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Huatape Veracruzana con Camarones, a Mole with Prawns from Veracruz

Posted on February 4, 2013 by albatz

The entrée of our menu from Veracruz featured Huatape Veracruzana con Camarones. Special large sweet prawns are traditionally used in this dish, and Rossana felt that the BC spot prawns would be a perfect substitute. They were cooked in a … Continue reading →

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Menu from the Central Region of Mexico

Posted on January 30, 2013 by albatz

We had two appetizers or ‘antojitos’ from the Central Region of Mexico. The first was ‘Chalupitas de pollo poblanos con dos salsas’. The second was Chiles capones, which were served on a creamy tomato salsa and drizzled with cream. I … Continue reading →

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Mexican Cooking from Sinaloa

Posted on January 14, 2013 by albatz

The Mexican state of Sinaloa is between the Sea of Cortez and the Sierra Madres. Seafood abounds along the 640 km of Sinaloa’s coastline. The primary cities of the state are Mazatlán, Culiacán and Los Mochis. Aguachile de Camarón Sinaloense … Continue reading →

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Central Region of Mexico: Chalupitas with Two Salsas

Posted on January 4, 2013 by albatz

The appetizer or ‘antojito’ from the central region of Mexico was ‘Chalupitas de pollo poblanos con dos salsas’. Two different salsas were prepared: a salsa verde (green sauce) made with tomatillos, serrano chiles, onion, garlic and cilantro; and a salsa … Continue reading →

Posted in Food around the world, Mexican | Tagged chiles, cooking, food, masa, menu, Mexico, recipe, tomato | 1 Comment

From the Central Region of Mexico: Bistec con Nopales, Chorizo y Frijoles

Posted on January 3, 2013 by albatz

This is the main course from our cooking class featuring food from the heart of Mexico: Bistec con Nopales, Chorizo y Frijoles ‘Bistec‘ (beefsteak) is an inside round steak, sliced roulade-style, and marinated for several hours in a mix of oil, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food around the world, Mexican | Tagged anchos, beans, bistec, chiles, chorizo, cooking, food, frijoles, Mexico, nopales, recipe, salsa, steak | 2 Comments

Mexican Cooking Class: Sopa Tarasca from Patzcuaro

Posted on December 31, 2012 by albatz

door way into a secret jardin, Patzcuaro. It was in 1976 that I first went to Patzcuaro, and on that first trip I fell in love with the city. And when I was in Patzcuaro, I fell in love with … Continue reading →

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Mexican cooking class featuring a menu from Puebla

Posted on December 29, 2012 by albatz

This menu is from my Mexican cooking class featuring the foods of the state of Puebla. My favourite dish of the evening was the ‘sopa poblano‘, a creamy almost vegetarian soup to die for. Served along with the soup was … Continue reading →

Posted in Food around the world, Mexican | Tagged chia, chicken, chiles, cooking, cuisine, dish, food, jalapeno, limonada, masa, menu, Mexico, Mole, molotes, Puebla, recipe, rice, salsa, sopa poblano, soup, tomato | 1 Comment

Mexican cooking from Oaxaca, the land of the 7 moles

Posted on December 26, 2012 by albatz

Mexican cooking from state of Oaxaca, the land of the 7 moles. Moles are the super-rich chile-based sauces and there are all sorts of moles. But mole is only one of many Oaxacan specialities. Here are some more: Sopa de milpa … Continue reading →

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Moles, the super rich chile-based sauces from Mexico

Posted on December 23, 2012 by albatz

I used to think that ‘mole‘ was the name of the super-rich (almost too rich) dark sauce weirdly containing chocolate. From my Mexican cooking class I learned that ‘mole’ comes from the indigenous word ‘molli’, describing a thick sauce formed from … Continue reading →

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Mole Poblano Sencillo, a dark mole from the state of Puebla

Posted on December 23, 2012 by albatz

This is a great recipe to use with left-over turkey. The rich spiciness of the mole is a perfect compliment to the dark meat of the turkey, and in fact, turkey was probably the original meat used in moles as … Continue reading →

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