Author: dalicht

  • Pico de Gallo

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    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

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    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

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    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.”

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    But for a run to our bank in the Palisades, there’d likely never have been a Kayndaves there. Across the street from the bank sat an empty restaurant with a “For Sale” sign in the window. I had no business calling but I did. I was only 8 months into owning the spot on PCH.…

  • “Are you being a Schmuck?”

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    I buy myself a run down restaurant and give up law. My dad asks to meet. Which we did the next day. Before he even sits himself down he says “Are you being a schmuck?” A heated conversation follows. I finally ask “you were good at what you did, right?” He nods. “And you loved…