Green Tuna Salad

Is there a food you didn’t like eating growing up and now you can’t get enough of? For me, one of those foods is canned tuna. I used

Steak and Chorizo Tacos

If you like chorizo, you’re going to love these tacos. What you’re going to love more is how easy and fast they are to make. I used Sirloin

Grilled Chicken and Pork Carnitas Platter

Even when I don’t do it as much as I would like, I love entertaining. If you think that I start cooking a day in advance because I

Tostadas de Picadillo

I have some many great memories going along to this dish. I think I’ve told you before how we used to cook for 30 people (all immediate relatives)

Sweet Potato Tuna Cakes

Here I was, tired, overwhelmed and so hungry after running with my kids all morning, I wanted something tasty but also fast. Something that I could just mix

Low Carb Fish Piccata

After almost two weeks of indulgent vacation, I am back in my kitchen, It feels so good! I have so many ideas for new recipes, I just hope

Entomatadas de Queso (Queso fresco Enchiladas in Tomato sauce)

These are the poor cousin of the enchiladas. Equal in flavor. Entomatadas de Queso (which basically is cheese enchiladas in tomato sauce). If you think about it all

Grilled Chicken Skewers and Cilantro rice.

This is Arroz al Cilantro (cilantro rice) my mom made this once when I was little. Only once. I still remember it. It was delicious. My mom is

Honey Chipotle Chicken Wings

There goes April! Last month just flew by. I was so busy enjoying my time with my mom I didn’t have much time to blog, which is funny

Cauliflower Fried Rice with Shrimp.

Hola, Amigos. El día de hoy todo será en Español. Just kidding! Hoping for some sense of humor. Happy Monday! I started my day super early, made

Pork Carnitas

Carnitas are small chunks of pork made mostly out of fatty cuts like Boston butt. The authentic way to make them is braising the chunks of pork in

Breakfast Cups

It is a beautiful day in San Antonio, Tx., and I have no much to say except that my patio is clean, my herb garden is done and

Zoodles with Creamy Tomato Sauce and Bacon.

I’ve never been so excited to blog about a recipe! This is definitely at the top of my favorite pasta sauces. I’m definelty making it again this week.

Chiles Rellenos

It’s been a minute since my last blog! I’ve so busy lately, I have been doing mostly quick recipes for Instagram (@marisolcooks) But spring will be here soon

Green Chicken Enchilada Bake

When I started blogging I had this idea in my head that It was going to be a blog all about cooking, that’s it. I wasn’t thinking about

Carne Deshebrada/ Shredded Beef

I am sitting right now in front of my computer thinking about writing something deep and meaningful, but I am hesitant because this is a food blog after

The Best Roasted Salmon

I love having my pantry neatly organized with my herbs and spices always front and center. The problem is, I am a very messy cook and I’m always

Mexican Meatballs with Chipotle Sauce (Gluten Free)

Yesterday was a super crazy day! Some times it feels like I do nothing but run around, I spend so much time taking care of little things here

Zucchini noodles with Poblano sauce and Shrimp.

I got a spiralizer for Christmas!! yay! Thanks to my sweet sister in law I’ll be making noodles every-day! Or so. I’ve been craving poblano peppers for a

Chicken Cacciatore

You know how it is around the Holidays. You’re super busy shopping, people come to town and then you go out of town, there’s a lot of cooking

Fish en Papillote/ Pescado Empapelado

Happy 2019! I Can’t believe I’m already saying that. This year just flew by! Is it just me or time goes by faster as you get older? Anyhow,

Easy Pork Mole

Mole brings me a lot of great memories, my grandmother used to make it quite often. She would invite the whole family to come to every Sunday afternoon

Rosemary and garlic roasted butterflied chicken.

Here’s another super easy, sheet pan dinner. These meals are always a hit, they’re so easy to make, delicious and budget friendly. My favorite time to make these

Slow Cooker Barbacoa

There’s a Tex-Mex restaurant here in San Antonio that we visit every Sunday afternoon after Church, It’s called Los Generales. I am not exaggerating, we go every.single.Sunday. They

Meatball and Vegetable soup

This meatball and vegetable soup is one of my family’s favorite soups. Both of my girls love it and I take advantage of that adding as many veggies

Pork with Salsa Verde and Potatoes

Salsa verde is one of my favorite salsas of all time. However, I find tomatillos a little tricky to work with. In my experience I’ve had many, many

Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings

Oh, I love chicken wings! But not all chicken wings, I love buffalo chicken wings, that’s it. Every time I get chicken wings at a restaurant I think

Oven Roasted Lemon Thyme Chicken and Vegetables

Thanksgiving is just three days away, how did it happen so fast?! We spend Thanksgiving out of town with family, big family. We normally have around 35 people

Chili con carne and beans

There is so many version of chili con carne, some with beans, some without beans, some are made by soaking and pureeing a variety of dry peppers, some

Arroz de Coliflor con Pollo/ Cauliflower rice with chicken

Arroz con Pollo is one of those dishes I used to eat almost every weekend. My grandmother cooked many versions of it. Rice with chicken, rice with chicken