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    Tostadas

    in Mexico: Cooking & Baking

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    8 hours ago, Thanks for the Crepes said:

     

    Hi Jo,

     

    Those look  a lot like puffy tortillas, which are most excellent as well.

     

    The pretty big Latino community around here brings tostadas into our grocery stores and their bodegas. My understanding, and apparently their understanding too, is mostly of commercially-packed thin and very crispy yellow corn tortillas that are mostly bought in big stacks in plastic sleeves. They are as crispy and dry as tortilla chips and I sometimes substitute them for that after breaking them up.

     

    A puffy tortilla, like you show is a superior homemade product, but can certainly be substituted for the inferior commercial tostada to great effect. You can also fold your fluffy tortillas to make wonderful tacos, and that can't happen with tostadas from the store.

     

    I want to say that puffy tortillas (homemade) are native to Arizona and New Mexico. I think there are restaurants famous for them there. That is where I know them from, but they may be doing them in Mexico as well. Anyone who has good information, please correct me/educate us all.

     

    I made Vivian Howard's "Grandma Hill's Hoecakes" the other day and still have 3 in the freezer. They are quite tasty and much like tortillas. The recipe is from her book, "Deep Run Roots". The recipe doesn't contain eggs and I had buttermilk frozen, so Bob's your uncle. 🙂

     

     

    These were the leftover corn tortillas I'd made two nights before.  I was going to deep fry them for tacos but by frying them flat as tostadas I was able to use the same pan for three different dishes without washing.  I am lazy.

     

     

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    Dinner 2019

    in Cooking

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    Leftovers of leftovers:

     

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    Chile verde con cerdo, Rancho Gordo beans.  What's new was Diana Kennedy's rajas de chile poblano, prepared by the @chefmd method.  Not shown, salsa verde cruda from Roberto Santibanez's Tacos, Tortas, and Tamales.

     

     

     

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    Served with tostadas.

     

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    Crazy Good e-Book Bargains

    in Cookbooks & References

    Posted

    Still having amazon credits to use up I acquired Delicious Memories.  Ettore Boiardi  was a bright shining star in the firmament of my canned goods postwar childhood.

     

    Passed on British Food.  What have Briton cooks invented in the last ten thousand years besides lasagne?

     

     

    Cuisinart Combo Steam/Convection Oven (Part 3)

    in Kitchen Consumer

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    17 minutes ago, Okanagancook said:

    I think my oven is not functioning at full capacity.

    The middle top element doesn’t turn on anymore not matter what the setting 😩

    It still cooks ok...I have no idea how long it’s been like that.

    Anyone else have this problem?

     

    I recall reading somewhere that the middle top element is not supposed to turn on fully.

     

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    Dinner 2019

    in Cooking

    Posted · Edited by JoNorvelleWalker
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    They say swordfish stores well at cold temperatures.

     

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    Do not judge.

     

    A bit of belly, potato and coleslaw.  Ignore any little specks.

     

     

     

     

     

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