Archive for the 'Mexican' Category
The Menu:
Turkey Mole’
Roasted Chicken Enchiladas
Carne’ Asada tacos
Grilled Quesadillas
Carnitas
Beans and Rice
Guacamole
And for Dessert: Grilled Chocolate Quesadillas topped with pina colada ice and vanilla ice cream!
Roscoe Was There
We all know Roscoe’s lament on the paucity of good Mexican restaurants in the Detroit area. And don’t start talking about Mexicantown, because Roscoe’s been there, and couldn’t even find [...]
August 4th, 2009 | Posted in Appetizers, Chicken, Dessert, Grill, Meat, Mexican, Poker Food, Pork, Sports Parties | 1 Comment
Ingredients:
Pork Tenderloin (1 for every 3-4 people)
Rub: Montreal Steak, smoked paprika, Cholula powder
Marinade: Olive Oil, Worcestershire, Cholula
tortillas – corn or flour
Guacamole’
Salsa
1 hot grill
Beer or Margaritas (to stay hydrated while grilling)
Another Kind of Carnitas
When you’re talking pork, it doesn’t get much more tender than pork tenderloin. Buy ‘em separately at your butcher’s, or in a pack [...]
July 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Appetizers, Grill, Meat, Mexican, Poker Food, Pork, Sports Parties | 2 Comments
Cinco de Mayo – It’s Not Mexico’s Independence Day
Which is what most people think. Cinco de Mayo celebrates the poorly armed and understaffed Mexican army’s victory in 1862 at the Battle of Pueblo over superior French forces, sent by Napoleon to collect a debt. Kind of a reverse Alamo. And eventually (a year later, to [...]
May 4th, 2009 | Posted in Appetizers, Cooking For Men, Grill, Meat, Mexican, Poker Food, Pork, Sausage, Sports Parties | No Comments
It all starts with a beer (preferably Mexican). Crack it open, take a sip, begin:
2-3 ripe avocados (soft but not mushy)
2-3 garlic cloves (minced)
green onion (chopped fine)
red onion (chopped fine)
tomato (1/4 -1/2) (seeded and chopped)
cilantro (a few chopped sprinkles)
salsa
salt
pepper
smoked paprika
chopped jalapenos (optional)
cayenne (optional)
lime
Cholula
2 steak knives
1 spoon
Fate Steps In
It’s just a friendly neighborhood Mexican restaurant called [...]
March 25th, 2009 | Posted in Appetizers, Beer, Mexican, Poker Food, Sports Parties, Vegatables | 1 Comment
A Mexican Holiday
Buenos Dias, Amigos!
Picture this…
You’re on vacation in one of those special resorts in Mexico that all your friends keep telling you about – Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Las Hadas (the movie “10″ was filmed there, remember Bo Derek running on the beach?), gorgeous places where the sun shines all the time, and there’s not [...]
February 25th, 2009 | Posted in Mexican, Restaurant Review | 2 Comments