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Mexico, One Plate at a Time: Recipe Selection and Recipe Links
Dee, Could this recipe be made on an outdoor grill using a cut-up Turkey? I haven’t bought the book yet, but I’m looking for a good Mole Turkey recipe for Thanksgiving.
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Top Chef Masters Finale 08/19/09 (spoilers)
and writing in their magazine since he has taken over is sub-par. I’ve eaten at Frontera and I must say that I thought it was mediocre at best. I think that Bayless got a break for the overcooked shellfish. Yet, let us not...
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visiting New Yawkers want to know.....
, and Chicago does it better than anywhere else. Frontera and Topolobampo, Salcipon, Chilipancingo, and Izacupulco (I’ve butchered the spelling on most of these), are all fine restaurants, that will be an eye-opener to...
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TOP MEXICAN IN FLA
of any other good ones I should try. 3. Burrito Grill - What can I say? There’s an exception to every rule, even my own! This IS in fact authentic though, the owner is a Yucateco (Yucatan Peninsula). This place is on 125th...
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Are there any decent wines under $7?
Try the Casillero del Diablo Carmenere. 2005 was great with grilled meats, 2006 may be good too; it is the same price but I have no idea whether anything changes year-to-year in those great big tanks at Concho y Toro. They make a...
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What brings out your inner ChowSnob? For me, it's apparently enchiladas..
I am also a Texan and I have a knee jerk reaction of irritation to people who think they “know” Mexican food but they fetishize Oaxaca, or only want restos with the lable “interior” and they especially...
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N. Side, Kid-friendly, Authentic Ethnic - Any Suggestions?
below to Zim’s review and a whole discussion that follows. It’s not much on pretty “atmosphere” like Frontera or Ixcatapulco (sp?) but the food is good. (I didn’t like the ceviche, it’s mostly...
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Cal-Mex vs. Tex-Mex vs. "authentic" Mexican?
, hot chili-peppers, corn, barracuda, albacore, halibut; Tex-Mex is the grilled fired foods (blackened fish, etc.), roasted vegetables, dry spices, black beans, that powdery white cheese that sort of tastes like parmesan (sorry...
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Pizza in Austin
hey platinum, i got the chance to eat here a few days ago. i ordered a small freebird white pizza, which is sauce-less (hence the “white”), has spinach, grilled chicken tossed with olive oil and fresh herbs, fresh...
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Top Chef Masters Semi-Final 2nd Round (spoilers)
I thought the chefs did very well with the vegan challenge – some great looking plates and delicioius looking food, not just salads and grilled veggies (except for Anita Lo... lol) What probably threw the chefs for a loop...
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Trader Joes Suggestions Anyone???
for cheese I have found) Mini multi seed rice crackers Snap Pea Crisps ( i am completely and helplessly addicted) Frozen: Stir fry snow pea mix French green beans(HARICOTS VERTS- stir fry these; do not blanch)) Grilled corn Mandarin...
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Encinitas - One Year Later
I think is all I have had in Pho (I wish they put more in it!) Hey – flour tortillas and Menudo is not a crime cgfan! Especially for Menudo a la frontera [border style menudo]. I love going over to my friends house when his...
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Smoque BBQ - Report
sauce on the meat in the final grilling stage or offer it at the table. Carson’s goes much further. Before we load our meat into the pit, we dip it into our sauce. This allows the sauce to permeate the meat as the hickory slowly...
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TRADER JOE'S and Whole Foods- BEST PRODUCTS
giotto crostini/ Snap Pea Crisps ( i am completely and helplessly addicted)//// Frozen: stir fry snow pea mix/ french green beans(HARICOTS VERTS- stir fry these; do not blanch))/ grilled corn/Mandarin orange chicken (in a pinch)/...
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Local Palate finally features chowhounds
(with some grilled items served with rice/beans etc, I think), with pride of place given to their huaraches, the pambazos etc. The tortillas tend towards thick rustic goodness permitting that incomparable perfume of nixtamal...
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