Notes about Recipes in this book

• Texas broiled shrimp

  • LeilaD on January 28, 2020

    I don't know if I left it in the marinade too long, but these were rather tough and kind of bland.

• Crab-olive spread

  • okcook on November 22, 2014

    The taste of this spread is very nice. Surprisingly, the olive taste isn't that prominent. Needed some white pepper and a touch of salt. Looks a bit ugly though...maybe some fresh parsley sprinkled on top at serving time will brighten it up.

• Lamb chops with pine nuts (Chuletas de carnero con piñones)

  • LeilaD on December 10, 2021

    You really can just dump all the sauce ingredients in a food blender. It still tastes great the lazy way, as I discovered after a rough day at work.

• Fresh red chili sauce

  • LeilaD on November 07, 2019

    This makes a lot of sauce. We were using it as accompaniment to the flautas, and considering we wanted just to dab some of the sauce over the top, we now have half a mayonnaise jar of it left. Bites the tongue, but not too spicy if you like chilies.

• All-day beans

  • twoyolks on May 16, 2016

    Well-cooked, flavorful beans. I made it without the salsa as I didn't feel it needed it. The beans would've done well with a little bit of acid.

• Rolled tortillas with homemade sausage filling (Chorizo flautas)

  • LeilaD on November 15, 2019

    The homemade chorizo isn't ground like you find in the stores, but the seasoning is fantastic- especially after it's been allowed to sit for a moment or two. I found that the corn tortillas absorbed the oil (I actually used lard instead of vegetable oil), and was dripping with it as we tried to eat. Would make the chorizo again, but would find a different use for it.

• Tortillas filled with chicken and sour cream (Enchiladas de jocoque)

  • scparks on December 22, 2015

    This is an excellent recipe and makes up just fine ahead before putting in the oven, or cooking it and keeping warm for a buffet. A nice contrast to red sauced enchilada. I do a pan of these and a pan of cheese enhiladas with red sauce.