Notes about Recipes in this book

• Green salsa (Salsa verde)

  • excurvatus on December 12, 2019

    This is a good one. iId recommend (to my future self) to use less water next time. It was a lot of liquid for the blender, and it didn't require that much water. In a video for munchies, Gabriela says she uses 4c. I ended up draining the liquid through a fine mesh strainer after simmering.

• Soupy beans (Frijoles aguados)

  • excurvatus on December 12, 2019

    These are fine! simple! It's pretty amazing that Gabriela can instill me with enough confidence to cook beans from dry. They took about ~3.5-4 hours. Persist through the chalky beans, people! They're in the fridge now for other dishes throughout the week. They don't need to be fancy.

• Fried eggs with red and green salsas (Huevos divorciados)

  • excurvatus on December 12, 2019

    This was exactly what I expected. Really make sure your oil is hot for the tortilla frying. Mine were too chewy to cut easily with a fork and knife for the eating. A satisfying supper.

• Crab tostadas (Tostadas de cangrejo)

  • katiesue28 on May 06, 2020

    Absolutely delicious and so easy! I used napa cabbage as celeriac wasn't in season, but truly any vegetable with some crunch would be a good substitute. Green cabbage, celery, even bell pepper.

• Grilled pork tenderloin in charred-chile adobo (Costillar de cerdo en recado negro)

  • TrishaCP on August 09, 2019

    We really liked this recipe. The mole is time-consuming with all of the charring, but it is very flavorful (and more subtle than you might think). I only used a tablespoon of salt- I know chiles like salt but I wasn't going to go with the amount in the recipe (1/2 cup or something like that). Looking forward to trying more recipes from this book!

• Dulce de leche banana cream pie (Tarta de plátano con dulce de leche)

  • sberes on September 29, 2019

    Made the dulce in the instant pot (small can into jar ... close and put on trivet .. 10 cups water ... higher for 35 min) My crust never formed a ball so I dumped it in and pressed it down. It was awesome. The only change I made is I added 2tbs sugar to the topping instead of one. Over all this recipe is worth the effort !! Ps I used two large bananas and it was nowhere near enough to create that thick of a layer as the book picture shows !

• Flourless chocolate-walnut cake (Pastel de chocolate y nueces sin harina)

  • jenmacgregor18 on May 15, 2023

    This recipe has an error. It lists 1/2 cup of white sugar, in addition to the brown sugar, but it never tells you to add it to the recipe. I was making this late on Friday and I realized after I had spent all that time whipping my eggs and then followed the recipe to start adding the melted butter and chocolate. I stopped when I realized it wasn't added, but by then it was too late. I'd already added fat. I had to add the sugar and lost all of the volume in my beaten eggs. This turned out pretty darn flat as a result. It was cooked through and tasted okay. I was just frustrated. This is what happens when I bake while tired. There are other similar recipes that are better written. It's really similar to cloud cake (Richard Sax) with 1 cup of ground walnuts. Deb Perelman has a version of cloud cake and also a flourless walnut cake without any chocolate. I'd just use one of those in future.

• Hibiscus cooler (Agua de jamaica)

  • TrishaCP on June 26, 2020

    I used canela and it is very nice here.

• Kitchn

  Just like her restaurants, the book feels like a beach party for friends and family, filled with fresh fish, seasonal vegetables, pink beans, and warm tortillas.

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