Pueblan

Claudia -- Believe it or not, I have had a taco Arabe at one of the Pueblan places here, and that's on my list of things to try and figure out how to make.

How to make a cemita | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009

Many of these stews make creative use of the sparse natural resources at hand, including colorín en pipián, which uses the bright red blossoms of the colorín (erythrina) tree in a typically seed-based Pueblan pipián, and guasmole, which uses the garlicky-tasting seeds found in the pods of the guaje (leucaena) tree.

Culinary travel in the Mixteca Poblana: The avocado route 2009

Many of these stews make creative use of the sparse natural resources at hand, including colorín en pipián, which uses the bright red blossoms of the colorín (erythrina) tree in a typically seed-based Pueblan pipián, and guasmole, which uses the garlicky-tasting seeds found in the pods of the guaje (leucaena) tree.

Culinary travel in the Mixteca Poblana: The avocado route 2009

They had cemitas on the menu — a Pueblan sandwich stuffed with spicy pork, red onions, chipotles, lettuce, avocados and that Mexican string cheese called quesillo all piled high on a sesame seed bun.

Archive 2008-01-01 Homesick Texan 2008

They had cemitas on the menu — a Pueblan sandwich stuffed with spicy pork, red onions, chipotles, lettuce, avocados and that Mexican string cheese called quesillo all piled high on a sesame seed bun.

What do you know, it's papalo! | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2008

The filling is the very Pueblan rajas con crema, poblano chile strips in cream, in this case thickened to form a béchamel sauce.

Lasagna with Poblano Chiles In Cream: Lasagna con Rajas de Chile Poblano 2007

And while I never need an excuse to eat Mexican food, I do think that serving this spirited, soulful Pueblan treat on Cinco de Mayo seems like a proper way to honor the day.

Archive 2007-04-01 Homesick Texan 2007

And while I never need an excuse to eat Mexican food, I do think that serving this spirited, soulful Pueblan treat on Cinco de Mayo seems like a proper way to honor the day.

Cinco de Mayo? Yo tengo tinga! | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2007

The filling is the very Pueblan rajas con crema, poblano chile strips in cream, in this case thickened to form a béchamel sauce.

Lasagna with Poblano Chiles In Cream: Lasagna con Rajas de Chile Poblano 2007

The filling is the very Pueblan rajas con crema, poblano chile strips in cream, in this case thickened to form a béchamel sauce.

Lasagna with Poblano Chiles In Cream: Lasagna con Rajas de Chile Poblano 2007