What do you think of when Mexican food comes to mind? Most people think of tacos, enchiladas, burritos, or tamales. These popular Mexican dishes can all be made with a variety of ingredients. Turkey, beef, chicken, pork, and seafood are all great choices for any of these typical recipes. These recipes are prepared all over the world.
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In Mexico, it is common to cook a piece of beef or pork over a low heat to break down the fibers and make it as tender as possible. Using a crock pot is an easy way to use this slow cooking method to your advantage. You can set up the meal before you leave for the day and come home to a delicious Mexican meal. Replicating the slow cooking done in Mexico lets you recreate all the great flavors you have come to expect from authentic Mexican recipes, yet using a crock pot lets you use the convenience available today so you don’t have to tend the recipe all day long.
Slow cooked dishes can be served with refried beans, Mexican rice or a salad made of raw fruit or vegetables. You could even put the meat and sauce into a tortilla if you like. You could take the meat in this recipe and shred it instead of slicing it if you wish. Recipes from the crock pot can be served any number of ways.
This recipe is not spicy, but it is good to remember that not all Mexican recipes are. If you prefer it to be spicy, simply add in a cayenne or habanero pepper into the pot when you start it up. Remember that seasonings tend to become muted as they blend in the crock pot, so you may need to adjust your spices before serving. You can even switch out vegetables and use what you have on hand. Potatoes, squash and other vegetables would work just as well. Likewise, you could trade out the beef for a pork roast or some chicken or rabbit. Rabbit is a traditional meat that has been eaten in Mexico for generations and it benefits from the moist, slow cooking in the crock pot.
Recipe for Crock Pot Mexican Flank Steak
What You Need
How to Make It
Trim your steak or cut of beef to remove any fat you can see. Remove the stem and husk from your tomatillos if they are fresh. Chop them up. Drain the baby corn and place it, the chopped onion, and minced garlic on the bottom of a 3 quart crock pot. Place the beef and tomatillos on top. Season with salt, black pepper, oregano, and cilantro. Pour the diced tomatoes over the top.
Place the lid on the crock pot and set the heat on low. Cook for 6 to 7 hours or until the beef is tender.
When the dish is done, remove the beef and slice it crosswise against the grain until you have strips. Adjust your seasonings to taste and serve vegetables and sauce with the beef.
Mexican recipes are enjoyed by all ages. Make dinner fun by making some new main dishes and Mexican dessert recipes to spice up the dinner table. Your family will enjoy the new flavors and recipes.
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The path to conception should be a great deal of fun but that is often not the case for many couples who have failed to conceive and are not sure why.
Whether you are just starting your journey to conception or have received the incredibly frustrating diagnosis of unexplained infertility, it is a wise step to evaluate your diet for the impact it can have on your fertility.
Generally speaking, eating for nutrition is a much smarter way to eat than following the latest fad diet. When you are trying to conceive however, you need to examine another piece of the puzzle.
Certain foods, even nutritious ones, can have such a negative impact on your delicate reproductive system that if you are serious about conceiving, you might consider leaving them off your plate for the time being, if not for good.
MEAT, DAIRY, & EGGS
Todays commercial meat and dairy farmers give their animals a phenomenal amount of hormones in order to produce more milk, eggs, or simply to grow faster and larger.
Virtually any animal product that you buy in a grocery store today is loaded with hormones. Some of these hormones are estrogen mimics and wreak havoc on both men’s and women’s reproductive systems by posing as estrogen so your own estrogen is not used properly.
In addition to infertilty causing hormones, most commercial animal products contain damaging pesticides that were used in making their feed.
Avoiding unnatural hormones and chemicals is vital if you want to conceive so you have a couple of solutions if you eat animal products.
First, you can give up animal products entirely if you want to begin to eat hormone and pesticide free. It is a logical and perfectly healthy step if you do not have much time to waste in your path to conception.
The second, and probably easier alternative, is to go organic. Buy organic grass fed beef, free range organic chicken and eggs, and organic milk and cheese. These products are all available online if you have trouble finding them in your local grocery store. You will be eating the food you are used to while giving up the dangerous, fertility robbing extras.
SOY
In the great media campaign over the last few years, we have all been led to believe that soy is a miracle health food. Unfortunately while soy does have some nutritional benefits when eaten in its natural state or as a small amount of tofu, most processed soy products sold today are very dangerous on many levels, including extensive damage to your reproductive system.
Thousands of studies have linked soy to infertility, decreased sex drive, and extensive damage to both male and female reproductive systems. Like the estrogen mimics in meat, the phytoestrogens in soy are to blame for this damage.
In addition to disrupting both the male and female reproductive system, soy has been implicated in a great deal of endocrine related problems for young boys and girls exposed to soy while in utero or as infants.
Due to the dangers to your child, you should never eat soy while pregnant or breastfeeding anyway so unless you munch a few edamame occasionally, soy should be the first food item to go for a couple trying to conceive.
PRODUCE
Fresh produce is one of the best things that anyone, of any age, or any lifestyle can eat. Unfortunately, commercial farms have doused our produce in chemicals and pesticides that while dangerous for anyone, are particularly dangerous to a delicate sperm and egg or a developing fetus.
Certain pesticides and herbicides can impair reproductive organ function, reduce implantation in the uterus, contribute to or cause endometriosis, or cause poor semen quality.
If you are trying to conceive and wish to avoiding these chemicals you should only buy organic produce, both so you are able to conceive in the first place and for the health of your unborn child.
If you do not have access to organic produce then at the very least scrub all your produce before eating. If you want to play it extra safe then you should thoroughly peel all produce prior to eating.
Make a special point to choose organic or avoid items from the following list created by the Environmental Working Group which lists the twelve most contaminated fruits and vegetables in order of toxicity.
Strawberries
Bell peppers
Spinach
Cherries
Peaches
Cantaloupe(Mexican)
Celery
Apples
Apricots
Green beans
Grapes(Chile)
Cucumbers.
It is not difficult to eliminate some detrimental items in your diet to increase your odds of conception. Simply go organic, skip the soy, and then focus on bringing the fun back to conception.
About The Author
Sheryl Lyon resides in West Michigan and writes for http://amuchbetterway.com ,a site about natural conception, childbirth, and parenting and http://ovulation-calendar.blogspot.com.
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Meson Ole Mexican & Spanish Dinner
Like I have said before, I am no Gourmet Chef or expert on fine Cruise. I do how ever know what I like. Recently Me and a Buddy of mine stopped at the Meson Ole Dinner in Southampton on Long Island in NY, A Mexican and Spanish Restaurant.
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I’ve been on medifast for quite a while and have lost a good deal of weight on it (over 80 pounds.) So, it’s safe to say I’ve eaten a lot of the foods. I’m often asked which are my favorites or which taste the best. I’ll answer this question in the following article with a list of my all time favorite medifast foods and the ones I eat (and actually enjoy) the most Continue reading burrito – My Favorite Medifast Foods
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Miami community farmers’ markets are a distinct part of Miami’s culture and a unique feature of many Florida small towns and large cities. Each farmers’ market reflects the Miami neighborhood’s charm with locally produced specialties for sale directly to the public. Vegetables, fruits, nursery stock, plants, freshly prepared foods and other hand-made commodities. Farmers’ Continue reading Mexican Food – Miami’s Local Farmers’ Markets by BJ Adams
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I’ve been on the medifast diet for quite a while and I believe that I’ve tried almost every food that is offered. Some of the foods I like very much and consume on a daily basis. Some of the foods are quite decent with a little tweaking, and some of the foods require me to steer clear of them. I will tell you which of the foods taste the best and which Continue reading burrito – Looking For Medifast Reviews on the Food’s Taste? Here’s Mine
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Bread machines have become more & more popular lately. A lot of homes now are equipped with bread machines, especially with the growing popularity of bread as a healthier substitute for heavy meals.
Bread machines are easy to use and come equipped with manuals for omplete
instructions. The very first bread maker was marketed and released in Japan in 1986. It Continue reading Mexican Food – Make Delicious Cinnamon Raisin Bread With Your Bread Maker by Mary Walsh
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A recipe to do at home on Valentine’s Day – easy and good value with all the tips from the top anyone could need to produce a heartwarming supper for two.
Venison au Poivre for Two
Venison is delicious, unusual and incredibly good for you. Thanks to companies like Donald Russell (www.donaldrussell.com) and Blackface (www.blackface.co.uk) , both online Continue reading Mexican Food – Valentine’s Dinner Recipe – Venison au Poivre for Two by Thomasina Miers
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