Tex Mex Holiday Party Ideas

Posted in Holidays

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As the holiday seasons approaches, it’s never too early to start planning your holiday parties. And if you live in Texas, why not celebrate the season this year with a Tex Mex theme? Let’s start, for example, with your Christmas decorations. Instead of a traditional pine wreath, why not take some larger leaves from succulent plants and even non-needled cactus …

Jalapeno Chili Peppers Are Your Secret Weapon in Tex Mex Recipes

Posted in Food and Fun

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Many people love spicy-hot Tex Mex foods. That “hot and spicy” often comes courtesy of the judicious use of chili peppers. Chili peppers, in fact, can be added to many “regular” Tex Mex dishes or even those everyday meals of scrambled eggs at breakfast, hamburgers, soups, and more. Take a look below for some ideas as to how you can …

4 Reasons Your Guacamole Isn’t as Good as It Could Be

Posted in Mexican Food Recipes

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So you make some guacamole in preparation for your Tex Mex-themed dinner party. It’s done, it’s ready and so you grab a tortilla chip and dip it into the green, gooey goodness that is guacamole and….meh. What happened!? Guacamole isn’t at all hard to make, how could things have gone bad? It’s not that things “went bad.” It’s more that …

October 14 is National Dessert Day: the Perfect Flan Recipe

Posted in Mexican Food Recipes

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The U.S. loves to honor people and things with special and national days. We have Mother’s day and Father’s day in the summer, Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day in winter and spring, not to mention Grandparent’s Day, Secretary’s Day, and the hundreds more that pepper our calendars and Hallmark card shelves. There’s even “Eat a Red Apple Day” that …