Ashley and I have been so excited for Vegan MoFo this year, we’ve been planning and plotting up a storm. We have a spreadsheet, and a Pinterest board, and way too many text messages about tofu going back and forth! We got together for our first cooking date last week, and thought we’d create our […]
All I can say is, once you’ve gone homemade you can never go back… with Homemade Corn Tortillas, that is! Mr. KitchenOperas and I have been spoiled with divine Mexican food at a local restaurant: El Catrin, in the Distillery District here in Toronto (18 Tank House Lane). Last week we went for a lunch-time […]
I used one of my favourite spicy peppers here: chipotle in adobo (smoked jalapeno peppers in a tomato sauce).
This is one of my tried and true recipes that I have been making (and tweaking) for over ten years. It’s a family stand-by, and I know it works because my Mum often requests “Fajita Night”, which means that we make a batch of this chili plus a batch of seasoned ground beef (for the carnivorous Dad), and we all get to make our own Fajitas with whole wheat tortillas and fillings of choice. My favourite fillings include the veggie chili, cheese, low-fat sour cream, chipotles, and guacamole. Mmmmm.
Mmmmmm. Queso Fresco. Soft fresh cheesy goodness. I am adoring this new-to-me cheese… I don’t know if it’s because it reminds me of all the amazing meals I had in San Miguel, or just because it’s amazing. It hardly matters, it’s divine: creamy without being too rich (because it’s a fresh, unaged cheese after all), […]
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