• Sweet Pineapple Tamales

    Sweet Pineapple Tamales recipe

    Aside from flan, sweet tamales are probably the most satisfying of Mexican desserts. The flavor varieties for sweet tamales are endless. This pineapple and raisin tamale is one of our favorites. They go great with morning coffee or Mexican Cocoa!

  • Mexican Cocoa

    Mexican Cocoa recipe

    This is the traditional accompaniment for sweet tamales, such as Sweet Pineapple Tamales and Strawberry Tamales.

  • Bizcochitos

    Bizcochitos

    A wonderfully flaky Mexican Christmas cookie. It is the official cookie of the State of New Mexico.

  • Menudo de la Frontera (Tripe and Hominy Soup)

    Menudo de la Frontera

    This is also known as Border Menudo, a simple, but delicious, Texas-style menudo. In Arizona, where we live, there are small hole-in-the-wall restaurants where you can order Menudo. You walk out with a large Styrofoam cup and a spoon. Menudo is a traditional Mexican hangover remedy, essentially making this a breakfast item also.

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