Mexican

Thunderbird Cafe (Wellington CBD, New Zealand)

Wellington, a city known for its vibrant food scene, greeted me with open arms on a short business trip. While the lunch and dinner options were abundant and satisfying, I found myself on a quest for an equally delightful breakfast experience. As a habitual early riser, I prefer to explore...

Bistec Encebollado

“Sizzling beef with a flavour explosion! This classic dish with tender meat and caramelized onions is a must-try!” #LatinCuisine #SteakLover #FoodieFavorite. Discover the savory taste of Bistec Encebollado, a popular Latin American dish simply made with thinly sliced beef, onions, garlic, and vinegar Bistec encebollado is a traditional Latin American...

Dos Amigos (Mission Bay, Auckland, New Zealand)

What we love living in New Zealand is the amazing work life balance, and we take it really seriously, that means our work preferences are really flexible in time and in some cases in location, if you want to go to your kids recital during office hours or pick them...

Murray Piha (Piha, Auckland, New Zealand)

Quite a late post since we were here mid-January after a nice hike and a short dip at Kitekite Falls. It was a good uphill tramp with the falls at the end, perfect thing to do during summer where you dip in its cold fresh water from the falls after...

Tres Leches

Three types of milk and cream on a cake, this dessert is definitely one creamy concoction. Tres Leches is a popular Mexican type of cake where a type of sponge cake is soaked in three kinds of milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk and regular milk topped with a sweetened whipped...

Birria Tacos

Birria Tacos is a type of Mexican tacos where Mexican beef, lamb or goat meat stewed on sweet, sour, spicy and savory broth is pulled apart and used as a filling on corn tortillas together with quesillo, coriander, lime and onions. This social media sensation is one of the best...

Crispy Prawn Tacos

Crispy Prawn Tacos is a Mexican handheld dish prepared with lightly grilled flour tortillas filled with deep fried crispy prawns, avocadoes, radish, and coriander. I was inspired making this dish after trying it out at Little Creatures in Hobsonville, it was so good, but the price is quite high at...

Cheesy Nachos

Cheesy Nachos is a simple Mexican inspired dish prepared with nacho chips topped with generous amounts of hot cheese sauce, studded with jalapeno, black olives, tomatoes, and red beans Once in a while we love to make Nachos at home but all of the times they are usually topped with...

MexiConsin (Henderson, Waitakere, New Zealand)

MexiConsin, yup there is such a thing, I did not know that either until I visited this place. At first, I was confused because we thought we went into a Burger Wisconsin but upon entering it looks like a Mexicali Fresh restaurant, so where are we actually? Welcome to MexiConsin,...