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Recipe #61 - Spiced Tomato Bruschetta Ingredients: • 1 slice Crusty salt bread, toasted • 1 tablespoon roasted red peppers pesto sauce • 1 teaspoon olive oil • 1 fresh green tomato, sliced into ⅛-inch medallions • Dash of dried pepper flakes • Pinch of kosher salt • Pinch of white pepper Directions: 1. Spread pesto sauce on one side of bread; heat in toaster oven until warmed through. 2. Meanwhile, pour oil into non-stick skillet set over medium heat. Fry tomato medallions until lightly…

One major difference between Tex-mex food is the ingredients. Beef, yellow cheese, wheat flour, black beans, canned veggies, and cumin. If you have one of these ingredients in your “mexican” food it is considered Tex-mex. Mexican is usually more healthier than Tex-mex. Ground beef is more fattier than the leaner meat of pork, chicken, lamb or seafood. Lettuce, is not supposed to be…

cheese, Mexican oregano, chili con queso, beef. They all with tortilla and freshly prepared potato salad. The hottest food in Tex-Mex Restaurant is chili soup. They are various, delicious and attractive. We mix chili peppers, oregano, red pepper, cumin, cayenne pepper together. Then add seasonings such as beef, tomato sauce, garlic and other spices. Finally, we can make this mouth-watering dishes. So if you want to taste the best chili soup, visitors and locals can go to our Tex-Mex Restaurant…

Cross Cultural Interview Background: I observed a woman named Asra. Asra is the first generation of her family to be in the United States. She considers her ethnic heritage to be Asian (Indian). No one side of her family is more culturally dominate than the other. Traditional Foodways: Traditional foods that Asra eats everyday are rice, wheat, lentil and vegetables. For religious reasons, she does not eat pork and the food that is not kosher. Typically, Asra’s first meal of the day consists…

Jalapenos are medium-sized chile peppers that originated in Mexico like all chiles. It is known for its strong, sweet flavor and relatively mild heat. The average jalapeno has a rating of between 1,000 and 20,000 Scoville Heat Units which is much milder than other chiles such as the serrano, which can be more than four times as hot. Jalapeno powder is made from dried and ground jalapenos. When the jalapenos are smoked, the powder made from them is called chipotle powder. If you want to add…

Valentina Salsa Picante is available in both an Original and an Extra Hot version. It is made in Guadalajara by Salsa Tamazula. The company started out by making Tamazula Hot Sauce prior to bringing Valentina Hot Sauce to market in 1954. In the years since it has become the best-selling hot sauce in Mexico and is a staple in many Mexican households and Mexican restaurants. In short, it is the Mexican equivalent of Tabasco. In order to understand how this sauce acquired its iconic status, it is…

I. Attention-getter: “Imagine this, you and your friend are walking down the brick streets of downtown Nacogdoches in the spring. A slight breeze comes through, and you smell a hint of Mexican culture. You take a deep breath in and begin to follow your nose, which leads you to a small local restaurant. You walk in and are submerged in different scents. You and your friend decide to take a seat and sit for a spell. As your eyes graze over the menu, you munch on some chips and salsa. You order…

You have probably been seeing the term 'eating clean' in the news, online and in magazines. New buzz words come and go - but the idea of eating clean isn't a new one. It's actually just getting back to the basic way of eating that our grandparents and great grandparents did without thinking about it. Fruits and vegetables from gardens, raising their own meat - all without thinking there was another way to eat. What is a clean diet? Clean eating is about eating 'real' food - foods that are not…

beans, soaked in water for 15 minutes • 1 ½ cups onion, chopped • 1 jalapeno, seeded and roughly chopped • 4 garlic, minced • 1 ½ tsp. ground cumin • 2 tsp. dried oregano • ½ tsp. ground black pepper • 3 Tbsp. oil • 4 cups chicken broth • 4 cups water • 1-2 tsp. sea salt Cooking Directions 1. Put the following in the instant pot: onion, jalapeno, garlic, cumin, oregano, pepper, oil, broth, and water. (Do not season it with salt just yet) 2. Strain the pinto beans then wash it in running…

Before my Grandma makes Pani Puri for my family, she makes sure we have all the ingredients. She recalls the recipe from memory, adding the ingredients without measuring tools, in what looks like a haphazard fashion. Her cooking can be best described in three words: delicious organized chaos. Just like my Grandma’s Pani Puri recipe, the Indian Community has a variety of ingredients, each with its unique properties and effects. While Hindu camp and the cultural events are rigidly structured and…