnaise ReadyOne of the first things I learnt to make from scratch when I was little was mayonnaise. I loved making it, mam showed me how to do it and although it was nothing like what...
View ArticlePork Pibil Tostadas...
Our Pork Pibil Toastadas Ready to EatThis is a very lazy post, so beware! I was cooking during the week for a party of friends who will come over for Sunday and sneaked a bit of the Cochinita Pibil I...
View ArticleAnother Wednesday...
This post is going to be an odd one. It is way over due, it should have been posted on the 21st of March. On the first day of spring, yet as many of you know, my mother fell suddenly very ill in Mexico...
View ArticleCrunchy Beef Tacos
My Crunchy Beef TacosWhen I first moved to Ireland, I found the lack of Mexican food ingredients really depressing; I had to make do with what was available and the one thing I could find with no...
View ArticleChile Maduro Salsa...
This Creamy Ripen Red Chili Salsa is Delicious!Salsas are at the centre stage of Mexican Food. A taco is not a taco without a good salsa, so there are so many recipes for them it will make your head...
View ArticleMexican Mole Pie
Mexican Mole PieI first came across this Mexican dish about 10 years ago. I was visiting my friend Sandra and she offer me a slice of what she called 'Pastel Azteca' (or Aztec Cake). Hers was...
View ArticleBoozy Chipotle Fish Tacos...
Boozy Chipotle Fish TacosI totally blame this post on two fabulous friends who are big into their craft beers: the ingenious Kate Packwood, from The Wild Flour Bakery, and the super mad Steve Mooney...
View ArticleWhat Ireland Looks Like from a Plate...
Admiring the gardens of Russborough House in Blessington, Co. WicklowAs many of you who follow my facebook page and the twitter @MexicancookEire account know, the last three months of my life have been...
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