Strawberry Margarita Jello Shots

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What you will need ~

Recipe originally shared by Hillbilly Recipes

24-30 Strawberries
Margarita Mix

1 box strawberry Jell-O
8 ounces tequila, preferably reposado or blanco
6 ounce Cointreau
Salt for garnish

How to make ~
Strawberry Prep

Cut the bottoms of the strawberry flat to get them to stand upright. When you do so, make sure that you do not cut off so much that there is a hole at the bottom.
Use a huller or apple corer to empty out the strawberry.
Once the strawberries have been emptied, use a towel to pat the outside of the strawberries dry.
Check each strawberry and make sure there is not a hole in the bottom before you start filling.

Margarita Mix

Boil one cup of hot water in a saucepan, then add in Jell-o powder and whisk until powder is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Set aside. Measure out 1/4 cup of cold water and set aside.
Combine tequila and Cointreau, in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Add liqueur mixture to cold water and stir to combine. Then add cold liqueur mixture to hot Jell-o mixture and stir to combine.
Pour final Jell-o mix into strawberries and chill overnight. Dip your finger in water or use a moistened brush to wet the edge of the strawberries, dip and rotate the strawberries in salt to rim. Garnish with a slice of lime to finish.

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Pork Green Chile Stew

What you will need ~

• 2 lbs pork 
• 2 tbs olive oil
• 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 2 (or 3) garlic cloves, minced (use fresh)
• salt to taste
• 6 – 8 Hatch green chiles, chopped (or 1/2 cup)*
• Warm flour tortillas

How to prepare ~

Place oil in large saucepan and saute onion and garlic over medium heat for 2~3 minutes.
Cube meat, sprinkle with salt and add to onion and garlic to brown. Add potatoes and chile and cover with water. Cook over medium heat until potatoes are soft enough to eat and continue to add water if necessary.

Garnish with cilantro if you like (which I do). Serve with warm flour tortillas. *You could also use this as a sauce to smother burritos! 
Eat, enjoy and stay warm!

Note: If you cannot find Hatch chiles, you can use poblano peppers and add a few sweet cubanelle peppers and a jalapeño.

For a complete guide to chiles and peppers, check out this link -
Spicy Chile Meter and Tips to Surviving the Burn. 

If this is your first time visiting our blog, welcome, and we would like to let you know what this blog is all about! We share delicious Mexican inspired recipes, information about national food and beverage plus the many uses of foods in hopes to spread the word about We Deliver Cancun. We Deliver is an online grocery store where you make an order online and we will deliver the goods to you to your home away from home here in Cancun. We want you to enjoy your well deserved vacation, so we do the work while you enjoy some fun in the sun! If you or someone you know will be traveling to our little piece of paradise please check out the link! 

Jalapeño Cheddar Cheese Cream Soup

Jalapeño Cheddar Cheese Cream Soup

What you will need ~

3 cups sliced Jalapenos 
1 onion diced
3 garlic cloves minced
1 qt heavy cream
1 qt half and half
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups cheddar cheese grated
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 stick real butter


How to prepare ~

Saute the Jalapenos, onion and garlic in the butter until tender. Combine the flour, pepper and salt and add to the sauteed mixture. Make sure to stir so it doesn't lump. In a crock pot or slow cooker place the sauteed mixture and add the the cream, half and half, chicken broth and cheddar cheese. Stir to mix. Cook at high for 1 hour, then low for approximately 4 hours or until all flavors are tasty. You may need more salt and pepper to taste. Serve with hot tortillas!
Note: When handling peppers such as jalapeños you may want to wear rubber gloves. 

Be sure to check out our post ~ Spicy Chile Meter and Tips to Surviving the Burn!

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Chicken Flautas

What you will need ~

• 4 chicken breasts, bone in
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons chicken stock, plus extra for tortillas
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 poblano pepper, chopped
• 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup canned tomato, drained and chopped
• 12 corn tortillas
• cooking spray

How to prepare ~
Season chicken with salt and pepper and roast in oven for about 1/2 hour. When it's cooked through, remove bones and skin and shred the chicken.

Heat the chicken stock in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add onion and peppers and sauté until onion is translucent.

Add tomatoes and shredded chicken and simmer for 10 minutes.

Remove from heat, cool and drain any excess liquid.

Soften tortillas with a bit of chicken stock and place chicken mixture in the center. Roll up tightly and seal with two toothpicks. Spray lightly with cooking spray.

Place seam side down on medium flame on grill and turn while cooking until crispy - about 5-7 minutes.

You can also bake them in a preheated 375°F oven for about 20 minutes until crisp. Remove from grill, cut in half and remove toothpicks.

To see our recipes for the perfect guacamole, homemade salsa or homemade tortillas, just follow the links.

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Fruit Salsa & Cinnamon Chips

What you will need ~

For the fruit salsa~

• 2 kiwis, peeled and diced
• 2 apples – peeled, cored and diced
• 8 oz raspberries
• 1 (16 oz) carton of strawberries, diced
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 3 tbsp fruit preserves, any flavor 

For the cinnamon chips ~

• 10 (10 inch) flour tortillas
• melted butter or butter flavored cooking spray

Cinnamon sugar ~

• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tbsp cinnamon

How to make ~

1. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix kiwis, apples, raspberries, strawberries, white sugar, brown sugar, and fruit preserves. Cover and chill in the refrigerator at least 15 minutes while the oven preheats to 350 degrees.

2. Coat one side of each flour tortilla with melted butter or butter flavored cooking spray. Sprinkle tortillas with desired amount of cinnamon sugar, cut into wedges, and arrange in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Spray again with cooking spray (not necessary if using melted butter).

3. Bake in the preheated oven 8 to 10 minutes. Repeat with any remaining tortilla wedges. Allow to cool approximately 15 minutes. Serve with chilled fruit mixture. This salsa can also be served with cinnamon graham crackers or cinnamon pita chips. Best when made and eaten the same day otherwise the fruit gets too much juice and it gets runny. 

If this is your first time visiting our blog, welcome, and we would like to let you know what this blog is all about! We share delicious Mexican inspired recipes, information about national food and beverage plus the many uses of foods in hopes to spread the word about We Deliver Cancun. We Deliver is an online grocery store where you make an order online and we will deliver the goods to you to your home away from home here in Cancun. We want you to enjoy your well deserved vacation, so we do the work while you enjoy some fun in the sun! IF you or someone you know will be traveling to our little piece of paradise please check out the link! 

Taco Cupcakes

It's funny how just by changing the thing that you use to fill the "taco" with you change the name of the dish. If you were to add the filling to soft tortillas and bake you now have enchiladas, if you were to add it to flat crunchy tortillas it would be called a tostada. Making taco cupcakes just sounds like a ton of fun! You know what they say, "presentation is everything," and who doesn't love cupcakes? As with any recipe you can modify the ingredients to your liking but this will give you ideas to get started. 
*To make this a breakfast dish substitute the ground beef with a scrambled egg and bell pepper mix! 

What you will need~

• 1 1/2 lb lean ground beef
• 1 (15-oz.) can spicy chili beans
• 1 package taco seasoning mix
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (here in Cancun you will need a package of dry biscuit mix)
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 
• 1/2 cup shredded lettuce
• 1/2 cup chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup salsa

How to make ~

1. Heat oven to 375°F. Brown ground beef in large skillet over medium-high heat until thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently. Drain.
2. Add chili beans, taco seasoning mix and water, mix well. Reduce heat to medium, simmer 10 minutes or until ground beef mixture is slightly thickened, stirring occasionally.
3. Meanwhile, spray outside bottom and sides of a cupcake/muffin pan lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Roll or pat each biscuit to form 4 1/2-inch round. Place rounds over outside of sprayed cups; press to fit over bottom and partway down sides of cups. Place cups, upside down, in ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
4. Bake at 375°F. for 14 to 16 minutes or until deep golden brown. Remove pan from oven. Carefully remove biscuit cups from pan. Place biscuit cups, right side up, in same baking pan. Spoon beef mixture evenly into each cup.
5. Top with cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and salsa.

NOTE ~ If you or someone you know will be visiting Cancun, Mexico be sure to share the link to We Deliver Cancun. We Deliver is an online grocery store where you can make an order before you arrive and we will deliver the goods to you at your home away from home for the week. Avoid wasting time shopping at the market, enjoy your vacation time and let us do the work for you! Check out our site to see how it works and what we have to offer! 

Oven Baked Tacos

This recipe is about as simple as it gets! Requiring few ingredients, minimal preparation and cook time this is a great recipe to make at home or while you are visiting us here in Cancun. Not all our visitors stay in an all inclusive hotel which makes We Deliver Cancun such a great service to be offered. We Deliver is an online grocery store where you can do your grocery shopping online before you arrive to your home away from home and we deliver the goods to you. This allows you to avoid the confusion of foreign brands, a foreign language and currency conversion in addition to the  time away from the beach! If you or someone you know could benefit from this service please share the link!  

What you will need ~

• ground beef
• refried beans
• taco seasoning
• 1/2 can tomato sauce
• tortillas (soft or hard)
• shredded cheese

How to prepare ~

Brown your ground beef and drain completely - then add refried beans, taco seasoning and about half a can of tomato sauce. Mix together and scoop into taco shells, (stand them up in a casserole dish).

Sprinkle the cheese on top and bake at 375° for 10 minutes!

Please note, hard taco shells are not found here in Cancun in the form that you are used to. They actually come flat like pancakes called tostadas. If you would like to try making your own homemade tortillas you can check out the link to this recipe!

Smothered Burritos

Recipe by Diona Thompson

Ingredients ~

• 2 lbs stew meat (or cubed beef)
• 1 (20 oz) can mild red enchilada sauce
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• ½ can refried beans
• 5-7 large flour tortillas (warmed)
• 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
• lettuce and tomato for optional topping

Directions ~

Step 1~ Add cubed beef, beef bouillon cubes, and enchilada sauce into a crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours. Heat up refried beans in a microwave safe dish or in a small saucepan on the stove top.

Step 2 ~ Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish. Lay out a flour tortilla onto a flat surface. Place a thin layer of refried beans into the center of the tortilla, add about ½ cup of the meat mixture onto the burrito with a slotted spoon (make sure to drain most of the liquid). Fold the sides of the burrito in, then roll from the other sides until you have a package formed. Place the burrito seam side down into the casserole dish. Spoon some of the remaining enchilada sauce in the crock pot over the burrito and top with shredded cheddar cheese. Repeat until all of the burritos are rolled and in the casserole dish.

Step 3 ~ Place into the oven and bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese has melted. You can also place the burritos onto microwave safe plates, and microwave for about 30 seconds until the cheese has melted.

Side Notes ~ You can substitute the meat for shrimp or chicken. 

Follow this link to go the recipe for The Perfect Guacamole!

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