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 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 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