Can we talk about arroz con pollo for a minute?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I always thought an albondiga was a meatball?!?

nope

[mrsmaalox]

Guys, isn't chile piquin those half sized, very thin jalapeno looking peppers? They sell them at HEB right next to the jalapenos. But I have never seen the dried red ones here.

[Melmart1]

Molcajete.

buey.

[mrsmaalox]

nope

Please explain then. I just Googled it and they all said meatball.

[Melmart1]

My dad says the same things about enchiladas.

That's what my grandpa always said, too. We only had cheese in ours, and not that gross yellow . Always the queso blanco.

[JoeChalupa]

I always thought an albondiga was a meatball?!?

That's what they are to me.

[Summers]

I'm not reading the whole thread because it's making me hungry, but y'all are making me think of my Mexican Aunt Josie, who was a great cook and watched me one year after school. Her arroz con pollo is the . "The secret is fresh ajo y comino!" :drool

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Please explain then. I just Googled it and they all said meatball.

i didn't know that the google spokens. my dad makes it with salmon, potato, and something else. i don't remember, but they're damn good. a quasi-crab cake of sorts.

[JoeChalupa]

My neighbor has a huge plant growing in his back yard. I've reached over his fence a few times and taken a load of them. I've never seen them sold in stores. Back home they grow wild all over the place.

My mom has a big plant at her house too.

[Ginofan]

I'm probably showing how white I am but I've got a question...

My cousin's grandmother was mexican and she would make this soup called Calavacita (what she called it) and it was basically chicken corn squash zuccini tomatoes onions and a bunch of es that made it super delicious.

Has anyone ever heard of this type of soup? If so, is that what it's really called?

Any help is appreciated, I've been trying to look for recipes online to try to make it on my own.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I'm not reading the whole thread because it's making me hungry, but y'all are making me think of my Mexican Aunt Josie, who was a great cook and watched me one year after school. Her arroz con pollo is the . "The secret is fresh ajo y comino!" :drool

comino smells like sweaty july armpit

[JoeChalupa]

I'm probably showing how white I am but I've got a question...

My cousin's grandmother was mexican and she would make this soup called Calavacita (what she called it) and it was basically chicken corn squash zuccini tomatoes onions and a bunch of es that made it super delicious.

Has anyone ever heard of this type of soup? If so, is that what it's really called?

Any help is appreciated, I've been trying to look for recipes online to try to make it on my own.

Mmmmmmmm....that is basically what my mom makes but not as soupy and she uses pork.

[JudynTX]

I'm probably showing how white I am but I've got a question...

My cousin's grandmother was mexican and she would make this soup called Calavacita (what she called it) and it was basically chicken corn squash zuccini tomatoes onions and a bunch of es that made it super delicious.

Has anyone ever heard of this type of soup? If so, is that what it's really called?

Any help is appreciated, I've been trying to look for recipes online to try to make it on my own.

Calabasa is what we called it in our home. I'll get my sister's recipe (its delicious) and give it to you. This thread is reminding me of my mom.

[Summers]

comino smells like sweaty july armpit

You have to use it sparingly. Too much of it is overpowering, imo, but I can't imagine cooking some things without it.

[CuckingFunt]

God damn . . . . carnitas.

Seriously, you all.

[JoeChalupa]

comino smells like sweaty july armpit

But it tastes great in all my dishes.

[JoeChalupa]

you have to use it sparingly. Too much of it is overpowering, imo, but i can't imagine cooking some things without it.

+1

[Ginofan]

Calabasa is what we called it in our home. I'll get my sister's recipe (its delicious) and give it to you. This thread is reminding me of my mom.

Awesome! Thank you!

[Dr. Gonzo]

I just got a recipe for cochinita pibil I'm going to try. This ing thread made me want some.

[SpursWoman]

I'm probably showing how white I am but I've got a question...

My cousin's grandmother was mexican and she would make this soup called Calavacita (what she called it) and it was basically chicken corn squash zuccini tomatoes onions and a bunch of es that made it super delicious.

Has anyone ever heard of this type of soup? If so, is that what it's really called?

Any help is appreciated, I've been trying to look for recipes online to try to make it on my own.

I've never really seen it as a soup before, but I could eat that all day long. I've found several recipes, but none yet that even come remotely close to my grandmother's.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

You have to use it sparingly. Too much of it is overpowering, imo, but I can't imagine cooking some things without it.

very sparingly, except in carne guisada. yummmmm

[JoeChalupa]

My mom is cooking for Easter. Whoohoo!!!

[peewee's lovechild]

According to who?

Mexico, and all the people living there.

Don't gringofy our food.

[Blake]

yes albondigas for lent. aren't albondigas made without meat. that's the way my dad makes them. that's why he makes them.............for lent. and yes capirotada with lots of cheese. yuck you

the albondigas my mother in law makes are like potato patties that are fried and stuffed with whatever the heck she feels like shoving in there.

[peewee's lovechild]

Hey!! They do at Chili's!!

Chili's.