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Tranny Stories
The SD Reader's very own Ms. Wise reviewed El Comal. There are 2 locations but I have only eaten at the North Park restaurant. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2007/oct/18/ma…— May 29, 2010 10:14 a.m.
Proposition D: How to Buy an Election
If you have the inside track with the Mayor, you want him to stay strong. Considering that no one has an exact accounting of the Mayor's staff and their salaries, the Mayor is also very private. The city used to have a directory of employees but that has not been published for years supposedly because of budget issues. I do recall that a UT refugee was hired by the Mayor to the tune of $140,000 to manage a newly created office of Special Projects. The connection between the Colonel (as in Sanders) and the UT would be an interesting one to explore.— May 29, 2010 7:29 a.m.
Tranny Stories
I bought some commercial sopes and was not thrilled. Then I found a recipe which I need to try. I think the difference will be what you get with homemade biscuits versus something from a Pillsbury doughboy frozen source. The regional differences hold true as well as whatever the Mexican cook has learned from the family in a hand me down sense. The very act of eating what you cook with your family and friends seems to be almost a lost art in the US. Bayliss cooked for the President of Mexico and the US recently as you probably know.— May 28, 2010 5:30 p.m.
Tranny Stories
Okay. El Comal will continue my goat to spot. I did find a source for buying goat in Escondido but El Comal is much closer. Some cooks indicate that the marinade for birria will work on any meat. I did check some online recipes after I asked you and discovered that the birria marinade seems as complicated and time consuming as mole. A friend from Oaxaca makes tamales using banana leaves for the wrapping part and a different, thinner masa. Very tasty and much different from traditional tamales offered here. I should share the family salsa recipe for which many compliments have been received. A large, really large container once went to Wisconsin where every bit was consumed with no brats/kielbasa involved. It would nice to have more of your recipes and eating experiences published.— May 28, 2010 4:56 p.m.
Beer Float
The floating parties are a public safety/taxpayer expense issue. Wasting SDPD's limited resources on controlling drinkers in the water seems foolish. I thought that parties of a certain size required permits which would make the permit holders responsible for any needed permit conditions/restrictions, security, and cleanup. The City is always looking for ways to generate fees so I would think someone on city staff could come up with a fee system for the floating parties.— May 28, 2010 2:30 p.m.
Tranny Stories
My next recipe request is for goat. El Comal in North Park serves a succulent version. I think it is all about the spices used and the slow cooking technique as I recently had some at party which was blah. If there are any secrets not under lock and key, I would be interested in goat guidance. The one person I know who made goat at home said it was easy and reeled off a bunch of spices which I cannot remember. I hear that goat is available locally now. In the old days it was only sold in Ramona.— May 28, 2010 2:04 p.m.
Tranny Stories
Cuts of meat translated and defined - http://www.docstoc.com/docs/7063135/Cuts-of-Meat-…— May 28, 2010 11:13 a.m.
Tranny Stories
Thank you. There are some butcher shops in Barrio Logan where I hope to find the pulpa negra. Is there another name for this cut of beef ? The party video was fun to watch. We refer to time in the Latino sense as Mexican Standard Time. When the more precise American clock watchers and those who follow Mexican Standard Time mix at family gatherings, it is essential to have food with sterno heat or crock pots so everyone can eat what is supposed to be hot. I have heard that once you dream in a foreign language, you are there in terms of being bilingual.— May 28, 2010 11:09 a.m.
Tranny Stories
Recipes to share, por favor ?— May 28, 2010 10:45 a.m.
SDNN Closes Orange County Operation
The UT is a "selective" publisher of local news. For example nothing has appeared in print about UT supported CD 6 candidate's mortgage sleights of hand which reflect a strange approach to fiscal responsibility . Some mention of the candidate's dilemma has appeared on a UT blog but this is "in print" writ small in my opinion. Would the UT ever take back a voter recommendation ?— May 28, 2010 7:20 a.m.