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Pumpkin Seeds

Posted by daxphillips on October 28th, 2008 filed in Delicious, Holiday, Snack

Our season just passed yesterday with kids all dressed up, saying nothing, but wanting my candy. Where did these kids learn that by not saying Trick or Treat, will only get you a stare by me? Seriously kids, candy is just not given out freely at the Phillips’ house without saying “Trick or Treat!”. This [...]

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Stuffed Peppers

Posted by daxphillips on October 18th, 2008 filed in Beef, Delicious, Meat, Rice, Sides, Vegetables

Stuffed peppers have been on my mind for some time now. I am not sure why, probably because I was reminiscing on the days when my mom would make stuffed peppers. These are truly delicious, easy to make, and packed full of flavors. My recent trip to El Rey yielded some wonderfully big peppers, the [...]

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Horchata

Posted by daxphillips on October 16th, 2008 filed in Delicious, Drinks, Ethnic, Rice

Every time I go to eat at a mexican restaurant, my drink order is always horchata. If you have never had horchata, you must try it, either at your local mexican restaurant (probably need the real deal, not your americanized mexican eatery), or better yet, make your own. Not too long back, I found a [...]

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Frog Legs

Posted by daxphillips on October 12th, 2008 filed in Appetizers, Meat, Sides, Snack

First thought to everyones mind is probably “Tastes like chicken”. Well, for the most part that thought is correct. Frog legs do have the texture of chicken, very similar to the chicken wing, but has a slight fishy taste as well. So you get the best of both worlds; fish and chicken, all in one. [...]

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Pozole

Posted by daxphillips on October 1st, 2008 filed in Delicious, Ethnic, Meat, Pork, Soup

I am giving my hats off to an old colleague of mine for sending a tweet about this dish some time ago. Now I have heard and seen of pozole in the past, but never really tried it. As I often frequent El Rey, I am always amazed as to how the locals are always [...]

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