Secrets of the Tsil Café by Thomas Fox Averill

  • Nopale tamal

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    • Categories: Main course; Small plates - tapas, meze; Mexican
    • Ingredients: corn husks; Chimayo chile powder; masa; corn oil; prickly pear cactus pads; tomato paste; chipotle chiles; mescal; corn on the cob; turkey broth
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  • Roasted corn salsa

    • mjes on September 28, 2021

      Two combinations in this recipe are inspired: (1) the corn, tomato, zucchini vegetable mix and (2) the jalapeno, serrano, and Chimayo chili mix. As for the leaf of wild prairie sage ... I cheated and used domesticated sage. This is a very, very good salsa.

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  • ISBN 10 0425185338
  • ISBN 13 9780425185339
  • Published Jun 04 2002
  • Format Paperback
  • Page Count 320
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Blue Hen Trade

Publishers Text

"Wes Hingler lives in the shadow of his eccentric, fiercely opinionated cook parents, whose separate kitchens and shared bedroom spontaneously combust into battlegrounds at the flip of a spatula. Argument and habanero chile are the dominant spices of Wes's life, permeating the ever-tense atmosphere of Kansas City's Tsil Café (his father's Southwestern/Native American restaurant) and the kitchen of Buen AppeTito (his mother's eclectic catering business). Professional rivalries, romantic triangles, and assorted betrayals all make for a volatile upbringing...A lovingly written coming-of-age gem." (Library Journal)

"Sex...heartbreak and habaneros...Averill's sure hand in the culinary department keeps this Café simmering." (San Antonio Express-News)

"Completely satisfying...It may be made only of words, but the great tastes of this novel linger like honey and burn like chili." (Calgary Herald)

"In a time when one of our food groups is 'fast,' there is something genuinely nourishing about the banquet that Averill prepares."