Warning-vegetarians do not read this post as there will be discussion of red meat. There is nothing more base and primal than the craving for meat. Sure, our rational, higher nature knows that we can still consume the adequate amount of protein from non-animal sources, but by God, sometimes don’t you just want/need a steak [...]
Entry Category 'cooking'
The longest living banana bunch-ever
April 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Food, how-to
Let’s talk bananas. If I were stranded on a desert island, they are the first fruit I’d be looking for. Meaty and acid-sweet and wrapped in a perfect package, I could easily eat 2-3 a day. We recently bought some bananas from Costco, flown from God-knows-where and as green as an artichoke. Surely they’ll ripen [...]
Burn, Peeps, Burn
April 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Family, Food
My fellow blogger, Dwan, recently introduced an idea for all those cute lil marshmallow Peeps, burn ‘em. Check out his post here. These too-sweet Easter treats have always made me gag, but I’m not much for marshmallows. I would love to see them up in flames, though! Our Mexican nanny commented on our Easter holiday [...]
You say green tomato, I say tomatillo
March 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Austin, Food, how-to, Mexican Food
My tried and true test of a good Mexican eatery, is the quality of their enchiladas verdes. Curra’s Grill on Oltorf, Arandas on S 1st St and Guero’s on Congress Ave here in ATX are my favorites. I’ve tried to replicate the enchiladas the cut-corners way and bought some green sauce in a can. No [...]
Peppers: Too Hot to Handle
March 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Family, Food, Mexican Food, Personal Story
My husband teases me that even though I grew up in Mexico, I don’t know much about cooking with chiles (or cooking at all for that matter). I recently decided to make homemade salsa, having only halfway listened to my mother’s instructions. Needless to say, the outcome was CALIENTE! And not the good kind. E [...]
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How to Cook Mexican Rice/Cómo Guisar Arroz Mexicano
February 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Family, Food, Mexican Food
I love Mexican food. I had never really tried to make it because most of the dishes I like are very involved. Lately, though, I have been on a quest to learn and will try to share some of my triumphs and failures. Our nanny, makes the BEST Mexican Rice. I am still perfecting it, [...]
Tags:cooking·Family·food writing·how-to·mexican food·mexican rice·recipes·Simply Mexican cookbook
