Posted in Meat, Mexican, Recipe, Uruguay, avocado, cilantro, delicacy, grilled, lime, offal, sweetbreads, tacos, tortilla, tripe on Jun 16th, 2009
There are few things that, when slapped between tortillas and christened with spicy condiments, fail to get me excited. Making it a shame that the vast majority of Mexican restaurants near us have such a limited spectrum of taco fillings. Not that I don’t enjoy carnitas, carne asada, fish or chicken tacos, I very definitely [...]
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Posted in basil, chives, cilantro, herbs, lavender, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, sorrel, tarragon, thyme, watercress on Mar 15th, 2009
The contest has ended for this month. Come on back next month for a new “Top 5″! Check out Top 5 Herbs winner here.
Spring hasn’t exactly sprung yet here in Brooklyn. The trees are still bare and are showing no signs of sprouting anything. Even the crocuses, let alone the daffodils, remain mostly [...]
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Posted in Chorizo, Recipe, Recipes, Steak, beans, beef, cabbage, chicharron, cilantro, cornmeal, crispy, diversity, egg, food, fried, grilled, indulgent meal, lunch, masa, morcilla, peppers, pinto beans, pork, red beans, spicy, tourism, tradition, yucca on Oct 1st, 2008
Disclaimer: Our dear Colombian friend kindly let us know that our too-styled, “pretty” version of Bandeja Paisa is a bit less authentic because of the way we put things on the plate. Hear our Juan Camilo discuss Bandeja Paisa and all things Colombian in our exclusive podcast interview.
We are fortunate enough to live in a city with [...]
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Posted in Mexican, Recipe, Recipes, Steak, barbecue, beef, cabbage, cheap meal, chile, chili, cilantro, culture, easy, language, lime, meal, oregano, peppers, serrano, spicy, technique, tomatillos, tortilla, tortillas, tradition on Apr 10th, 2008
Normally we wouldn’t post a recipe for something as everyday as a steak taco. Most people know how to make them, right? But how many take the time to cook them really, really well? It actually doesn’t take much longer to make them more authentic. I’m not being a food snob [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, Caribbean, Garlic, Jamaican, Recipe, Recipes, allspice, beans, cheap meal, chicken, chile, cilantro, culture, easy, food, fried, grilled, history, orange juice, paprika, pinto beans, plantains, pork, red beans, rice, spices, spicy, tostones, weather on Feb 27th, 2008
Ahhh, jerk chicken. One of my favorite dishes. It’s spicy, kind of sweet and when made well should almost melt in your mouth. On a cold winters night, there’s nothing that can snap you out of a cold-weather-depression than cooking up something from the Islands.
Jerk was used as a way to preserve [...]
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Posted in Chorizo, Los Pollitos, Mexican, Recipe, Recipes, avocado, beans, black beans, cheap meal, chicken, chile, chili, cilantro, cornmeal, cream, food, lime, masa, onions, peppers, pinto beans, red beans, serrano, sopes, spicy, tomatillos on Feb 14th, 2008
Almost every time we eat out at one of our favorite local Mexican cheap-eats, it is difficult for me to resist the crunchy and tasty sopes. These traditional Mexican dish involves fried masa cakes and can be topped with a variety of things – chorizo, beef, chicken, pork, veggies or beans. Some are made small [...]
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Posted in Chorizo, Garlic, Recipe, Recipes, beans, black beans, cheap meal, chile, chili, cilantro, easy, entertainment, food, lime, pinto beans, quick meal, red beans, rice, sausage, side dish, spicy, tradition on Dec 13th, 2007
It is widely-known that one of the meanest, yet most effective, ways of taking revenge on someone for an injustice is by poisoning them. Throughout history countless numbers of important and unimportant people have been killed with poison. So great was the fear of being poisoned that the kings and queens of Great Britain employed [...]
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Posted in Asian, Brooklyn, Meat, Recipe, Recipes, Restaurant Review, Ribs, Thai, beef, cilantro, food, lime, pressure-cooker, rant, rice on Dec 10th, 2007
Did you ever have a restaurant that you once loved and somehow, over the years, it lost its way? Did you give that restaurant just ONE last chance, hoping that it would eventually return back to it’s former self, but it never really did? One last question, did you ever give the same restaurant a “second [...]
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