Monday, February 20, 2012

EASY CHICKEN POSOLE
Okay everyone so lately in San Diego its been pretty cold. Personally I hate being cold. So around these times I stick it out and make soup. Being a Mexican I love all my grandma's recipes and this one is so yummy and flavorful, and I do say so myself very very easy. Its almost effortless!
Lets get started :)

What you'll need: (serves 4)
Chicken 4-5 legs or thighs
1/2 Large onion
4 Large cloves of garlic
1 Can of homany
1 Can Las Palmas Chile Colorado
1 1/2 tables spoons of chicken bouillon
Salt to taste

Garnish:
Cilantro
Onion
Cabbage
Raddish
Lemon or Lime






1. Rinse chicken and add to a medium pot of water add onion and garlic, whole.
Let boil for about 45 minutes.








 2. Add in HALF of the can of the Las Palmas Chile Colorado and the chicken bouillon. Taste it to see if you could use it more spicy if so then add more of the Las Palmas
If you think you need some more flavor add in more of the chicken bouillon and some salt.




3. Completley drain out all of the juice from the can of homany in a strainer and rise them. When completely rised and drained add to the soup. Cover and let boil on medium for about 30 minutes.


4. Start chopping up garnishes and put to the side.
After 30 minutes your soup is done.

 Serve like this


And eat like this



ENJOY<3

Monday, February 6, 2012

DIY: Make up remover!

Okay ladies when I seen this wonderful concoction from a fellow blogger and personal friend Jaclyn I thought amazing and I must try. I think the #1 reason why I loved this so much is because its all baby products and since I have sensitive skin I thought this would be perfect for me!
- Oh yeah may I add that you get so much for you $$$ and I'm down for that! Anyways lets get to it.....






P.S I doubled my recipe to fill the whole mason jar!

What you'll need:

1 Mason jar
or some sort of container

2 Cups of warm water
2 TBS of tear free baby shampoo
1/2 TSP of baby oil or coconut oil, tea tree oil, olive oil.... etc

Place warm water into mason jar,and combine ingredients, stir in baby shampoo not until it gets bubbly but just enough so that you can see it fully mixed in, stir in oil and DONE

Lets see how it works:


Yup took off my MAC eye shadow and mascara in one swipe, I also love that this does not make your eyes greasy.. pretty much im in love & I will never buy make up remover again <3


Enjoy!


Sunday, February 5, 2012

Quick & Easy Shrimp Ceviche




This Ceviche is by far the easiest thing and with a major taste factor, its sure to please for a party or just for a quick lunch! & hello Its HEALTHY!! I made my recipe with cooked shrimp but you can also use raw.

Prep time: 20 minutes
Ready in: 2 hours(with cooked shrimp)
Raw shrimp 4-5 hours preferably over night

Ingredients:
1-2 pounds of shrimp
1chopped sweet onion
1 large chopped cucumber
3 chopped roma tomatos
6 lemons
4 limes
1 chopped raw jalapeno pepper
1 chopped serrano pepper
1sliced avocado (optional)
Salt to taste
Tostada shells


First rinse shrimp under cold water if frozen blanch under luke warm water. Make sure to have a large mixing bowl chop and place shrimp in the bowl throw all other ingredients in bowl followed by lemon and lime juice. Avocado can be cubed and thrown into the mixture or it can be sliced and placed on top while serving. Let mixture marinate for 1-2 hours with the cooked,  If using raw shrimp it will cook in the lemon and lime juice and will need to take more time aprox 4-5 hours.
Serve with tostada shells on top or on the side, extra limes and a nice cold beer (optional) :)






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