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Jícama: Summer food/Comida del verano

July 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Food, Personal Story

Growing up in Mexico, summer called for jícama and a fan. We never had AC and frankly, never missed it. Mexico City and Guadalajara do not have the summer-hells we endure here in Texas. Criándome en Mexico, el verano seimpre requería jícama y un ventilador. Nunca teníamos aire acondicionado y realmente, nunca lo necesitabamos. El [...]

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, [...]

Spring Break Spanish Lesson

March 19th, 2010 · No Comments · how-to, Ruminations

Many years ago, while on vacation to Cancun, I overheard a Jeff Spicoli-look-alike say, “There is only one word you need to know in Spanish and that’s mota.” I cracked up, because this guy had a better chance of getting laid than getting weed (slim to none). His dismissal of the Spanish language, spoke of [...]

Stuffed/Relleno

October 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Food, Mexican Food, Personal Story

Over the weekend, I learned how to make chiles rellenos. This has been my favorite Mexican dish ever since I can remember. The crunch of the egg-crisped chile, the meaty, cheesy goodness surprise inside, the hot gasp of fire when you get a seed, all this is authentic/autentico Mexican food. Isabelle made them with pasas/raisins [...]