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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.

Wordless Wednesday: Flores de calabaza

Written by Maura Hernandez on August 1, 2012
Categories: Vegetarian/Vegetariano, Wordless Wednesday

My find of the week? This gorgeous and lush bunch of flores de calabaza (squash blossoms). They weren’t cheap… I think I paid about $4.99 for the whole bunch, but it was worth it when I sauteed them with a little butter and stuffed them into a quesadilla for breakfast a few days ago. What [...]

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Flores de calabaza at the farmers market

Written by Maura Hernandez on August 5, 2011
Categories: Finding Mexico in Chicago, Vegetarian/Vegetariano

I’ve been stalking visiting my local farmers markets lately looking for flor de calabaza. And every week since they started bringing them three weeks ago, I’ve arrived too late because they sold out before 9 or 10 A.M. So this past weekend, I got up early on Saturday hoping to get my hands on some, [...]

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