Another great Mexican sandwich is “la torta de bacalao”, made by simply filling a telera bun with Mexican style cod stew … click on title for more
One More Mexican Sandwich – Torta de Bacalao
Category: Mexican Cuisine
A Mexican Sandwich – Torta Cubana
Last year, I shared a recipe for "la torta cubana", probably one of the most popular Mexican sandwiches, prepared with Mexican buns called teleras. Since I shared the recipe for homemade teleras in my previous post, I thought of re-posting the story and recipe for this classic Mexican delight … click on title for more
Homemade Buns – Bolillos and Teleras
For those lucky people who scored flour and a few envelopes of instant yeast before they disappeared from the store shelves, this is a basic recipe for homemade Mexican style buns … click on title for more
A Quick Menu, First Course – Bean Soup
In my previous post, I talked about a quick menu at a restaurant in Mexico, consisting of a bowl of comforting bean soup, and a BBQ sandwich, and how it would be easy to adapt and reproduce at home, with non-perishable ingredients and pantry staples. In this post, I am sharing my recipe for the first course … click on title for more
Revoltijo – A Tasty Jumble of Mexican Flavours
A very traditional dish to serve during both the Lenten and the Advent/Christmas seasons in Mexico is called “Revoltijo”, which literally translates as “jumble.” It might be a somewhat labour-intensive process to prepare each of the individual components, but then - as its name indicates - it is just a matter of adding everything to the pot, for a delicious jumble of textures and flavours … click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 