• Dipping a tortilla chip into salsa ranchera bowl.
  • Green chicken enchiladas on plate.
  • Slice of flan with mint, raspberries, and blackberries on top.
  • Chicken fajitas with peppers, lime wedges, and cilantro in cast iron skillet.
  • Green onions, serrano pepper, beefsteak tomato and oil for ranchero sauce.
  • Huevos rancheros on a plate with refried beans, avocade slices, and a lime wedge.
  • Crissy Baumann sitting at table with computer and coffee mug.

    • Welcome!

    My name is Crissy (Perez) Baumann, and I’m so grateful you’re here!

    I launched My Tex Mex to share the treasured recipes of my combined Texan and Mexican heritage.

    From an early age, I enjoyed helping my mother in the kitchen, but it wasn’t until I became a mom to twin boys that my passion for Tex-Mex cooking took flight. Now I’m on a mission to preserve these authentic recipes for future generations.

    If you have a hankering for delicious tacos, enchiladas, and salsas made from scratch, you’ve come to the right place.

    Green enchiladas on a plate with Mexican rice and charro beans.
    chicken ENCHILADAS
    Spoon lifting ranchero sauce from skillet.
    RANCHERO SAUCE
    Chicken fajitas with peppers, lime wedges, and cilantro in cast iron skillet.
    chicken FAJITAS
    Slice of flan with mint, raspberries, and blackberries on top.
    FLAN DE QUESO

    Some of my favorite things

    My Favorite Recipes

    Green enchiladas on a plate with Mexican rice and charro beans.
    chicken ENCHILADAS
    Spoon lifting ranchero sauce from skillet.
    RANCHERO SAUCE
    Chicken fajitas with peppers, lime wedges, and cilantro in cast iron skillet.
    chicken FAJITAS
    Slice of flan with mint, raspberries, and blackberries on top.
    FLAN DE QUESO

    What You’ll Find on My Tex Mex

    • Authentic family recipes perfected over decades, cooked in the traditional Tex-Mex style
    • Fresh ingredients and “from scratch” recipes balanced with time-saving tips and shortcuts
    • Simple recipes you can cook weekly without excessive (and unnecessary) ingredients
    • A cooking strategy where leftovers become part of the next day’s meal
    • A taste of home, like something your abuela would’ve made

    If you’d like to explore your creative side, I also run a DIY/crafts blog called First Day of Home. Some of our family recipes originally appeared there.