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March 16, 2009 05:59 PM UTC --
If you are a regular visitor to my blog, you might have noticed that I used these little guys in my cooking a lot. Tomatillos are a fruit native to Mexico and Guatemala and are close cousins to . . .
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March 12, 2009 03:42 PM UTC --
I have mentioned before that I am not religious, but this Lent season I have challenged myself to make more meatless dinners. Like my friend Peter would say, I will never go “veg”, I don’t wanna . . .
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March 07, 2009 09:49 AM UTC --
I’ve been very quiet this week. Some technical problems kept me busy and by the end of the day I was too tired to deal with computers so I turned to watching movies and reading books, two activities . . .
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February 27, 2009 12:09 PM UTC --
Here’s another dish for those of you who observe Lent or just want to eat a healthier, lighter meal. Cabbage is inexpensive and abundant. It is cultivated all around the world and can be found anytime . . .
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February 24, 2009 03:17 PM UTC --
If you haven’t heard about the Royal Foodie Joust over at The Leftover Queen forum , maybe you have been living under a rock for the past year. Or maybe you are just new to the glorious world of . . .
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February 20, 2009 10:38 AM UTC --
I was so happy the other day to find queso doble crema (double-cream cheese, one of my favorite Mexican cheeses) at the Mexican supermarket. This was the very first time that I saw it here in Ohio . . .
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February 18, 2009 09:10 AM UTC --
Some months ago I wrote a post about the “almost magic” beans and some readers asked me how to incorporate more beans in their diets. I have written several posts in which I incorporated these . . .
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February 16, 2009 01:44 PM UTC --
If you are a regular visitor of this blog, you probably have noticed that I use chipotles adobados (or chipotles in adobo sauce) a lot. But until today I have failed to write about these amazing . . .
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February 12, 2009 02:46 PM UTC --
This dinner was especially created to celebrate one of my favorite food events. Presto Pasta Nights will celebrated its 100th week tomorrow (Ruth and all the hosts have done an excellent . . .
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February 11, 2009 12:58 PM UTC --
Some time ago I made huevos ahogados , scrambled eggs in tomatillo (or tomato) sauce. Somebody left a comment saying that I could use the same sauce to poach eggs, but since Jon doesn’t like runny . . .
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February 10, 2009 05:09 PM UTC --
Maybe you have noticed that most of the dinners I prepared are not too complicated. That’s because I try not to make dinner the biggest meal of the day (that would be breakfast right after my workout) . . .
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February 09, 2009 03:05 PM UTC --
For a long time I’ve been wanting to make my own cheese, but for several reasons I had never done it. All that changed last week when I made my first batch of queso fresco. My friend Darrin made . . .
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February 05, 2009 03:50 PM UTC --
Every meal of the day is important. Maybe breakfast is the most important one, but lunch is not far behind. Lunch is what gives you energy to finish the second part of the workday and get you through . . .
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February 04, 2009 11:03 AM UTC --
I like onions and garlic a lot, maybe a little too much. Maybe you have noticed that most of my recipes start with onions (the whole thing) and garlic (sometimes the whole head). In Mexican cuisine . . .
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February 03, 2009 04:33 PM UTC --
My mom says avocado is nature’s butter and I agree with that statement. Back home we ate them almost with every meal every day. Avocadoes are not only delicious, but also nutritious. According to . . .
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January 31, 2009 10:14 AM UTC --
According to Jon (who is a weather fanatic) this January has been one of the coldest since people started recording that kind of stuff more than a hundred years ago. I think we were over the freezing . . .
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January 30, 2009 03:53 PM UTC --
I can’t express with words how much I enjoy reading other food blogs everyday. I love to learn new things and visiting my friends’ blogs is definitely one great way to learn about different . . .
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January 29, 2009 11:19 AM UTC --
When you are snowed in and the food in your fridge and pantry is getting dangerously low, a little bit of imagination can save you at dinner time. This is exactly what happened to me last . . .
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January 21, 2009 05:36 PM UTC --
Saying that I like food would be an understatement. I have a food blog and I think about food most of the time. However, there are a few ingredients, produce and foods that I dislike. Cauliflower . . .
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January 20, 2009 05:21 PM UTC --
Today has been an amazing day for this country. It somehow feels like a gust of fresh air in this very uncertain time in history. I am aware one single man cannot change the world or magically . . .
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