Tag: tacos

Soups, Salads, Sandwiches by Matty Matheson. Who is this guy?
Another new name for me. I feel like I used to be up-to-date on all the hip chefs out there. I blame my unhipness on not having cable anymore. About the book: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches is Matty Matheson’s third and most casual cookbook. The holy trinity of kitchen tables, these recipes are the ones Matty…

The Law of Unintended Consequences and a revisited taco recipe
G. Davies Jandrey has a new novel out and I was lucky enough to get a first look. I’m also highlighting Crunchy Cauliflower Tacos with Avocado Spicy Mayo from a former review of one of Jandrey’s previous books.

September 2021 “In My Kitchen”
Welcome to the September edition of “In My Kitchen,” hosted by Sherry’s Pickings. I almost didn’t even write a post for this month but when I started looking through my photos, I decided I did have a few things to say. I found out this summer that I was a finalist in the Taste of…

Tacos al Pastor
Although the meat wasn’t Shawarma spit-grilled, this recipe for Tacos al Pastor is a great grilling meal. This recipe makes a lot so invite a crew over to enjoy it!

Crunchy Cauliflower Tacos with Avocado Spicy Mayo (and a great book suggestion)
Deep Breathing is a gem of a novel (as are these tacos). Please keep reading, pick up this latest novel, and make TACOS!

Roasted Pork in Banana Leaves
Wrapping the pork in the banana leaves made for a deliciously moist meat and many tasty meals. Where did we get the leaves? Not from an Asian market but from our own backyard grove.

Carnitas Rice Bowls with Pickled Onions and Cilantro Slaw
My mom, sister and I often swap recipes via email. (You can read about another recipe my sister urged me to make here.) Last weekend, a recipe for Homesick Texan Carnitas found its way from Sis to me. Always succinct, the link to the recipe was only accompanied by “this is a really good recipe”…

Chicken Tacos with Red Cabbage and Radish
This recipe for shredded chicken is delicious and will inspire you to want to make lots of tacos, enchiladas, wraps, and salads. The possibilities are endless with this basic recipe.

Deviled Egg Tacos (with Sikil Pak)
Don’t skip this post. Sikil Pak is a delicious Yucatán dip made with toasted pepitas. Spread this on a artisan corn tortilla, add some deviled eggs….delicioso!

Carne Adovada
We had some lovely Carne Adovada on our whirlwind trip through Albuquerque in November. I am only now getting around to posting my version of this great NM dish.