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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.

Salsa mexicana for one

Written by Maura Hernandez on September 16, 2012
Categories: Comer Sano/Eat Healthy, Receta/Recipe, Salsa, Staple Recipes

I often get asked how to make pico de gallo by my non-Mexican friends and, sometimes, new readers here. If you’re a regular reader or you know me personally, you probably know where this is going. In our house, pico de gallo is not the typical fresh salsa you may be familiar with, made of [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Guaca-tacos

Written by Maura Hernandez on March 21, 2012
Categories: Vegetarian/Vegetariano, Wordless Wednesday

I posted this photo on Instagram last week as I was eating leftover guacamole in the form of tacos, also known in my household as guaca-tacos.   You can find my guacamole recipe here. Sometimes I like to substitute red onion for white onion (like I did here, though it’s difficult to tell from the photo). [...]

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Salsa de tres chiles

Written by Maura Hernandez on July 12, 2011
Categories: Chiles, How To, Kenmore Genius Blog, Receta/Recipe, Salsa, Sponsored, Video

In case you missed it last week… check out our salsa de tres chiles on the Kenmore Genius Blog – the ultimate fresh, homemade dip for your tortilla chip! Warning: you may never be able to eat crappy restaurant “salsa” ever again after tasting this stuff. You know what I’m talking about – that runny, [...]

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FRIJOLES CHARROS

Written by Maura Hernandez on November 8, 2010
Categories: Carne/Meat, Chiles, frijoles/beans, Mexico City, Plato fuerte/Main dish, Receta/Recipe, side dishes

For weeks, José has been bugging me to make his Tía Carola’s frijoles charros. Outside of El Charco de Las Ranas, his favorite taquería in Mexico City, Tía Carola’s frijoles charros are the only ones he has ever raved about. Until now. When I asked for the recipe a few weeks ago, it felt like [...]

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ALBÓNDIGAS EN SALSA CHIPOTLE

Written by Maura Hernandez on October 12, 2010
Categories: Carne/Meat, Chiles, How To, Plato fuerte/Main dish, Receta/Recipe, Salsa, Video

This past weekend I had the pleasure of speaking at the Blogalicious Weekend conference at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach in Florida. I had an absolutely incredible time and was inspired by so many of the women I met, but more on that later this week. The kind folks at Kenmore hosted a pop-up kitchen at [...]

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