Mexican

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Banana, caramel and lime pudding- Mexican dessert

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila….floor. That’s usually how it goes when we’re eating Mexican for dinner.  Here’s one reason; The Hungry One makes margaritas that are dangerously good. They need to be licensed. So when we’re having a Mexican feast, there normally isn’t a dessert. By that point of the evening I’m usually a […]

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Mexican or Mexican’t? The tamale challenge

They say that admission is the first step in recovery. I had got into a Mexican rut. There weren’t that many complaints being heard from The Hungry One (give him a margarita, some avocado and black beans and he’s already been transported back to sunny days in Tulum in his head). But I’ve somehow got […]

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Chicken Chipotle Burritos – 127 Hours

The film: The dish: 500 ml of Water and a Chicken Burrito The reason: That and some candy bar crumbs were all Aron Ralston had with him when he wedged his arm in a canyon in Utah for five days. This burrito has a little more grunt than the Patio that sustained him. It’s packed […]

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Black bean enchiladas

I’ve come to learn a little bit about boy food. It’s only taken around seven and a half years of being with The Hungry One, but I think I’ve finally cracked it. It’s been a bit of a steep learning curve.  Where I’d happily subsist for months on fennel fronds, cold prawns, smoked trout, a […]