The Mole Coloradito (red mole) with Chochoyotes (dumplings) was a complex layered sauce made of spices and chocolate, and incredibly rich. This recipe comes from the Oaxacan menu of my UBC Mexican cooking […]
Tomatillos, known as tomates in México, are one of the primary ingredients in salsa verde. I love this salsa on simple quesadillas, the Mexican version of a grilled cheese sandwich. Enchiladas […]
A few picante chiles for you! The spiciest chile is the habanero. Think spicy peach. Very spicy peach. These spicy chiles are popular in the Caribbean and the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. Roasted habaneros were […]
A collection of things that are hot… Hot & Sour Seafood Soup in Halong Bay. Hot chocolate and churros in Sevilla. A hot air balloon ‘light up’ at Mancos in […]
Ailsa’s theme of ‘Spice’ came just as I was whipping up some Spanish-style spiced almonds as a Christmas nibble, using two tablespoons of cayenne and one of smoked Spanish paprika. I don’t […]
We started our tour of South-East Asia in Bangkok, where I was quickly reminded of just how spicy Thai food can be. Basically a ‘one chile’ dish in Thailand would be […]
Of Spice and Wifi in Bangkok. Al was hungry (again) so we went in search of someplace to eat that had BOTH air conditioning and wifi. The first restaurant we found […]
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