re: #298 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus

I’m cooking out of Diana Kennedy right now.

Just made pibil and sieved Yucatecan beans. I’m going to have to gear up for mole, but I suspect one of more of those is next (I’ve done a mole verde before); though some of the Oaxacan ingredients are hard to find. I learned to downright love epazote—used cooking with beans, it’s like a bay leaf but better, and used as an herb it’s way better than it’s gasoline aroma. I’m thinking about throwing in to Indian dal, just to see what happens.

See, this is what kills me. In New York, I could find most Mexican spices and other dry ingredients. Where I live now, no chance. Yeah, the Net, but you really want to walk in the store and buy what you need for the dish you’re cooking.