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Chile chicken tacos in the slow cooker

Written by Maura Hernandez on July 30, 2011
Categories: Kenmore Genius Blog, Plato fuerte/Main dish, Receta/Recipe, Sponsored

In case you missed it on last week’s Kenmore Genius Blog post… I’ve been working late into the evening recently so I decided to break out my slow cooker and put it to work for me! On top of the late nights, the brutal heat wave we’ve been having over the last few weeks has [...]

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CROCK-POT FRIJOLES DE OLLA

Written by Maura Hernandez on January 31, 2011
Categories: Comer Sano/Eat Healthy, frijoles/beans, How To, MexMonday, National Slow-Cooking Month, Plato fuerte/Main dish, Receta/Recipe, side dishes, Staple Recipes, Vegetarian/Vegetariano, Video

I love, love, love the little community we’ve grown on our Facebook fan page. A week or two ago, I posted a question asking fans what their favorite Mexican recipes are that they’ve adapted for crock-pot cooking. Overwhelmed with the number of delicious suggestions, I decided to whip up a batch of slow-cooked frijoles as [...]

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ENCHILADAS VERDES

Written by Maura Hernandez on December 28, 2010
Categories: Aves/Poultry, Plato fuerte/Main dish, Receta/Recipe, Salsa, Staple Recipes

Last month at my cooking show at the Kenmore Live Studio where I made chilaquiles, I talked about the versatility of salsa verde. I can think of about a dozen uses for this sauce just off the top of my head, so when I make it, I usually make extra so that I can get [...]

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CHILAQUILES VERDES

Written by Maura Hernandez on November 22, 2010
Categories: Chiles, Cultura/Culture, MexMonday, Plato fuerte/Main dish, Receta/Recipe, Salsa, Staple Recipes

Chilaquiles are a staple in my house – great for any meal: breakfast, lunch or dinner. When making them for breakfast, I serve an egg (fried or scrambled) on top; for lunch and dinner I usually add shredded chicken, but that can be left out if you’re serving it to a vegetarian. Whenever I go [...]

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SOPA DE TORTILLA

Written by Maura Wall Hernandez on November 22, 2009
Categories: Sopa, Staple Recipes

I love tortilla soup. I will order it just about anywhere, at any time of year, and I’ve been known to judge the entire menu of a restaurant solely on the quality of their sopa de tortilla. I’m obsessed in every sense of the word–and having not been able to find a version I deem [...]