http://www.cheeseslave.com For the love of cheese. And bacon. And butter. And raw milk. And all those other things we're not supposed to eat. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:31:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/08/03/homemade-corn-tortillas-part-one/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/08/03/homemade-corn-tortillas-part-one/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:30:30 +0000 cheeseslave http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/?p=469 I’ve been wanting to make homemade corn tortillas for a long time. I grew up in Texas and I love the taste of homemade tortillas. Storebought tortillas just don’t cut it. It’s like eating Wonder Bread compared to homemade sourdough. I also want to be able to make my own corn chips, since there are [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/08/03/homemade-corn-tortillas-part-one/feed/ 36 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/07/19/mmm-masa/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/07/19/mmm-masa/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:34:21 +0000 cheeseslave http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/?p=397 This is masa. It’s the dough used to make corn tortillas and tamales. The Spanish word for “dough,” masa is the traditional dough used to make corn TORTILLAS. It’s made with sun- or fire-dried corn kernels that have been cooked in limewater (water mixed with calcium oxide). After having been cooked, then soaked in the [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/07/19/mmm-masa/feed/ 3 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/03/18/whats-for-dinner-2/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/03/18/whats-for-dinner-2/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:06:10 +0000 cheeseslave http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/?p=184 Yensi cooked us some Guatemalan food for dinner. It was SO GOOD! We had: Chicken sauteed in butter with grilled onions and red bell pepper (I added some salsa on top) Brown rice cooked with chicken broth, chopped carrots and red bell pepper Black beans with avocado slices and a dollop of yogurt “cream cheese” [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/03/18/whats-for-dinner-2/feed/ 8