I’ve always wanted to make tamales, autenticos. As I am always pressed for time, I was excited to find out that Fiesta stores have tamale masa for sale in their bakeries. So of I went to get me some. I must have looked like a tourist, my mouth agape, looking at all the different spices [...]
Entry Category 'Mexican Food'
Weird Food: Chayote
August 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Food, Mexican Food
Look a this gourd! What a face. Meet the chayote. I’d never heard of it until recently, when Chloe, my youngest, had difficulty um, well, you know…pooping. Our nanny introduced this as a good source of fiber. Chayote [chy-O-tay] Though it’s got a “face only a mother could love,” the chayote gourd also has a [...]
Tags:anthropomorphism·children's books·fiber·gourds·mexican food·vegetables
Fashion Forgiveness
August 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Fashion, Food, Mexican Food
For lunch yesterday, I met a group of lovely ladies who blog at La Sombra on Burnet Rd. Cochinita pibil roll your own tacos, fried yucca balls and a lima bean salad was my choice and I am glad I chose to wear this dress, because I was so full afterwards that I needed a [...]
Tags:Austin·clothing industry·environment·Fashion·restaurants
Shortcut Tacos al Pastor
August 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Austin, Food, Mexican Food
I can throw down on some tacos al pastor! As a kid in Mexico, I’d stare at the open kitchens in the taquerÃas and gulp as my mouth watered. The pork was skewered and vertical, red with spices and crumbled when sliced onto the hot, corn tortilla by the deft hands of a sweating cook. [...]
Vegetarian Spinach ENCHILADAS Vegetarianas de Espinaca
May 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Food, how-to, Mexican Food
A while back, I promised you an enchilada verde recipe. Usually, I make it with chicken that has been boiled and shredded. However, last week, we bought a HUGE box of spinach and the last thing I wanted was to dump the majority of it into the compost bin. I was vegetarian for many years, [...]
Tags:culinary arts·enchiladas·mexican food·spanish·vegetarian cooking
Bate Bate Chocolate
April 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Family, Food, Mexican Food, Personal Story
Week before last, I speedwalked down to the Hideout on Congress Ave and had the BEST biscotti I’ve EVER had. Double chocolate heaven. Last week, I had to have it again. This week, it’s all I can think about! I am obsessed. Can’t stop thinking about it. Chocolate. I guess during times of stress, my [...]
