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MEXICAN PICKLED RED ONIONS RECIPE

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Everyone should learn how to make pickled red onions, or how they call them in Spanish, "Escabeche." Have you ever tried them? Go to your local taqueria and you'll find these Yucatan-style pickled red onions. Magenta tinted, vinegary and slightly sweet, these pickled onions...
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GRILLED TOMATILLO GUACAMOLE

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Tomatillo, or “little tomato” in Spanish, is only related to the tomato by being in the nightshade family of flowering plants, but tomatillos are more closely related to ground-berries and Cape gooseberries. With that in mind, tomatillos like Cape gooseberries and Chinese lantern berries,...
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HOMEMADE CAJETA: A Silky Goat’s Milk Caramel

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Cajeta (pronounced cah-heh-tah) is a silky smooth Mexican caramel similar to dulce de leche.  The one big difference, and the thing that sets cajeta apart from regular caramel and dulce de leche is the type of milk used.  Most traditional caramels use cow’s milk,...
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AGUA de SANDIA (WATERMELON)

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Heaven. That's how I felt when I sipped the watermelon agua fresca today. The drink is so refreshing, sweet, and brings a smile to my face every time. Beautiful in color and taste, Aguas frescas are a refreshing beverage and mostly found in Mexico, Central...
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