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The Other Side of the Tortilla

traditional mexican cooking, one recipe at a time. served with a pizca of culture and travel.

Get my FREE Brunch With Mom recipe ebook for Mother’s Day

Written by Maura Wall Hernandez on May 7, 2013
Categories: Bebidas/Beverages, Desayuno/Breakfast, Receta/Recipe

I’m excited to share that I’ve co-authored a bilingual recipe ebook, “Brunch With Mom,” that has 11 awesome brunch recipes for Mother’s Day by me and five other food writers. You don’t want to miss out on this cookbook full of drool-worthy photos and easy directions to make the perfect brunch! I wrote two of [...]

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AGUA FRESCA: Agua de fresa y mango

Written by Maura Wall Hernandez on April 8, 2013
Categories: Bebidas/Beverages, MexMonday, Receta/Recipe

Although May is National Strawberry Month, the grocery stores seem to suddenly be overflowing with ripe strawberries in the last week or so. We love strawberries in our house, but when you buy a few pounds of them at once because they’re inexpensive, what can you do with them other than eat them? Turn them [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Store-bought Tepache

Written by Maura Wall Hernandez on April 3, 2013
Categories: Bebidas/Beverages, Finding Mexico in Los Angeles, Jalisco, Wordless Wednesday

As I’ve been checking out as many Mexican grocers in Los Angeles as possible, I’ve noticed one product (made by a few different brands) that was not common to find in the Mexican supermarkets in Chicago: bottled tepache. I haven’t tried any yet, but I think I will soon just because I’m seeing it everywhere [...]

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Que rico, ¿no?

Charred Orange Colada

Written by Maura Wall Hernandez on December 8, 2012
Categories: Bebidas/Beverages, Receta/Recipe, Sponsored

If there’s one drink I’m guaranteed to order by the pool when I’m on vacation, it’s a classic piña colada. When I talked about this charred orange colada recipe with McCormick Spices Chef Kevan Vetter, it had me salivating for vacation and this interesting twist on the classic frozen cocktail. It’s a simple recipe to [...]

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Que rico, ¿no?

CLASSIC MEXICAN COCKTAIL: La Paloma

Written by Maura Wall Hernandez on July 29, 2012
Categories: Bebidas/Beverages, Receta/Recipe

It’s been a very hot summer here in Chicago, with July actually being the hottest on record according to local weather reports. Due to the heat, I haven’t been in the kitchen very much because I’ve been trying to keep our place as cool as possible. Most of what I’ve been whipping up has been [...]

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