This Mexican Yucatan Chicken Pollo Pibil recipe is influenced by the Mayan culture, it’s such a simple dish but the flavor is absolutely delicious. The meat is marinated in a gorgeous orange spice paste made using achiote and orange juice. Yucatan Chicken is a dish that is extremely popular in the Yucatán region. The marinade … Read more
This Authentic Pork Carnitas is a slow cooker shredded meat recipe from Mexico. When traveling through Mexico, tender shredded pork carnitas was one of my favorites to buy from the street markets pulled fresh from the cooker. Typically there would be a large pot of pork carnitas meat next to a grill. When a customer ordered … Read more
This Smokey Mexican Pulled Chicken recipe comes in very handy with maximum flavor and made with the minimum effort. The Mexican Pulled Chicken recipe can be cooked in the slow cooker, or in a Thermomix, and there’s no difference at all in the taste or texture. This Smoky Pulled Chicken can be served with rice, … Read more
Before we arrived in Mexico I never imagined I would be eating Ceviche seafood! Ceviche is not a dish I had previously associated with Mexican food. It seems I was deliciously mistaken. We are visiting the Yucatan region of Mexico. The map above is terribly unclear but Yucatan Peninsula is surrounded by water. Yucatan is … Read more
After our trips to Mexico I have fully embraced and immersed myself in Mexican cuisine. In preparation for visiting Mexico I had already bought a tortilla press and perfected the art of making corn tortilla. The delicious corny taste was an awakening of what flavours should be included in a true Mexican meal. Whilst in Mexico I … Read more
We have recently returned from Mexico and I am in love with the fresh simplicity of the food. Guacamole is now a food we devour almost daily. Please believe me when I say that EVERYTHING is better with the good old Guac! But, how do you make the perfect guacamole? What should be included in … Read more