ROSETTES

MMMMmmmmm, sugar and cinnamon sprinkled on fried, crispy batter......batter up alright!!!!!! I used whole milk a few months ago and evaporated milk yesterday...both versions were sooooo delicious!!!!!! You just have to make these!!!!

CHALAKILES

I made some yesterday.....and boy was it sooooo delicious!!!! Yummy, yummy, yummy!!! I used real rice, bacon, onions, garlic, chicken, achote, and other spices!!!!! This will make for a most fabulous empanada!

KADDON PIKA

OMG, OMG.....yes, it was heavenly!!!! My brother, for a moment, thought he was in my Grandma Cruz's kitchen as my kitchen smelled so good. Hip, hip, horray......to cook / give the aroma like my Grandma's is such an honor!

Kaddon pika for the most part, is estufao with coconut milk. Let me tell you, coconut milk makes it gof, gof, mangge'!!!!

PANTOSTA II

I made and video-taped PANTOSTA all day yesterday. OMG, it was so crunchy! The pantosta was exceptionally good today dipped in very hot coffee! Hurray, 7 down and 13 to go!

I will make rosettes, chalakiles and kaddon pika tomorrow!

POTO VII

Ah, I am still at it! Mom Q. made some delicious poto last weekend....and I ate half the batch....really, half....and that was a large batch!!! As I have said before, IT'S A DARN GOOD THING I WORKOUT!!!

While it was the best poto I have had, mom did use rice flour, Bisquick, regular flour and yeast. So, at this very instant, I am making a go of poto again. I am soaking my rice in a mixture of water, coconut vinegar, beer and sugar. I will dry it in the oven then grind the rice to a powder. I plan to use yeast and water, let it sit for an hour then steam it. When I used home-ground rice flour before (with coconut milk), it turned out delicious and the texture was PERFECT. However, it did lack the fermented aroma / taste. We shall see!!

Tomorrow, I will make pantosta and video tape the process. It will mark 7 recipes down and 13 to go on video!!!!! Progress is in full swing and the road to completion is well on its way.

always,
paula