These Pickled Onions and Jalapenos are delicious alone, or with your favorite Mexican meal. And these Spicy Pickled Carrots
are a healthy and delicious snack. I'm sure you've had them at your favorite authentic Mexican restaurant, or at least seen them. They are very easy to make and are delicious with tacos, pollo dishes and even burritos. You can also set them out before the meal for a light, appetizing snack. Though the bay leaves add the signature flavor, do not eat them with the carrots.

Most Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants serve up soft, chewy and steaming hot flour tortillas with their dishes. As you bite into the steaming hot tortilla you often wonder how do they get them so soft and pliable? The ones you buy from the store are often stiff and dry and if you heat them up in the microwave, they become rubbery. If fresh tortillas are what you crave, then of course you should make your own.
But if your schedule doesn't allow you the luxury of making your own, you can still have delicious tortillas by heating the store-bought ones with this technique- How to Heat Tortillas

Enjoy this refreshing and sweet rice drink from Mexico anytime you like with this delicious Horchata Recipe. It is made from water, thickened with rice and then flavored with cinnamon and a subtle hint of lime. For more details on how this drink came to be so popular in Mexico and where it originated from, take a look at this Definition of Horchata and find out all you need to know.

In Mexico there are a few standard meat fillings for tacos and burritos and Carnitas is one of them. Letting the meat "fry" in it's own rendered fat is the most important step and if you skip this step you will just have chunks of cooked pork. The long simmering time loosens up the pork and makes it fork tender. Try it next time you make tacos or burritos or enjoy it as a main dish topped with onions and cilantro.