Neither a watermelon nor a pumpkin, and four more Mexican crops ... click on title for more
Garden Update – Summer Crops
Jamoncillos – Sweet Milk Treats
Although the Spanish word jamoncillo means "little ham", this is a type of sweet made with milk, and has nothing to do with meat. The way to prepare jamoncillo de leche is similar to making milk caramel, just cooking for longer times to achieve a thicker, manageable paste ... click on title for more
Coyotas – Sweet Pastries from Northern Mexico
Coyota is a type of wheat pastry created in Northern Mexico; there is some consensus that the pastries were named after the young dark-skinned women (coyotas) who used to sell them on the streets of Seris, a municipality that now is part of Hermosillo, the capital city of the Mexican state of Sonora. Coyotas are formed with two discs of wheat dough, pressed together to contain a sweet filling in between ... click on title for more
Sonora Style Buns
In my previous post, I shared a little history and a recipe for Sonora style hotdogs, known as dogos. The recipe in this post is for the large and fluffy bun that was created especially for the dogo, becoming one of its unique features ... click on title for more
Dogos – Sonora Style Hotdogs
Hotdogs made their way to Northern Mexico across the American border. In the state of Sonora, the modern Sonora style hotdog, called dogo sonorense, took off in the 1980s, with unique additions and extra toppings ... click on title for more
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