I’m really excited about this event, in part because I’m in charge of the food! In collaboration with the Dine in My Back Yard group (which Dan helped to start), we’ll be preparing a number of delicious Spanish & Latina dishes from fresh, local ingredients. I hope this is a gateway to more tasty events [...]
Mexican
Fast Food: Huevos con Chorizo
I like our local University meat salesroom. You may have read about them on ChambanaMoms, where I was quoted lamenting letting the reader in on the UI meat salesroom because “you’ll all grab the good stuff before I get there.” It’s true, this place has gotten very popular–for good reason! The boss, Chuck, usually sends [...]
Salsa Macha – She-Man Sauce
Today over on Chambanamoms, I’ve got some delicious Mexican side dishes for you to try. Now, you have a favorite taco filling you can make, but different salsas are a great way for everyone at the table to customize their meal. Sometimes I like something really fiery, and one of my favorite flamingly flavorful salsas [...]
Torta Ahogada Knock-off
I mentioned in my previous post reviewing Xoco that I really wanted to have the torta ahogada. Since I’m in Chicago quite infrequently, I had to take matters into my own hands. First I made some crusty bread. This is a pretty standard Ratio (5:3) bread, formed into a baguette shape, baked with steam until [...]
