Hello, friends! Happy Cinco de Mayo and Kentucky Derby week! These are not one but two great excuses to make this coming week feel festive, with some truly great food on both counts.
I love this week’s newsletter, focusing on bright Mexican fare that works whether you’re hosting guests for a party, or just want to perk up family dinner. You’ll also get my absolute favorite (and easy) recipe for a chocolate pecan pie to celebrate in true Kentucky Derby style.
I hope these recipes inspire a great -- and easy -- start to your weekend. Let’s dig in! —Lisa
This may be the best sheet pan dinner of them all. Meaty, cheesy, toppings over crisp tortilla chips, topped with all the best fixins and baked. I like to plunk this down right in the middle of the table with some fresh pico de gallo and let everyone dive in.
Easy homemade enchilada sauce smothers this satisfying, healthier take on traditional enchiladas.
The side dish we all love so much it should be a main. This tastes just like it’s from the Mexican restaurant, but better and more nourishing homemade with brown rice.
This Chipotle dupe is so easy and good. Fluffy white rice boosted with lime, cilantro, and onion makes a fantastic side dish — a little more “dressed up” than plain white rice, but almost as effortless.
Fresh corn on the cob may not be in season yet, but a bag of frozen corn is all you need for this tasty, elote-inspired side.
This bean soup, made from rotisserie chicken, white beans, and green chilies, is one of my favorite family meals. This is easy but tastes like something from a restaurant.
You’ll love this easy black bean soup recipe, especially topped with cheese and served with this skillet cheddar cornbread.
These may be my favorite cookies of all time: nutty, buttery shortbread rounds rolled in powdered sugar.
This truly is the best chocolate chip pecan pie recipe you will ever try. Adapted from one of the world’s best pastry chefs, this pie — heaps of nuts and chocolate chips folded in a sweet, gooey filling with a flaky butter crust — hits all the marks: sweet, decadent, easy, and seasonal. (And did I mention the bourbon?)
Want a Derby Day-inspired cookie? These chewy, nutty chocolate chip cookies are one of my favorites.
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