Leftover chile sauce
I had lots of chile sauce leftover and I'm getting obsessive with the technique of poaching eggs in chile sauce, I did it again for breakfast. I thinned out the...
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Tacos from chiles, nopales and beans
Leftovers met and became tacos. Red Nightfall beans with some Ancho chile sauce and previously cooked nopales. Hand pressed tortillas and a dash of crema. Is cream fattening? Just asking....
Vacacita beans
I bought about a pound of beans called Vacacita in Mexico City this spring. I planted them very late here in Napa (July 1) but they came up by the...
Dealing with prickly pears
My cactus has gone nuts this year and I have dozens and dozens of prickly pears and a constant stream of paddles. I'm thinking of selling the pears at market...
Chilaquiles with poached eggs
Sunday mornings I normally feel pretty out of it after doing the farmers market in San Francisco on Saturdays. A fellow vendor described it as "market hangover" and I know...
Dinner Party inspired by Frida and Diego.
I used to be a fairly good host but life took over and I tend to take the easy way out these days. One pot, not too much time, not...