Tag: Mexican

Hibiscus Ice Cream Float

The Hibiscus Ice Cream Float is the cool treat you’ll enjoy all summer long.

Salsa Cruda

Let’s make this quick, just like the recipe. Cruda translates to “crude” in English meaning unmilled, not refined nor processed. In salsas, the crudeness refers to the ingredients as they are raw and roughly chopped not blended like most other salsas. With that said, Salsa Cruda is assuredly more approachable than Sonoran Salsa but I…

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Black Bean Burrito

Even though it’s been raining for about 12 hours, Spring is lingering in the air. The days are getting gradually longer and ever so subtly warmer. The sunlight is beckoning us to come outside and hang awhile. With that said, I am moving out of soup mode although not everyone in the house concurs. Nonetheless,…

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Guaymas Shrimp

Musing on Guaymas Shrimp made me realize there are a number of things people don’t know about Tucson. Like many Black Arizonans, my grandparents migrated from Texas during the Depression. Family legend has it that they were on their way to California but my grandfather took a sudden liking to Tucson so decided to stay…

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Black Christmas In The Desert

https://wetransfer.com/downloads/863dc27974fffb069ee08acc964fa9df20171219170633/234869fa30ab440b83f8019b4011b6ad20171219170633/f608edhttps://wetransfer.com/downloads/863dc27974fffb069ee08acc964fa9df20171219170633/234869fa30ab440b83f8019b4011b6ad20171219170633/f608ed Christmas traditions vary depending upon nationality; even within African American culture, Black Christmas traditions are regional in origin and familial makeup combine to produce unique richness and flavors. Please tune in to hear me discuss Black Christmas foods from my childhood. Happy holidays and may your new year be filled with the things that…

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Mi Nidito

“‘Mi Nidito’ is the best Mexican food in town,” the gringo from Westchester County says to me. He moved here around the same time Clinton did to Harlem. We reach no consensus. How about the obvious black flight that has taken place in Manhattan since Bloomberg bogarted his way to a third term? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/michael-bloomberg-legacy_n_4222046.html  He…

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