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When Dwight Eisenhower was president, from 1953 to 1961, America saw itself differently than it does today.
Among many ways that difference expressed itself was the unabashed embrace of processed and packaged foods. This was the era when a packet of Lipton French Onion soup mix stirred into a carton of sour cream made a thrilling new dip, and a whole family of âImpossibly Easyâ pies relied on Bisquick to produce a crust that sank to the bottom in baking.
Community cookbooks in my collection from this era tout the authenticity of chow mein and fried rice as truly Chinese dishes (they werenât) and relied on canned pineapple chunks, canned bean sprouts and canned water chestnuts to turn almost anything into a dish with a so-called Chinese flair.
4-5 small to medium pears
Tejocotes (2 cups)
Tequila (optional)
You might be familiar with most of the items, but unless you’ve spent time south of the border, it’s likely you’ve never heard of Tejocotes and Changungas. You can make a pretty good ponche without them, but if you really want the authentic flavor, you can find these at most Hispanic grocery stores.
(Don t be nervous. Just tell them you re making Christmas punch and they ll help you out, I promise.)
Don’t worry about being too precise. Recipes vary from region to region, and even town to town and household to household.
with pork. the ears, tail and snout, topped with a drizzle of pilancillo syrup. chef ray: i ve got one more present for you guys here. a little pre-dessert. eddie, i know it s your favorite, eddie. eddie: it s my favorite. chef ray: we have the foie gras rebanada here, so it s sort of like a pre-dessert. it s sort of my take on a very traditional and simple mexican pan dulce, which is like a brioche with butter and sugar, which is the basic pan dulce. this one we ve got foie gras in our butter. we ve kind of upped the ante a little bit. and then some piloncillo. anthony: great, thank you. man, i am loving this meal big time. chef ray: thank you so much. thank you. eddie: this is the most nostalgic dish i ve ever had at a restaurant in los angeles. in mexican panaderias, this is called areva nada. nothing says my childhood like this dish right here. anthony: i ve worked in french and italian restaurants my whole career, but, i mean, really if i think about it, they