Author: dalicht

  • Spanish Rice

    Follow along as Jintana makes spanish rice. What you’ll need: Rice [3 cups]Chopped Onions [handful]Chopped Garlic [handful]Mexican Oregano [2 tablespoons]Sea Salt [2-3 tablespoons]Black Pepper [1 teaspoon]Fresh Lime Juice [1-2 tablespoons]Bay Leaves [a few] Wash and rinse the rice. Cover it in water (about 3 or so cups). In a pot, saute some fresh garlic and…

  • Black Beans

    Watch Jintana make black beans. What you’ll need: Black beans [2 cups]Chopped Onions [handful]Cilantro [handful]Green Onions [handful]Tomatoes [handful]Sea Salt [2-3 tablespoons]Mexican Oregano [2 tablespoons]Chili de Arbol [a pinch]Black Pepper [1/2 teaspoon]Olive Oil [a splash or two] Wash and rinse the beans. Put them in a pot. Add about 3-4 cups of water. Bring to a…

  • Pico de Gallo

    This one is simple. Just requires some chopping and cutting. Jintana doesn’t measure. Suggests you season with less than more (you can always add later). FRESH INGREDIENTS: Roma Tomatoes White OnionsJalapenosCilantroGarlicLime Juice BLEND …. and then add to taste…. Sea SaltMexican OreganoBlack Pepper

  • Roasted Salsa

    We served this salsa on request, and it was requested all day every day. It’s pretty simple. Made in 3 steps: some roasting, some blending, and then some sauteing. Jintana doesn’t measure. Suggests you don’t either. So go with your gut. And season with less than more (you can always add later). ROAST: Roma Tomatoes…

  • Guacamole

    Watch Jintana make guacamole the way she cooks everything — by using her eyes, nose, ears and instinct, not measurements. So no exact amounts here on purpose. Below is what goes in; how much of each is up to your own preferences. Haas AvocadosCilantroChopped OnionsSliced JalapenosFresh Lime JuiceMexican OreganoSea Salt Black Pepper Have questions? Need…

  • “I’ll take a chance on you.”

    BUT FOR a trip to our bank in the Palisades, Kayndaves likely would not have ever been there. After making my deposit, I saw a “For Sale” sign in the window of a shuttered restaurant across the street. I had no business calling because the old rundown cantina I took over 8 months earlier was…

  • “Are you being a Schmuck?”

    In 1991, I stumble on a restaurant for sale and decided to buy it. My dad asks to meet. Which we did the next day. Before he even sits himself down he says “Are you being a schmuck? You’re a lawyer! Why would you want to walk away from that and buy a run down…