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Tag Archives: Mexican

How To Make Chili Two Ways

By Drew | Published: December 1, 2009
If this isn’t the least-precise recipe you’ve ever seen, it probably wins the title for things I’ve posted here. The reason is I’ve finally really accepted that there is no single perfect chili recipe. There are as many ways to make good chili as there are ways to serve it: Over nachos, in a bread [...]
Posted in Dinner | Tagged | 18 Comments

How To Make Chicken Fajitas

By Drew | Published: June 11, 2009
I seem to be a steak snob. The last time I made steak fajitas I finally got them “right”. They had to have the cilantro and lime juice. That what I had been missing, that really made them taste like they do at all the Mexican restaurants. Well, I forgot to get the lime. And I [...]
Posted in Dinner | Tagged | 12 Comments

How To Make Steak Fajitas

By Drew | Published: October 17, 2008
I’ve finally nailed my fajita recipe. This has been my go-to dish at Mexican restaurants for years, like ordering spaghetti and meatballs at an Italian restaurant: If they can’t get this right, they can’t get anything right. Funny thing is, I could never get it right myself. Until now.
Posted in Dinner | Also tagged | 26 Comments

Chicken Nachos with Mango Salsa

By Drew | Published: April 22, 2008
I’m pretty sure my grandmother never ate nachos, much less made them. And I’d be willing to bet she never saw a whole mango. But this recipe hits all the important points: it’s all from scratch, with fresh ingredients, and it tastes at least as good as it looks. As I said in the mango salsa [...]
Posted in Dinner, Fowl | Also tagged | 8 Comments

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