A look at local food discoveries, whether it’s a particular dish or an ingredient, often with one or more recipes.
My youngest brother Jeff arrived early in the morning, and once he got settled in, we headed out to breakfast, his favorite meal of the day. A classic spot in Guadalajara we were clued into is La Chata, Av. Corona 126 in the center of town. Two plates of fried eggs with avocado, cheese, and… Read More Guadalajara IV
And, on to day 3, the last day of classes. Tons of food again, but this time I was really careful, and for the most part, just had a bite of each dish. Enchiladas mineras – cheese filled tortillas that have been dipped in adobo and then flash fried in a pan, served over… Read More Guadalajara III
We made so much food today in the second class of the trio…. Let’s start with the new ingredients: Tomatillos. I’ve worked with them before, but not much. Nopales – cactus pads. I’ve eaten them, but never worked with them. Banana leaves. Pork brains. I’ve worked with beef ones, but never pork. Mamey. Never seen… Read More Guadalajara II
I’ve reached a point in life, I’ve realized. There are only so many cities and towns and villages that I can visit and wander around the streets snapping photos of plazas and churches and statues and historic spots. Not a physical limit, though I suppose that exists, but an intellectual one, a spiritual one, an… Read More Guadalajara I
Just a look back at the last thirty days of dinners and some favorites out of the various dinners. A raved about favorite over the last year since we introduced it and brought it back numerous times, our combination Parihuela-Chupe, a tomato based seafood soup with a touch of dairy, miso, herbs, and plenty of… Read More Thirty Days – Favorite Plates
Time for Round #10 of The Bread & Soup Project! So it seems that Australia, as a whole, just isn’t all that into soup. I checked in with friends, and my youngest brother, who live there, and the general consensus was, soup’s just not much of a thing. I broached the subject of the infamous… Read More The Bread & Soup Project #10 – Australia
Time once again for that annual look back at whatever, in my mind, made last year interesting. Let’s hit the Casa SaltShaker stuff first. 120 dinners, 1041 people. That’s pretty much the same as the previous year, at 123 dinners and 1096 people. Those are both a drop from the previous couple of years which… Read More The Annual Round-Up v. 2.0.1.5
Aruba is an island nation in the Caribbean, a good distance to the west of the Lesser Antilles (remember the Antilles?), and located just a mere 18 miles north of the Venezuelan coast. Over time, it’s been “handed off” (such a polite term for the way I imagine it happened) from the Spanish to the… Read More The Bread & Soup Project #9 – Aruba