Cuizine

I started making my own fried chicken when I was living in East London and feeling very homesick. I was far far away from anything resembling collard greens, and no one in England kept jars of bacon drippings by their stove. But to be honest I didnt eat all that much fried chicken growing up [...]

WELCOME TO LEYTON. WELCOME TO OCEANO. WELCOME TO (NOT LONDON).  So I spend some of my time cycling around the lesser known areas, or less glamourous parts of East London. Mainly Im trying to excercise but I also have a thing for bleak suburban or industrial/urban dropout ares (hence my love for Detroit). Make no [...]

Hello again. More Mexican snacks for the lazy sunday. Today’s will be even lazier and even rawer than the last. This recipe is all about taste, all about the quality of produce, and most of all revolves around personal preference. AUTHENTIC GUACAMOLE 1/2 of a jalapeno chile – diced 1/4 of regular white or yellow [...]

It seems that I spend most my free time on Sunday tinkering around my stovetop. Plus I seem to always end up making sauces to put away for the rest of the week on most Sundays. Yesterday was no exception. Being the sometimes homesick Yank that I am I always think about drinking mexican beer [...]

Hey y’all. So me and my better half made our way back to our respective sunny/cold-as-hell home towns back in the States for the holidays. It was the first time we had made it back to the USofA in a year and 2 months since we moved to the bloody ole. Needless to say we [...]

REAL QUICK CHIPOTLE STEAK SAUCE   1/2 of 400g tin of whole peeled plum tomatoes    2 medium chipotles in adobo or one large and one small    2 smaller cloves of garlic peeled and pounded up   1/4 tsp of mexican oregano (rub it between fingers to break it up) 1/4 tsp freshly ground [...]

CHIPOTLE-PEANUT SALSA w/ROASTED VEGGIES FOR TACOS IN ENGLAND Ingredients:  For the Chipotle – Peanut Salsa (based on a Rick Bayless Recipe, cant lie) 5 dried “morita” chillies (available at some spots in London; Whole Foods in Stoke Newington, De Beauvoir Deli in Hackney)  OR 1/4 cup of chipotles in adobo – NOTE: If using dry [...]