It is an incentive to try it at home, that’s for sure. The in-laws send us that White Swan tortilla mix that H-E-B sells, but there’s no substitute for a cramped little kitchen, steeped in years of grease and lard,...

Would love your Grandmother’s flan recipe – to make for myself! I am half Spanish and my Abuela used to make a wonderful flan. Unfortunately, I never got her recipe. Thanks.

put a tea-towel in the bottom of the water bath pan so the bottom of the ramekins have a little more insulation, which will help the caramel from continuing to cook. Report back if you try again!

? El Rey de Las Fritas for frita burgers and shakes. Pan con bistec. Tamales. Sergio’s for sandwiches, steak and fish. Croquettes. the tortilla de platanos Palacio de los Jugos, coconut and papaya juices. Pork is consistently good

I wanted to a quick report on a great lunch I had at La Caraquena. Its a pan-Latin American place with dishes from Bolivia, Venezuela, and Chile. When I arrived at around 1, the place was completely empty, but the sole front of...

IT sounds like you are cooking them prefectly, but I think for the texture you are looking for, take some of the beans and water out near the end of the process and put them in a blender. Or I use a stick blender right in the pan...

Brit is right – fried plantains / bannanas are a traditional accompniment to arroz a la cubana – a different rice dish (with eggs over easy)- though it could be made in a paella pan qualifying it as a paella. (See...

Casa Oaxaca really lived up to expectations in terms of food Casa de la Abuela - traditional old school Oaxacan cooking. right on the zocalo La Biznaga seems nice but more modern global food than Oaxaca-authentic the tlayudas place...

Scorch does a Pork Shank “Osso Bucco”. Standing straight up in a pile of mashed potatoes and a mushroom gravy. It’s over the top! Jaguar had a special they called Cochino Adobado that was sick!!! I always liked...

I was in Oaxaca on the weekend and things are quite calm. My two restaurant recommendations are both located in the square and are about 20 metres from each other: Casa de la Abuela and Como Agua pa' chocolate. They are both...

, their salsas are wonderful and everything there tastes like it could have come straight out of abuela's kitchen. The Counter Burger, although a chain, is great for a good burger fix. They offer build your own burgers with a...

decir que no?"). Yes. Flour tortillas. Si, mi abuela. If the argument is, are Mexicans in Mexico making tacos with crispy fried corn tortillas, the answer is perhaps ‘no’. But, if the question is, are Mexicans living...

/ice cream stand but they have awesome-looking bowls of pan-asian noodles, with lots of organic veggies. Don’t remember the name... The street is Soquel, a major street, not far from the boardwalk area.

Well, I’m 29, and a couple of years ago I claimed that I was the best chef in the world to my friend (who didn’t believe me). So I just went on a mission to prove him wrong. He seems to thing cooking a buch of stuff...

, and then I dip a chopstick til it hits the bottom of the pan. If bubbles rapidly emerge from the tip to the surface, then I know it’s ready. Sometimes I’ll sprinkle a tiny bit of batter or flour in to make sure....