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I haven't been around here much lately, babe, but happened to wander by today. I'm glad I did, so I could catch your birthday! Hope it is a happy one - you deserve it!

Here in Mexico, tortillas are a "delivery system" for lots of different foods, and are then called a "taco." Similar to sandwiches in the US. Just a few popular and widely available fillings are chicken tinga (shredded chicken with spices), lingua (thinly sliced tongue), many varieties of pork...

I heartily recommend the Outlander series by Diana Galbaldon. They are all l-o-n-g books and cover a fairly brief period of history, starting in 1743 Scotland and ending about the time of the American Revolutionary War. The wrinkle is that the main character is an involuntary time-traveler - a...

Made my usual Sunday cinnamon rolls (which I put in the freezer before baking and sell to a local coffee shop), but saved out three for our breakfast (we had a friend over). Expat girl, let us know how the spatchcock chicken turns out. I tried it a few months ago and wasn't impressed - it dried...

Oh yum, those ribs and potatoes sound good! Our soup was tasty, too - and the biscuits were high, light and fluffy. DH said they were even better than his mom used to make - high praise.

It's a little cool today (low 70s), so a good day to enjoy soup. Vegetable beef simmering on the stove, full of vegetables. Every week, Ricardo our vegetable guy brings me a big bag of chopped vegetables that include carrots, green beans, zucchini, cabbage, chayote, nopal and corn. Added some...

I'm listening to a Lee Child/Jack Reacher book called Gone Tomorrow on my iPod and reading Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane. But not at the same time.

Those do look scrumptious! The recipe is similar to the one I use: Cinnamon Rolls, How To Make Cinnamon Rolls, Harvest Cinnamon Rolls, Cinnamon Rolls Recipe, Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls Recipe, Bread Machine Recipe I actually make these every Sunday and sell them to a local...

Still trying to watch most of the Oscar-nominated movies. Watched "Precious" tonight. A heartbreaker.

The Hurt Locker. Tough movie to watch but very very good.

In preparation for the Oscars next week, I've been trying to watch the movies nominated for best picture (10!) In the last few days I've watched Avatar, Inglourious Basterds and (part of) District 9. Loved the first two, but just couldn't get into District 9. Way too bleak, and you just know it...

My solution would be to slather some nice whipped cream on top and no one would see the cracks! And it would be yummy.

Here in Mexico, fideo is classified as a sopa seca (dry soup), which is actually a sort of casserole. We were in Michoacan a few weeks ago and stopped at a little storefront place in Uruapan for comida corrida, which is the mid-day meal, and usually includes a sopa, a main dish, a dessert and a...

You must be very proud of your son, LT. He is a handsome guy, too! May he stay safe and sound.

Here in Mexico, I simply can't buy many convenience foods, so I am not tempted to use them. The typical diet here is fresh everything...tortillas, fruit, vegetables, a little meat. But we have a new Walmart with a "gringo" section, and the other day I saw a box of Stovetop Stuffing mix. There...

I've not spent much time here lately, but could not resist replying to this one: for authentic Mexican enchiladas, do not bake them. Traditionally, Mexican cooks do not have ovens in their homes; they do all their cooking on a comal, which is like a griddle. Here is a link to an authentic...

I have been missing my DC friends because I have had very limited computer access the last week or so. Lots of spectacular storms (this is our rainy season) and very sporadic power. A transformer just up the street from us was hit by lightning...quite a fireworks show, and it took awhile to...

Sounds wonderful, Jeni - glad you enjoyed it.

Oh gosh, that looks GOOD. I cannot get lemongrass, so would probably substitute chives for the color (I know, I know, different flavor.) DH would love this - thanks for the recipe.

Important thing to remember about paella is that it was originally peasant-type food, that combined rice with whatever else happened to be on hand, as TheMetalChef suggests. So you really can't do it "wrong." I like the combo of flavors using chicken, chorizo and shrimp. Sometimes I add clams or...

Paella can be as simple or as complicated as you make it. I've made some very good paella using a rice mix with chunks of chicken, sauteed with chorizo and then throw some raw shrimp on top for a few minutes to cook. Took a half hour and it was wonderful. Or I have spent much much more time to...

I'm sure we can set up a system whereby we rotate calling you at a certain time each day...my only problem would be if our internet isn't working (power failure, etc., which happens more often this time of year, but usually at night). You decide, babe, and maybe Alix can coordinate stuff.

Connie, I am proud of you for going to the doctor. So often, women's cardiac symptoms differ from men's and are not taken seriously. I have a dear friend with similar symptoms whose doctor kept giving her anti-anxiety meds for MONTHS, and I finally convinced her to see someone else. She needed a...

Thanks Bryan - hope everyone enjoys it.