
Conscientious Baja California Cuisine
Design balanced, tasty dishes with sustainable proteins and abundant vegetables.
Rustic and family-style cuisine that’s colorful and bold with minimal fuss
Experience the wonderful flavors of Latin American cuisine – especially Mexican – with Mary Sue Milliken. She specializes in Tex-Mex and will share her valuable insight into why flavor and sustainability are necessary elements in every dish.
Using fresh, seasonal ingredients, recipes inspired by tradition – yet meet today’s requirements – will take center stage. Foods high in saturated fat and waste are a thing of the past.
By the end of this online course you will be able to:
– Combine high quality proteins to accompany abundant vegetables
– Select sustainable seafood
– Prepare a healthier Tex-Mex meal.

Course curriculum
Course Content







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What you'll learn
Gain inspiration from Texas, Baja California, and, of course, northern Mexico.
Our first recipe will be tostadas with ceviche. You will learn that seafood is one of the best proteins we can choose – not only for its health benefits, but also for its low environmental impact.
We’ll continue with a light vegetable soup that’s ideal for summer, and pair it with a flour tortilla stuffed with spicy cheese and topped with a variation of salsa verde.
We have two main course options: meat or fish. The first option consists of a grilled marbled cut of meat with moros y cristianos (rice and beans) and avocado and corn relish to round off this hearty dish. The second option is Veracruz style, which adds vegetables and a barley pilaf (a healthy alternative to the classic rice).
Who is it for?
This course is for anyone interested in Tex-Mex cuisine, which is a sustainable food system oriented around good health.
No matter what level you are, Mary Sue makes this course entertaining and easy to understand. You will finish this online course looking forward to experimenting in the kitchen.
What you’ll need
- Tortilla press
- Grill or broiler
- Non-stick frying pan
- Deep fryer
- Oven
*Recommended equipment for some of the recipes (though not essential for the course)

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What's included?
- 2 h 05 min of HD video
- 6 Recipes
- 27 Lessons
- Recipe ebook
- 7 Quizzes
- Certificate
- Español, English
- English, Español, Italiano, Français, Deutsch, Português
Difficulty
- Medium
Ratings and Reviews

Nice to have elder chefs sharing their long knowledge of food