Nopal (cactus), commonly known as Prickly Pear Cactus ( Genus: Opuntia) is a popular vegetable in Mexican cuisine. Nopales (cacti) are available fresh in some U.S. markets in three ways: their natural state with spines intact (in which case tongs are provided for selecting your purchase) whole pads with the spines removed precut into strips … More Pickled Cactus Strips (Nopalitos)
After the recent cold, icy and snowy weather we were more than ready too get out of the house. Daytime temperatures for a few days in a row had remained below freezing. Yesterday and today they exceeded 70ºF (21ºC). I love climate change. It is a good thing, a very good thing. We love going … More A Day Trip To Fayetteville, NC
High on the list of things to do today was to fire up the charcoal grill and roast Hatch chiles. I also wanted to include Hatch chiles somehow in todays menu. The first thing that came to mind was a Hatch chili pepper sauce over butternut squash enchiladas. I brushed slices of squash with coconut … More Butternut Squash Enchiladas With Hatch Chile Sauce
It was a simple breakfast before we headed out for a drive through the North and South Carolina countryside. We ended up in Gaffney, SC at El Michoacan Mexican Restaurant. The building looks like a classic old American diner. It was the tail end of the lunch hour and it was very busy yet the … More El Michoacan, a melding of Mexican restaurant and classic American diner
It’s not often I go more than a day or two without posting, but it has been a week now since my last post. That’s because we took a whirlwind road trip down to Key West. I guess you could say it was a bucket list kind of thing. Of all our dining experiences on … More Molé Sauce (My Version)
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