Feb 22, 2022 2 min Tacos Cachañilla - Baja Style Tacos It doesn’t need to be Tuesday to have taco night. If there is one taco dish that everyone in my family can agree on, it’s my fish tacos....
Sep 8, 2021 2 min Carnitas al Horno- Oven Pork Confit When I lived in Daly City, we would take a short 10 minute drive to La Tapatia to get the best carnitas. They have these big cazos...
Aug 24, 2021 2 min West Coast Seafood Stew Crab season starts soon and I am lucky to live in the San Francisco Bay Area where come fall, those fresh Dungeness crabs make their...
Alejandra PadillaFeb 22, 20222 min readTacos Cachañilla - Baja Style TacosIt doesn’t need to be Tuesday to have taco night. If there is one taco dish that everyone in my family can agree on, it’s my fish tacos....
Alejandra PadillaSep 7, 20212 min readCarnitas al Horno- Oven Pork ConfitWhen I lived in Daly City, we would take a short 10 minute drive to La Tapatia to get the best carnitas. They have these big cazos...
Alejandra PadillaAug 23, 20212 min readWest Coast Seafood StewCrab season starts soon and I am lucky to live in the San Francisco Bay Area where come fall, those fresh Dungeness crabs make their...
Alejandra PadillaFeb 27, 20211 min readBurrata with Mushroom Tomato LinguineBurrata is a cheese with an outer layer is solid but inside is creamy. This dish is simple yet delicious. You won’t be able to put your...
Alejandra PadillaFeb 21, 20213 min readEnchiladas MinerasEnchiladas. Well what else tops a yummy tortilla dipped in chili sauce, then shallow fried and stuffed with cheesy goodness. In the state...
Alejandra PadillaFeb 16, 20212 min readChimichurri for Everything... Even VeggiesHere’s my thing. I’m not a plain vegetable person. If I see a carrot stick, I’m looking for the ranch. My zucchini needs hella butter....
Alejandra PadillaFeb 16, 20212 min readGarlic RiceArroz con Ajo The perfect white rice... some add salt , some add butter, others add oil. Some even add cream cheese. I first tried garlic...
Alejandra PadillaDec 13, 20202 min readHot and Sweet Garlic Lollipops Chicken WingsIf you grew up in the peninsula, then you know for the best chicken wings you go to Sky Dragon in South San Francisco. They are shaped...
Alejandra PadillaSep 28, 20203 min readQuesabirriaYes to the craze of birria served in a multitude of ways. This recipe is a cross between a quesadilla and a birria. Traditional birria...
Alejandra PadillaSep 16, 20203 min readPozole VerdeNothing like Pozole for a special occasion like birthdays, Christmas, and of course Mexican Independence Day. It comes in a variety of...
Alejandra PadillaAug 23, 20202 min readChile-rubbed Shrimp Tacos with Creamy Slaw, Chamoy Reduction and Avocado-Jalapeño Coulis Tacos. How many ways can you have them? The ingredients, the toppings, the sauces are endless. This recipe takes me away to a resort...
Alejandra PadillaAug 5, 20203 min readFlautas de PolloOne of my favorite meals my mom would cook was flautas (flutes in English). They are rolled up tortillas filled with chicken, fried to a...
Alejandra PadillaJul 18, 20202 min readShrimp Chipotle Cream Fettuccine Weekdays can be time restraining when it comes to cooking dinner, especially after long day of work, commuting or hustling kids to and...
Alejandra PadillaJul 12, 20202 min readDulce de Leche French ToastAs a kid nothing was more delicious for breakfast than a slice of white bread with cajeta (sweet condensed goat milk). So simple, yet you...
Alejandra PadillaJul 11, 20203 min readChilayo- Colima style pork stewI didn't have the honor of meeting my paternal grandma Angelina- known by Gela, but I hear she was a wonderful chef and always had food...
Alejandra PadillaJul 6, 20202 min readShrimp Ceviche with Sriracha Aji Mayo Ahh Ceviche and its many versions. This one is an homage to my mom. My first memories of her ceviche was when we would go to Calistoga Spa