Monthly Archives: February 2010

Sopa de Tortilla / Tortilla Soup

A Cook with Us Recipe featured on the Hispanic Food Network. Sopa de Tortilla / Tortilla Soup A classic Mexican soup that combines the traditional flavors of tomatoes, chile, epazote, avocado, and tortillas. • 4 cloves garlic, unpeeled • 1/2 … Continue reading

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"In The Kitchen" airs Sat. Feb. 20th. Watch KXLY 4 at 1:30

Filming our segment for the TV show In The kitchen was nerve racking. It’s difficult to look at yourself and I fretted and drove Frank crazy all week whining about my performance, my appearance, my voice, whatever…wish I had a … Continue reading

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The "Cook With Us" kitchen is fired up…again.

Filming with the Hispanic Food Network in the Cook With Us.com kitchen is FUN! Mike’s gaining his cooking chops preparing great Mexican food from our original recipes. Check out KXLY channel 4 ” In The Kitchen” on Sundays to see … Continue reading

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Our Salsa de Orizaba recipe is featured on the Hispanic Food Network.

Salsa de Orizaba This is our rendition of the peanut salsa we enjoyed in Orizaba. It took quite a few tries to duplicate the taste and flavor, we hope you like the results. • 8-10 roma tomatoes, cut in half, … Continue reading

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The Origins of Salsa de Orizaba

Feb. 2008 Orizaba Pico de Orizaba the highest mountain in all of Mexico towers 18,800 feet above the city. We are told isolated villages tucked among the majestic peaks of the snow capped volcano are home to a people that … Continue reading

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Watch "En La Cocina" Spokane, KXLY channel 4

The “Cook With Us” test kitchen is getting a real workout. Frank and I have just completed two cooking videos. The first, cochinita pibil a succulent pork dish; the second, Jalapeno achiote bread. This is new territory for us, so … Continue reading

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