Colorful corn and corn smut, also known as Mexican truffle, cuitlacoche. We tried it at Tepoztlan, when we had our cooking classes there, it was tasty! The unique, earthy taste has been part of local cuisine since Aztec times. They would use the corn and the attached fungus in tamales and stews. Huitlacoche has a very pungent earthy, sweet...
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Category Archives: Mexican
Pibil-style pork ribs and Tamarind, Honey & Sesame Chicken
Found 2 great recipes from J. Oliver, easy to make and they are flavorful and delicious! Pibil-style pork ribs and Tamarind, Honey & Sesame Chicken
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Mexican Espagueti Verde, Green Spaghetti with Poblano Cream Sauce
So delicious dish! Mexican Espagueti Verde (Green Spaghetti with Poblano Cream Sauce) with zucchini blossoms
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Grilled chicken quesadillas
Grilled chicken quesadillas, they were delicious! Added some different spices and also zucchini flowers. Here is the recipe.
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Fried Plantain with Sour Cream
Fried Plantain with Sour Cream, slice the plantain, add little bit of brown sugar, fried it, place in the plate, top with sour cream ( or crema is best) and add some Cotija cheese
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Chiles en Nogada
Once or twice a year I make Chiles en Nogada, they are one of our favorite dish!
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Shrimp ceviche
Platanos fritos
Platanos fritos for breakfast fried sweet plantain slices with crema y queso cotija, sweet and salty, so delicious small bananas just for decoration
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Lunch today
Our favorite Mexican soup, Caldo de Pollo ( Homemade Chicken Soup )
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Using the local fresh vegetables from the basket we got today
Using the local fresh vegetables from the basket we got today, Pepino Kat ( local cucumber) salad with red onions, mint and avocado I also made Cheese and radish dip, for the salad