Thursday, May 20, 2010

Raspados' :)


Yesterday, was such a hot day, so after school my friend and I decided to go get a Raspado. We went to the place that we usually get them,"La Michuacana". They have all kinds of flavors, and fruits. A Raspado is an ice with a fruit and juice, With cream and ice cream in between. When, we got there it was full. So, we had to wait in line for 20 minutes. When it was our turn to order, i ordered mine of coconut, and my friend of pina. The fruits their are natural flavors.
First they got the cup, and poured white crushed ice and then coconut, and then again coconut.Also, coconut juice. Then crushed ice again, then ice-cream. It was delicious (:

Posole' :)


Today, after school my mom & I went her her friends house to help her make "Posole" for a party today. We went shopping for the food and ingredients, then went to her house. We organized all the ingredients. My mom and her friend first cut the meat, and wash it. While, they were doing that i was cutting all the ingredients.
Put a pan, with water and unions, with a little bit of salt. And stir, wait for it to heat enough.
My mom and her friend put the meat in the pan, and then added tomato juice and more water, and then more salt if needed.I helped to put the table. The napkins, forks,plates,spoons, etc. I organized it pretty. My mom and her friend were waiting for the Posole, to be ready and to add salt if needed.
You can add like cilantro, union, lemons and other ingredients to make it better for you. When everything was ready, my mom told me that it was a surprise dinner for her friends daughter, for her birthday.We were invited, and the Posole was the best (:

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Arroz con Pollo' :)


Today for lunch my family and i ate Arroz con Pollo. I helped my mother prepare the food. So, we decided to make Arroz con Pollo. First we started by cleaning and washing the Arroz and the chicken. While, i was cleaning the arroz, my mother placed a pan with oil on the stove. When then it got hot enough, You also add vegetables; like carrots, union. Some people add other ingredients, depending. Cut them in small pieces.
Also, wash the chicken real good, and cut it in small pieces,or regular.Then, pour the Arroz to the pan, and add water... mix it, and add the ingredients. Let, it heat for a while, and mix. Finally, add the chicken and add salt. You can tell when its ready, when it starts smelling delicious ((:

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Chocolate covered Strawberries' :)

OK, so right now i just got home from my friends house. We were so bored we didn't know what to do? Till ,we all went to the kitchen and looked all over for food and we found strawberries and lots of chocolate. SO, we all decided to make "Chocolate covered strawberries". There was five of us, so we all split the job.
Three of us, that washed the strawberries, and the other two made the chocolate, found the mixing machine to make the chocolate. After my two friends and i finished washing the strawberries, we placed them in long pans, one by one (in straight lines). While, my other two friends were cutting the chocolates in smaller pieces and pored them in the machine to mix. When everything was ready. All five of us, got a bowl of chocolate and started pouring the strawberries in to the chocolate bowl, and placing them in the pans in lines.
After we all finished we put the pans in the refrigerator. We waited around 90 minutes. While we were all waiting we decided to go rent a movie, it took us around 90 minutes, to get cleaned up, get ready, drive to "Block Buster" and then drive back home.
When we got to my friends house we all got ready to watch the movie and enjoy the "chocolate covered strawberries" we made. [[:

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Tacos de Carne' :)


Today my friend took me out to eat... so we decided to go to get "Tacos". We went to " Los Apson". Its a fast food mexican place, to go eat any kind of MEAT tacos. You can see like the kitchen and how the people are cutting the meat and making it into little pieces. Theres like a big stove too.Theres different kinds of meat hanging in a pole and the people just cut it from there in a smaller piece. The cookers that work there wear a white apron and a whtie hat. Then they just take your order.
In the big stove they have inside they heat the meat after cutting it in small pieces and also the "tortillas". Theres also a different table where the engridients are. You cna add lemon, salt, tomato, chile, etc.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Chile Verde' :)




Last week, i had to go witrh my mom to a freinds dinner party. So, my moms friends made "Chile Verde". It can sound spicy or nasty. O r even look nasty but actually its really good. When i first saw it, it looked... not good. but, when you start getting bits of it, your going to love it. When we finished eating, i asked my moms friends about the food she made for us. So, she just started me telling al labout it. & how its her favorite.
It's a green chile, that you cut in between to add, cheese, and meat. It can be any kind of cheese; white, yellow, orange. And the meat, any kind oyu would prefer. Then after dooing that, Place them in a pan. And just flip them till both sides are well toasted.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Tostadas de Ceviche' :)


During the summer people at Mexico that live close to the beaches, and seas go fishing. For, shrimp, octopus, and other sea animals. Well, that's were the shrimp comes to make "Tostadas de Ceviche".
You need "clamato", tomato, onions, and cucumbers and green chile. Cut them all in small pieces. While in the bowl you pour the clamato, and add lemon juice. Leave it like that for a while. After you finish cutting the ingredients, also pour them in the bowl. wait for 30 minutes to put the shrimp in the bowl, but first you need to cut also the shrimp in smaller pieces.
Finally you mix it all well, and let it dry for another 30 minutes (depending the amount of what your doing). You can add Chile, sauce, salt, etc. Then just get the tostada and enjoy.!!!

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Albondigas De Carne Molida' :)


Today for dinner my mom made "Albondigas De Carne Molida". Its a soup made of meatballs, carrots, and potatoes. In the afternoon, my mother and i went to go buy the meat. When we got home we made it into round balls. Then, in a pan in the stove pour water with tomato sauce. While, that was getting hot, my mom and i cut the potatoes, and carrots. After finishing cutting the potatoes and we pour them in the pan. Then, add water too, add a little bit of sault, and finally the meatballs.
Also, my mom added white rice, she cleaned it first. then boiled it in a separate pan. while in was less hard, she poured it on the other pan with the vegetables. Mixed everything together.
"Albondigas De Crne Molida" is a very common soup in Jalisco, my moms town. When kids get sick, its a very good medicine for them. The "caldito" has alot of vitamins and can clean your stomach (all the junk food).