There’s something about Mexican food lately. I’m just loving the spices and the fats and the flavors and the family feel of the meals. This morning, since we had so many ingredients of Mexican origin in the fridge, I decided to do a take on huevos rancheros. It’s not really rancheros; it’s just a delicious… Read More Sunday Breakfast | Huevos, Persephone Style
Do not get the wrong idea: Persephone is not hung over. She doesn’t get hung over. Let’s just get that straight first. But I do know that this is a malady that occasionally affects those fashionable folks who enjoy a nice meal with a few (extra) glasses of wine. A sturdy, spicy breakfast lunch the… Read More Hangover Cure | Migas
This is a seriously regional favorite. So seriously regional that much of Texas won’t even know what these are. Only the folks from San Antonio will smile knowingly and nod their head, saying, “Yes. Puffy tacos. We go way back.” San Antonians love their puffy tacos. So much so that the local minor league baseball… Read More Puffy Tacos | Leftover Brisket Part 3: Son of Braised Brisket
I grew up eating breakfast tacos. Notice I did not refer to these as breakfast “burritos.” You won’t find vegetables in these. They are not some sort of fancy omelet in a flour tortilla. They are typically leftovers and eggs wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. They usually consist of some combination of the following… Read More Breakfast Tacos, San Antonio Style
This was the first year I had goose for Christmas. The first time I’d had goose, full stop. Goose is the delicious flavor baby of turkey crossed with roast beef. Fabulous. Rhea roasted it, we brought truffles for shaving over the top. The next day, we stole took the leftovers home and whipped up this… Read More Christmas Leftovers | Pear, Stilton and Roast Goose Quesadillas
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