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THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2023 

FOOD / SNACKS / CHIPS

My favorite tortilla chips are "Mi Nina" made by New England Tortilla, Inc. of Brockton, Massachusetts.   The grind their own corn, which REALLY makes a difference.  These chips aren't cheap, normally going for $6 to $7 a bag in the stores where I've seen them, but well worth their asking price.   The best part: the ingredients.   

The "Pico De Gallo" flavor was a real surprise, probably the best tasting snack chip I've ever had, no kidding.  

The ingredient list from the regular chips:

If you can find them, buy them!   They are really good.   

FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2023 

RECIPES / MEXICAN / TACOS

The absolute king of Mexican food here in America is Rick Bayless, who has been studying Mexican cuisine his entire life.  

In this video, Rick tackles what many people think are the king of tacos: the birria.   

Birria has been having a moment for some time now, especially birria tacos with melted cheese, the ones called quesabirria. I have nothing against them, though I think they’ve started to eclipse the essentially perfect taco de birria, slightly obscuring that perfection with cheese. Those words, I know, are fighting words for some of you. So don’t get me wrong: I love melted cheese—I do! It’s just that sometimes birria wants to do a one man show—juicy-tender goat or lamb braised with red chile, browned a little, wrapped in a tortilla that’s rubbed with chile-infused fat and allowed to crisp a little on the griddle. The taco gets a splash of the braising juices, some onions and cilantro, maybe a little spicy arbol salsa. One bite of a perfectly made taco de birria and you’ve reached taco nirvana.