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Three native ingredients make this traditional Mexican salsa a delectable culinary heritage: tomato, chile and salt. Each provides important nutritional elements, and the combination is, well, fresh and delicious. There is much to be said for simplicity. My mom, amá, made this salsa everyday, using […]
Now that tomatillos are in season, this is a traditional cooked salsa recipe that is great on grilled fish tacos. Recipe: (makes 1 ½ cups) Ingredients: 8 oz tomatillos, about 3 medium tomatillos 1 Chile Jalapeño. Sometimes these chiles can be large and that is […]
Three native ingredients make this traditional salsa a delectable culinary heritage: tomato, chile and salt. Each provides important nutritional elements, and the combination is, well, fresh and delicious. There is much to be said for simplicity. Our Texas Indian ancestors used the salt from two […]
This morning I roasted pecans. Break them into pieces, add a little salt and into the oven they go. The aroma fills the home with delicious recollections. Food is memory and the pecan is a good example of this. Pecan is an iconic ingredient in […]
When you just feel like having friends over for a “gussied up” dinner party, try this delicious mushroom strudel. This lacto-vegetarian dish is rich and fancy, but you can assemble everything ahead of time and, when your friends arrive, pop it in the oven. No, […]
Sometimes you just feel like indulging. These chorizo tacos are weekend festive events, a taste that bursts with tang, spice, no-fuss enjoyment. Be sure to add Jalapeños en escabeche (pickled jalapeños) to continue the vinegar of the chorizo and add a piquant lift. This recipe […]
Hello, fellow Vegans, welcome to traditional vegan cuisine, an oft-overlooked dimension of Texas Mexican cuisine. These bean tamales are in every Mexican American home in Texas. Well I can’t make such an absolute statement, but I can say that they were definitely in my home […]
Squash Blossoms abound here in Spring and Summer. Not surprising since the squash is native to Mexico where the flower, Flor de Calabaza, has many delicious uses in tamales, quesadillas and soups. The Europeans fell in love with them and were delighted that this little […]