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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.

CHILAQUILES VERDES

Written by Maura Hernandez on November 22, 2010
Categories: Chiles, Cultura/Culture, MexMonday, Plato fuerte/Main dish, Receta/Recipe, Salsa, Staple Recipes

Chilaquiles are a staple in my house – great for any meal: breakfast, lunch or dinner. When making them for breakfast, I serve an egg (fried or scrambled) on top; for lunch and dinner I usually add shredded chicken, but that can be left out if you’re serving it to a vegetarian. Whenever I go [...]

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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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SOPA DE FIDEO

Written by Maura Hernandez on March 8, 2010
Categories: Plato fuerte/Main dish, side dishes, Sopa

Sopa de fideo is a comfort food for me–full of one specific fond memory. Let me explain. Last summer, after more than a decade of dreaming about visiting Teotihuacan, I finally made the 40-kilometer trip northeast of Mexico City with my suegro and my cuñada. I had yearned to visit this archaeological site since I [...]

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RAJAS CON CREMA

Written by Maura Hernandez on February 8, 2010
Categories: Chiles, Plato fuerte/Main dish, Receta/Recipe, side dishes, Vegetarian/Vegetariano

Rajas con crema, a hearty dish made with poblano chiles, onion, Mexican sour cream and a little bit of cheese, is a favorite in my house. And by favorite, I mean that over the last few months we’ve been eating it at least once a week. As one friend puts it, “anything that comes out [...]

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