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Author Archives: grubgirl
Rick Bayless’s Authentic Mexican Cookbook…
After coming back from a 17-day trip through Mexico, I wanted to be able to taste the same authentic cuisine that I found at the local restaurants. By that I mean anything from taco stands to restaurants where local families ate.
Surprisingly, this cookbook that I mistakenly bought from Amazon.com is doing the trick. Rick Bayless’s Authentic Mexican doesn’t have his picture on it, on Amazon, but in reality, the book ships with his mug.
Posted in Recipes, Mexico
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Recipe: Easy Trader Joe’s Tuna Fish Salad
This is an easy recipe to whip up if you like tuna fish sandwiches, or tuna fish salad. But mainly I like this because I can get all these ingredients at Trader Joe’s and this whips up very quickly.
TJ Tuna Fish Salad
2 cans Tongol tuna, no oil, no salt, drained (or you can get the Albacore but this is supposedly the same and was a few cents cheaper…I can’t taste any difference)
3-6 Tbs TJ’s Organic Mayonnaise, depending on taste
3-6 Tbs TJ Hot Bell Pepper Relish
1 Tbs Annie’s Raspberry Mustard (or Dijon is fine)
1-2 tsp celery seed
1-2 tsp dill weed
salt & ground black pepper to taste
(optional) 2-3 c. cooked pasta (I used penne)
Posted in Budget, Recipes, Meals under $5 per main course, USA
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California Culinary Academy: 4-Star Buffet
California Culinary Academy
625 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-216-4329
Dinners: 6-8pm
Tue, Wed: 3-course meal; $24
Thu, Fri: Buffet; $38 – RSVP needed
Lunches: 11:30am – 1:00pm; $16
What better way to get bang for buck than to eat food cooked by chefs in training? I made reservations for the buffet and eagerly starved myself all day Friday so I’d be ready for the fixins.
Posted in Cuisine, Meals more than $15 per main course, Tenderloin, USA
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El Burrito Express: So-cal-Like Burritos
Thumbs up go to El Burrito Express for serving a great, cheap burrito that does not drip!
El Burrito Express
1812 Divisadero @ Bush
415-776-4246
Mon – Sat: 11am – 9pm
Who can beat meat burritos for $3.50 (and this is after they’ve recently raised prices from $3.10!)? Not only that, they don’t skimp on the ingredients — you get a normally-sized flour tortilla (you can pick a flavor) with rice, beans, guacamole, onions, tomatoes, and your choice of grilled steak, grilled pork, grilled chicken, or the pull chicken. Orders come with a bag of chips (though I have always had to ask for the little container of salsa to go along with it).
