Mexican food

Anne:  I get so homesick for great Mexican flavours, particularly the Tex-Mex version I grew up with. I was home in Dallas in February and managed to eat Tex-Mex out 3 times in a week.  El Fenix, for old-school nostalgia and the best individually-crafted nachos (no lazy-man's pile-up here - each nacho is topped by hand) and a new favorite, Urban Taco (choice of 3 different tacos on one platter - great for a person who can never settle on just one type).  And I found a new salsa at Whole Foods, Salpica brand Texas Tequila picante with roased tomato and key lime, and brought home a jar (never leave home without bubble wrap in your suitcase...).  I'm still mourning the stack of 100 corn tortillas that I went off and left in my parent's fridge - oh well, they would have been harder to explain to Customs, anyway. 

The jar of salsa made its first Canadian appearance at the March SALA Supper Club - it was my turn to host and guest what theme/cuisine I picked? I started with margaritas (of course) on the rocks (also of course), rimmed with lime and salt.  Chips and salsa, and small meatballs in a tomato-cumin sauce, from the cookbook Mexican Bar (by Silverback Press, ISBN 1-930603-46-0).  Andrea made the world's most appealing tiny chicken tacos, each one the size of a toonie.  Sheri roasted a chicken with Peruvian flavours - incredible. Intrepid Leigh deep-fried churros - puffy hollows of fried dough rolled alternately in cinnamon and grated Mexican chocolate.

Pretty good for northerners!  Heck, it was pretty good for anyone.  Esta muy bien.