Menudo: Giving Tripe Another Try
A traditional Mexican tripe and beef feet soup that is very popular down here in Laredo Texas.
A Pig Head Torchon & Peanut Mole with Grilled Quail Thanksgiving
We cooked a big mix of old and new favourite dishes.
Chicken Feet
Inspired by reading that America has the biggest, juiciest chicken feet in the world we decided to try cooking them.
Pig Head Pozole and Crispy Baked Ears
For our first time cooking a pig head we made a traditional version of Pozole, a tasty Mexican soup.
Greece: Eating Our Way Through the Mainland
David and I went to Greece to celebrate my sister’s wedding and try lots of yummy food!
Braised Cow Lips
Beef lips are the scariest looking food we’ve ever seen, but they’re yummy!
Sweetbreads, Duck Breasts, Ice Cream Cake and More!
For David’s birthday we decided, rather than going out for a meal, that we’d cook a 5 course meal.
Grilled Chicken Gizzards
Foods that pop and crunch are fun! We grilled some chicken gizzards and corn on the cob with curry butter…
Grilled Beef Heart
Delicious Grilled Beef Heart with Basil Vinaigrette, recipe and video.
Swine Flu Safe Pig Feet
We enjoyed the pickled variety, so this week it was time to try cooking some pig’s feet.
Chicken Heart Tacos
Frying up a 72 cent package of chicken hearts for some great tacos.
Yummy Tummy (Pig Stomach)
We bought meat labeled “Pork Maws Buche” and had no idea what it was other than it was pig.
Laredo’s Jamboozie Festival and Menudo Bowl
George Washington’s Birthday events: Jamboozie & Menudo Bowl (Mexican Tripe Soup contest).
Tripas and Cacti
Cooking Taco de Tripas (small intestines of a cow) and Nopalito (cactus).
Stinky Tripe
Beef Tripe is really smelly, we cooked a horrible Sri Lankan Tripe Curry.
Cow Tongue Tacos
Cooking cow tongue is strange fun (especially peeling it) and it makes for some tasty tacos!
Beef Cheek Ravioli on American Thanksgiving
A 5 course dinner including Beef Cheeks, which we had been trying to find for years.
