Ana Quinn’s cooked Salsa
This cooked salsa recipe is the gift of the wife of an old friend in appreciation for some cooking advice. Ana is from Mexico and… Read More »Ana Quinn’s cooked Salsa
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Fermented Salsa
The crazy garden ing season of 2022 left me still dealing with the slowly ripening late tomatoes through November, an right into December, upsetting my… Read More »Fermented Salsa
Kourambiedes – Greek almond cookie recipe
Classic Greek Almond Cookies Kourambiedis have always been my favourite Greek cookie/confection. One of the best parts of holiday dinners was unwrapping the packages from… Read More »Kourambiedes – Greek almond cookie recipe
The House of Sotol
Enrique Elias of Vinomex, speaking of Sotol, their innovative distilled spirit. Made from the Daisyliron Wheeleri, an Agave relative, Sotol is a traditional spirit in… Read More »The House of Sotol
Chocolate Mole Sauce
I’ve loved mole sauce since the first time I tried it, and the best I’ve ever tasted was in a cantina in Blaine, Washington, just… Read More »Chocolate Mole Sauce
Roasted Vegetable and Polenta Soup
Recipe and photographs by Glen Synoground The types of vegetables you use, and their relative amounts are variable, and can be based on the vegetables… Read More »Roasted Vegetable and Polenta Soup
Mexican Tortilla Soup
Tortilla Soup recipe can be made as a chicken tortilla soup (with chicken and chicken broth) or as a vegetarian version (eliminate chicken and replace… Read More »Mexican Tortilla Soup
The Mexican Vanilla Plantation – Magic Beans
At the 2013 CRFA Show, I met Eleazar Hernandez of Origenes, the Canadian importer of vanilla from The Mexican Vanilla Plantation. At the end of… Read More »The Mexican Vanilla Plantation – Magic Beans