Tag: MesoAmerica

Iconic Mexican Tacos: Calabacita Con Maíz

Iconic Mexican Tacos: Calabacita Con Maíz

Guisado de calabacita con maíz makes iconic Mexican tacos that are unbeatable for depth of flavor and texture.  No creams or cheesy additions are needed here. Paired with steaming, comal-roasted corn tortillas, this ancient combination makes beautiful tacos. Tatuma is the heirloom squash that’s been […]

Guisado de Calabacita Con Maíz – Squash Corn Stew

Guisado de Calabacita Con Maíz – Squash Corn Stew

Guisado de calabacita con maíz is a traditional combination that’s unbeatable for depth of flavor and texture.  No creams or cheesy additions are needed here. Paired with steaming, comal-rosted corn tortillas, this ancient combination makes beautiful tacos.  Careful, people may actually fall in love with […]

Breakfast Tacos: Potato and Egg

Breakfast Tacos: Potato and Egg

Potato and egg breakfast tacos were my lunch staple all through grade school.  My mom would make them for all us kids, and send us off to school with these wonderful tacos wrapped inside a brown paper bag.  By lunch time they were cold, but […]

Fried Chile Serrano Salsa

Fried Chile Serrano Salsa

Chile Serrano is my favorite chile.  I eat it raw at lunch or dinner,  biting into the green chile, herbaceous and refreshing.  A large variety of salsas feature Serrano and here, it’s fried, so the taste is rustic.  The tomatoes are also cooked.Chile derives from […]