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
Homemade Buns – Bolillos and Teleras
Tag: Full Plate Thursday
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
Shrimp-less Patties – Tortitas sin camarón
Since I am allergic to shrimp, I needed to develop a recipe of tasty vegetarian patties, a key item in "Revoltijo", a traditional dish for the Lenten season … click on title for more
Smoked Fish Tacos – Sonora Style
The combination of flavours in this taco is just amazing, and this recipe is also appropriate if following the Christian cannons regarding abstinence from red meat during the Lenten season … click on title for more
Fish Tacos – Baja Style
These fish tacos originated in Ensenada, in the Mexican state of Baja California. Although technically fish tacos have been around since pre-Hispanic times, the first to fry fish for tacos were some inventive people in Ensenada in the middle of the 20th century … click on title for more
