Category: Videos
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Happy Mother’s Day!
(To all the mamas out there, but especially to my mama, who sang this song to me when I was still in her tummy.) Mother’s Day from Crystal Esquivel on Vimeo.
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Saturday
Lunch: the last of the leftover pizza. Saturday was such a beautiful day! After Friday’s snow day, it was kind of weird to have a 65 degree day. We didn’t want to stay inside, so we packed up a few cameras, put on our walking shoes, and took off. We walked downtown, stopped whenever we…
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making tortillas
While we were in west Texas over the holidays, I filmed my sister making tortillas. She makes them so quickly and easily! Here’s a short video of her rolling them out and cooking them on the comal (cast iron skillet). While she cooks, my mom and I chat about tortilla superstitions and rules. 🙂 …
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Red Chile Asado
I’ve got another video for you about using my mom’s red chile sauce – this time for asado. Asado is a sort of pork stew; it’s kind of like carne guisada, but instead of a beef gravy, there’s a red chile gravy. My dad has always made it for us, and it’s often served at…
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Fry Bread Tacos
Okay, sooooo… here’s another video! My mom created this recipe after we had tried some fry bread from a roadside stand when we were traveling somewhere in New Mexico (Ruidoso?). Fry bread is a flat dough that’s deep fried to a crispy, puffy perfection. It’s similar to sweet fried breads like bunuelos, and sopaipillas, and…