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Mexican Cooking Class; How to Make Enchiladas Verdes

Making homemade Enchiladas is a bit of work, so make a big batch and freeze an extra pan for dinner on a busy night. The enchiladas we prepare in our Mexican Foods cooking class feature homemade sauces and fresh seasonal … Continue reading

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Mexican Cooking Class: Super good super easy Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

During our Mexican cooking class Monday night students tried their hand at making homemade corn tortillas and puffy little gorditas. This tomatillo salsa was a big hit, a perfect accompaniment to the Baja fish tacos and vegetarian gorditas that we feasted … Continue reading

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Shrimp in Chipotle Salsa over fried Cheese / Camerones en Salsa de Chipotle sobre Queso asado

Mexican Food and Caribbean food is “IN” When cooking authentic Hispanic dishes the food will taste and look so much better if it is prepared with traditional Mexican and Caribbean cheeses. Our spring inspired recipe today features Queso Oaxaca. Queso … Continue reading

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Mexican Cooking Class; Hot Tamales

Learning to make tamales is fun and we are definetly having a great time making them in my cooking classes.  The Kitchen Engine in Spokane is filling my hands-on tamale classes with eager learners wanting to know more about authentic Mexican food. The students are awesom … Continue reading

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Our Caribbean inspired Chicken dish is fresh and light.

Tropical chicken is an original Cook With Us recipe. Chicken cutlets smothered with mango sauce, plantains and fresh veggies. Continue reading

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Traditional Mexican Pozole

How to make Mexican pozole, a rich robust meal in a bowl, chock full of pork and hominy. Continue reading

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Quesadilla de Tinga de Nopal

How to make quesadiilas with an unusual filling of nopals or prickly pear cactus. Continue reading

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Mexican Marinated Beef Salad featured on “In The Kitchen with Mike Gonzalez”

The Cook With Us kitchen was busy last Friday filming the latest TV episode of “In The Kitchen“. Mike Gonzalez made our excellent traditional Mexican Beef Salad. Afterwards the crew digs in hungrily and it gets thumbs up! The show … Continue reading

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Diana Kennedy “The Matriarch of Authentic Mexican Cooking”

Diana Kennedy is a pioneer in her crusade to enlighten others about authentic Mexican food. This latest article in the Washington Post (read here) has caused quite a stir. Diana Kennedy is 87 years young, feisty and outspoken. I’d love … Continue reading

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Mexican Meatballs with Chipotle / Albondigas con Chipotle

This hearty Mexican soup boasts big tender meatballs each with a little suprise inside, and a spicy chipotle tomato broth. Garnish with chopped cilantro and shredded Mexican cheese and you have a soul warming meal in a bowl. A Cook … Continue reading

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