Category Archives: no-recetas

Never Feel Bad About Your Cooking

Posted on July 20, 2023 by EL CHAVO!

I usually try to improve my cooking skills, I am not always successful. I still cannot make an amazing omelette like Jacques Pepin, but I no longer feel bad about it. After seeing this amazingly bad way to make a … Continue reading →

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Cooking with EL CHAVO! – Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

Posted on October 13, 2012 by EL CHAVO!

A major problem with eating out in Los Angeles is that your options for a good soup are limited. Either you can’t find any on the menu, it’s full of animal bits, or it’s some gloopy “veg” soup with more … Continue reading →

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Assembling your Vegetarian Tamales

Posted on December 16, 2010 by EL CHAVO!

Finally, an end to this lousy online tamal making workshop. Hey, you get what you pay for! It took me forever but I’m okay with the way I documented my process, though I’m still hoping to get the red sauce … Continue reading →

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How to Prepare Fillings for Vegetarian Tamales

Posted on November 21, 2010 by EL CHAVO!

I’m almost done! In this installment we proceed to gathering the items you will stuff into a tamal. For now, we begin with the classic tamal de rajas con queso. Soon I will add the soon-to-be-classic tofu con papas tamal … Continue reading →

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How to Make Salsa for Vegetarian Tamales

Posted on November 7, 2010 by EL CHAVO!

All tamales require a salsa to make them whole. This here is my simple green sauce, a red one is coming sometime soon. Yes, I think I’m on track to actually finish this series very soon! Click here to read … Continue reading →

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How to Make Masa for Tamales

Posted on November 6, 2010 by EL CHAVO!

The next installment of making vegetarian tamales. In this step we turn our homemade nixtamal into a masa for said tamales. Click here to read on.

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