You'd never know there was pumpkin in these enchiladas except for the slightly orange color of the sauce. The pumpkin puree replaces the traditional tomato base and just tastes of Tex-Mex goodness when mixed with jalapeños, garlic, and all of the works. The sauce is made in the blender and then you just pour it over the tortilla and bake. Super...

Back in Seattle, we used to have seafood enchiladas at a Mexican restaurant called Cactus. They were stacked horizontally instead of rolled. Kind of like an enchilada lasagna. For a Mexican kick one evening, I cooked up our own version of stacked seafood enchiladas (even if they weren't all that pretty). Since it was a weeknight, we started with...

Without as much time to cook in the evenings, I've been trying to think up shortcut meals that don't involve a lot of work, but are still tasty and creative. Trader Joe's has become our best friend in doing so with all of their precooked meats and even their higher quality frozen products. I'm not sure where the idea for these enchiladas came...

One of the things we already miss most about Texas is good Mexican food (e.g. Lupe Tortilla, El Mirador, Pappasitos, etc.) We seriously haven’t even found mediocre Mexican unless you count Chipotle or other similar burrito joints, which are good but no substitute for some good old fashioned Tex-Mex. For this reason we try to make Mexican food...