Tag: roasting

Quesadilla – Why It’s All About Technique

Quesadilla – Why It’s All About Technique

I was 10 years old when I first tasted a quesadilla, cheese melted inside crisp wheat flour tortillas.  It’s a cliché to say so, but it was love at first bite. In the more southern regions of Mexican cuisines they use corn tortillas, but here […]

Meatballs with Chile – Albóndigas de Chile Ancho

Meatballs with Chile – Albóndigas de Chile Ancho

These Chile Meatballs are perfect for large parties.  Serve them in a crock-pot to keep them warm, and have plenty of toothpicks on hand.  Meatballs or Albóndigas, illustrate the dynamism of food pathways, the routes by which foods travel via bird flights, human wars, marriages, […]

Nueces En Texas: How To Roast Pecans

Nueces En Texas: How To Roast Pecans

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 […]