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 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 Castillano, Madrid, Spain, acorns, castille, delicacy, ham, healthy, history, holiday, iberico, important details, jamon, language, pigs, pork, racione, serrano, tapas, tourism, tradition, travel on Feb 5th, 2008
Penelope Cruz’s “break-out” film was a lusty, comedic tale called Jamon, Jamon in which one of her suitors tells her that her breasts taste like serrano ham. Throughout the film (in which Cruz frequently appears partially clothed) there are many shots of legs of jamon serrano and iberico hanging in store windows, and the film […]
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