Tag Archives: mexican

Meat L*qu*r-Style Layover Chili

Posted on Sunday 18th March, 2018 by headchef

They may not have given away the recipe for the Dead Hippie burger sauce, but The Meatliquor Chronicles (Faber & Faber) is, I have to say, worth buying for one recipe alone: their Layover Chili. This is the only way … Continue reading →

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Easy peasy quesadillas

Posted on Sunday 20th March, 2016 by headchef

Quesadillas are so easy to make, I can’t believe we’ve never tried them before – especially since we have Mexican food every couple of weeks. We made potato and chorizo ones, but I’ll outline a couple of possible alternatives at … Continue reading →

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Fusion Chilli

Posted on Saturday 13th June, 2015 by headchef

I love chilli. I love filling, meaty feasts like Jamie Oliver’s brisket chilli. I also love the fast-food flavours of Meat Liquor’s genius layover chilli, as used to great effect in their Chilli Cheese Fries. Tonight I combined the two. … Continue reading →

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Breakfast Burritos

Posted on Wednesday 24th December, 2014 by headchef

SonA wanted one of these monsters with custom bacon tortillas for Christmas Eve breakfast. I didn’t quite have the time (or the stomach) for that, so I simplified… Makes 3 burritos. Ingredients: 1 huge potato (or 3 small ones) 1 … Continue reading →

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Spicy Slaw

Posted on Sunday 18th November, 2012 by headchef

@gwithiansunset made this to go with our eldest son’s birthday Mexican feast. Beyond awesome. Half a white cabbage 5 carrots 4 spring onions 6 radishes half a red onion 3 small apples 1 clove of garlic 1 large fresh green … Continue reading →

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Brisket chilli

Posted on Wednesday 4th January, 2012 by headchef

Adapted from a recipe for 20 people in Issue 22 of the excellent Jamie magazine – this serves about 5. We had it with tortilla wraps, Mexican-style fried rice, grated cheese and lettuce. We love Nigella’s chilli, but we fancied … Continue reading →

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Huevos Sloberos

Posted on Monday 21st November, 2011 by headchef

This is adapted from ‘The great Mexican breakfast’ in Thomasina Miers’ Mexican Food Made Simple – she’s the genius behind Wahaca, the Mexican restaurant chain. It’s a bit like Huevos Rancheros, but we ate these slobbing out in bed one … Continue reading →

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Beautiful burritos

Posted on Friday 4th September, 2009 by headchef

Me and the children made these tonight. Fantastic. They took it in turns to help me cook and take photos… (photos to follow!) We made veggie ones and steak ones. Both use the sneaky salsa (below) though this time we … Continue reading →

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