[RECIPE] Delicious Mexican Breakfast Recipes

By KC Kudra

When you think of famous Mexican foods, you might think of such culinary delights as tacos, burritos, enchiladas and so on, but what about Mexican breakfast foods? Mexicans love to eat big, hearty meals and breakfast is no exception. A good breakfast is important in every culture and Mexicans love to start their day with a delicious Mexican food recipe.

Typical Mexican breakfasts vary between the different regions in Mexico but tortillas are the defining element of Mexican breakfast dishes.

Mexicans use tortillas like other nations use bread and you might find breakfast burritos or breakfast tacos on a Mexican menu. Tortillas are unleavened and often made with maize flour, and they have been around for thousands of years.

Huevos rancheros is a typical Mexican breakfast and this is made by topping a tortilla with fried eggs and adding some hot sauce. Eggs feature in many breakfast recipes actually and Mexicans eat them boiled, scrambled or fried for breakfast. Omelets are another way to use them. If eggs are on the breakfast menu, hot sauce is usually not far away.

Mexicans enjoy eating fresh produce at every meal and this includes fruit and vegetables. Tomatoes, corn, beans, cilantro and fresh fruit are all served at breakfast time in Mexico. These ingredients also feature in many other Mexican recipes.

Mexican Breakfast Drinks

Hot chocolate and coffee are equally popular at breakfast time in Mexico. A thick hot chocolate called champurrado is a delicious, cinnamon-infused concoction, which is an enjoyable and warming drink for a cool morning.

Crusty rolls called bolillos are often dipped into milky coffee or Mexican hot chocolate. Sweet chocolate, fruit or nut pastries might be served with coffee or hot chocolate. A lot of Mexicans have a sweet tooth.


Recipe for Corn Pancakes with Cilantro and Scallions

The following recipe is guaranteed to fill your family up at breakfast time. These corn pancakes contain eggs, corn kernels, scallions and cilantro and they are filling and delicious. Sour cream and mild tomato salsa are great accompaniments.

If you normally have your pancakes with maple syrup, why not try this tasty Mexican variation? This recipe makes enough to feed a family of four.

You will need:

    1 egg
    1 cup yogurt
    1/2 cup all purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
    1/3 cup chopped scallions
    2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    1 teaspoon sugar
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1 small jalapeno, seeded and chopped
    1/3 cup cornmeal
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 cup cooked corn kernels
    Sour cream and mild tomato salsa, to serve


How to make it:

Sift the flour into a bowl, with the baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Stir in the cornmeal.

Beat the eggs, yogurt, corn, scallions, cilantro, jalapeno, and vegetable oil in another bowl, and then add this mixture to the flour mixture.

Heat a skillet over a medium high heat and brush it with oil. Ladle some of the batter into the hot skillet and cook it until there are little holes. Flip the Mexican pancake and brown the other side.

Repeat this until you have used all the batter. Serve the pancakes with sour cream and mild tomato salsa.

[RECIPE] Easy Kid Recipes For Mexican Drinks

By KC Kudra 

Tequila, Kahlua, and margaritas are well known Mexican drinks for adults and there is also Mexican beer, hot chocolate with rum and lots of Mexican cocktails to choose from. However, what about kid recipes for Mexican drinks? What do Mexican children drink and how can you make kid recipes for Mexican drinks at home?

Popular Drinks for Children in Mexico

Commercial bottle sodas such as Coca Cola and Fanta are popular drinks in Mexico and kids also like to drink fruit juices, milk, and hot chocolate. Atole is a mixture of water, toasted ground corn tortillas, and toasted ground corn kernels. Add black corn, ground squash seed, and salt and you have a jocoatole. Chia is sweetened water with the chia herb, which is a bit like sage. Alfajor is a sweet and delicious drink made with almonds, honey, coconut and more.

Unusual Mexican Drink Recipes

More obscure drinks which can be found in Mexican bars and restaurants include sangrita (not to be confused with sangria) which is a weird sounding combination of sugar, orange juice, ground onion, chili, salt and vegetable colorant, and pozol, which is corn paste mixed in water with either salt or sugar added for flavor.

There are many kinds of Mexican drinks and these make the perfect accompaniment to authentic Mexican food recipes. You might like to try a milk based drink such as the thick, yogurt-like cuajada, if you are eating a spicy Mexican food with lots of chili in it.

Traditional Mexican drinks complement traditional Mexican foods and there are also lots of ice cold drinks to cool you down on a hot day or piping hot coffee or chocolate based drinks to warm you up on a cool evening.


Aqua Fresca -- A Very Refreshing Mexican Beverage

Mexicans love fruity drinks and these are suitable for adults and kids and great served with lots of ice for cooling you down on a hot summer day. Use a zero calorie sweetener or honey instead of the sugar if you prefer.

You can use any fruit you like to make Mexican aqua fresca, including apple, banana, peach, strawberry, cherry, kiwi fruit and watermelon. Experiment with different flavors for different results. The following recipe serves six people or three very thirsty ones.

Aqua Fresca with Fresh Fruit and Citrus Juice

You will need:

    4 cups water
    1/4 cup sugar or equivalent honey or sweetener
    2 teaspoons lemon or lime juice
    2 cups fresh fruit, peeled, de-seeded and chopped
    Lemon or lime wedges, to garnish


How to make it:
Combine the water and fruit in a blender, and then pour this mixture into a pitcher, through a sieve. Stir in the lemon or lime juice and add sugar or sweetener to taste. Garnish the pitcher with a wedge of lemon or lime and serve with plenty of ice. If you do not have ice, you can chill the water and fruit before pureeing it, so the drink is cold.

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Authentic Mexican Food Which is Low Calorie and Low Fat

By KC Kudra


If Mexicans ate Taco Bell style food rather than Mexican typical food, they would all be enormous! The truth about Mexican food is that traditional Mexican food recipes bear very little resemblance to Mexican junk food recipes.

If you are watching your figure, trying to lose a few pounds or simply enjoy preparing and eating delicious, nutritious meals, the calories in Mexican food tend to be very figure friendly if you prepare the meals in the traditional Mexican way.

What Do Mexicans Eat?

It might surprise you to know that Mexican people eat beef, chicken, fish, seafood and different kinds of cheese, as well as a wide range of fruits and vegetables.

Famous Mexican foods like quesadillas, empanadas and Mexican layered salads are consumed regularly but Mexican style soups and seafood dishes are also very popular there and Mexicans love variety. In fact, Mexican cuisine is one of the most varied cuisines in the world.

Typical Mexican Food Examples

A typical Mexican food recipe combines meat, poultry, or fish with vegetables like corn, tomatoes, avocado, bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Popular spices in authentic Mexican food recipes include many kinds of chili powder, cumin, salt, and black pepper.

Mexican cheese, homemade salsa, tortillas, and sour cream are also served in or with many Mexican food recipes but you can get low fat versions of cheese and cream, which really do not taste much different from their full fat alternatives.

How to Make Low Fat Chicken Tacos

The following recipe will show you how to make low fat tacos, which are packed with the best Mexican flavors but are still low enough in calories so you can enjoy them without feeling guilty about indulging in such tasty food. This recipe serves four if you give each person two tacos and it makes a healthy yet very satisfying meal.


A Tasty Recipe for Healthy Chicken Tacos
You will need:

    8 corn tortillas
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 1/4 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
    1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
    1 yellow onion, chopped
    4 teaspoons canola oil or low fat spray oil
    1 cup low fat sour cream
    3 minced garlic cloves
    1 tablespoon cumin
    1 jalapeno pepper, de-seeded and minced
    1 cup salsa
    1/2 cup shredded low fat cheese
    1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro


How to make it:

Pat the chicken on paper towels to dry it off. Heat half the oil in a skillet over a high heat and add the chicken. Brown it all over for 5 minutes, pouring off some of the liquid if the chicken starts to poach instead of browning. Remove the chicken from the pan.

Turn the heat down to medium and add the rest of the oil. Cook the onion in the oil until it is tender. Add the garlic, cumin, jalapeno, and bell pepper. Keep stirring, scraping any burnt bits off the bottom of the pan, cooking for about 4 minutes.

Put the tortillas on a plate and cover them with plastic wrap. Microwave them for a minute. Stir the salsa and chicken into the onion mixture and cook until everything is hot. Stir in the cilantro and spoon the taco filling into the warmed tortillas.

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Traditional Mexican foods are nutritious and packed with flavor. A lot of the taste comes from the addition of fresh herbs and spices and you can make baked or grilled Mexican recipes, rather than using the deep fryer. There are lots of healthy Mexican recipes to choose from at MexicanFoodRecipes.org or you can simply use reduced fat dairy products to lower the calorie content of the other Mexican recipes.

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