Tortilla Espanola is a Spanish tapa (bar snack). It’s made with potatoes, onion, olive oil, and egg and is CRAZY delicious. It’s relatively easy to cook, but the execution can be tricky. You see, you cook the whole mess in a frying pan and then you have to finagle it out by flipping it onto [...]
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Adobo Throwdown!
Posted in dinner, ethnic foods, recipes to impress, tagged adobo, adobo throwdown, asian, chicken, contest, filipino, rice on May 24, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Last weekend, I participated in an Adobo Throwdown. For the uninitiated, Adobo is a Spanish word that refers to multiple different kinds of spices, dishes or rubs, but in this instance it refers specifically to a Filipino dish made with chicken or pork and stewed in vinegar, garlic, sugar, soy and pepper. It’s funny because [...]
Recipe: Chicken and Zucchini Layered Enchilada
Posted in dinner, ethnic foods, for veggies, inventive leftovers, tagged casserole, cheese, enchilada, mexican, spicy, tortilla on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is the day! Enchiladas made, Mexican feast delivered, Rubik’s cube solved. Perfection. Ok, I didn’t solve the Rubik’s cube. But everything else is true. Scout’s honor! Enchiladas are crazy easy to make, especially when you make them casserole-style (as I do). You can use nearly anything for a filling, just add some enchilada sauce, [...]
Special “OMG It’s HOT” Duo: Recipe: Pico de Gallo and Margaritas
Posted in drinks, ethnic foods, snackies, tagged alcohol, cilantro, lime, mexican, onion, salsa, summer, tequila, tomato on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It has been ungodly hot in San Francisco the past few days. As a result, I haven’t felt like turning on the stove. Or the oven. Or anything that produces heat, really. I’ve subsisted on pico de gallo and margaritas. Ok, that was a lie. But I am eating/drinking them right now, and I have [...]
Recipe: Chicken Pho
Posted in dinner, ethnic foods, lunch, recipes to impress, soup, tagged chicken, dinner, lunch, noodles, soup, vietnamese on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am a Pho lover. LOVER. I eat mine with hoisin, basil and lots of lime. I typically get the rare beef stuff when I get it out (because I like my meat to be nearly raw) but I make chicken pho when I’m at home. This isn’t my recipe, sadly. It is the first [...]


