Like so many Mexican festivals, the Day of the Dead cannot be celebrated without food. It inspires fanciful and abundant baking, specifically of pan de muerto, a slightly sweet, decorated yeast bread enriched with butter, milk and eggs.
Tag: Mexican food
Bangkok Blend
Chiles en vinagre (chilies in vinager) is fairly easy to make and can be reproduced anywhere in the world—as long as you can find green chilies.
Bring Out Yer Bread
Like so many Mexican festivals, the Day of the Dead cannot be celebrated without food. It inspires fanciful and abundant baking, specifically of pan de muerto, a slightly sweet, decorated yeast bread enriched with butter, milk and eggs.
Wrap Stars
Hot out of the oven or cold from the fridge, a tuna empanada is handheld happiness.
Green Day
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Instead of dumping questionable food coloring into my brew, I looked elsewhere for Erin-spiration. Fresh from a trip to Mexico, I opted to celebrate with a fiery green sauce (for the Plantain and Black Bean Empanadas planned for tomorrow’s dinner). Tomatillos, garlic, onions, serranos, cilantro, and salt whirl together in seconds,…
Three Cubed: Hog Days of Summer
Spicy, tangy, complex and a tiny bit sweet, cochinita pibil (literally, “pit-roasted little pig”) starts out as a humble pork butt and finishes as nirvana on a tortilla.
Three Points Kitchen 