Monday, May 23, 2011
BirdFeeder Food and Travels: The Best Mexican Breakfast EVER- Esparanza's
BirdFeeder Food and Travels: The Best Mexican Breakfast EVER- Esparanza's: "I have traveled all over the U.S. searching for the best places to eat. I love traditional Mexican breakfast, and I try all the restaurants ..."
The Best Mexican Breakfast EVER- Esparanza's
I have traveled all over the U.S. searching for the best places to eat. I love traditional Mexican breakfast, and I try all the restaurants that come recommended to me. Time and time again I visit places that just can not hold a candle to Esperanza's located here in my very own hometown. Esperanza's is a Mexican Bakery and Cafe located at 2122 N. Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas. It has a second location on 1601 Park Place Ave, Fort Worth, Texas. It was first open in 1973 by the same family who opened Joe T. Garcia's. The food is absolutely delicious. From breakfast tacos to their pancakes, they never fail to impress me. They have the best refried beans I have ever encountered, their breakfast potatoes are sublime, their bacon is unbelievable, and their pancakes will knock your socks off... and that's just their breakfast! Here are a few of our favorites.
My personal favorite... this year:
Chilaquiles Verde:
Strips of corn tortilla fried, scrambled with eggs, a tomatillo sauce is added and topped with white cheese. It comes with their fabulous refried beans and breakfast potatoes.
My kids always order Esperanza's pancakes. I don't know what they do to make them so much better than others, but they rock. Liam, who LOVES breakfast tacos always waivers between the two. We finally found a compromise... order one taco and two pancakes. He still had leftovers, but he was happy. Adin ordered one pancake and a side of bacon. Remy ordered just pancakes. Zach, my nephew, ordered the three pancakes and bacon, and he thought the pancakes were so delicious he didn't even need syrup!
Mike's go to breakfast is huevos rancheros. He loves it here! It is two fried eggs sitting on a tostada with ranchero sauce. He also adds bacon with his order, but you can add grilled ham or barbacoa.
My dad always starts his breakfast off with a bowl of menudo. I haven't enjoyed a bowl of this soup, but it comes highly recommended. My mom is a fan of the papas con huevos, Natalie, my sister, loves their Chorizo con papas. I could go on and on. I have not had a bad meal there. Even their oatmeal is delicious! Their salsa is fresh, their coffee hot, and my kids swear by their chocolate milk! Go try it for your self! If you know of a place that can rival this one, please let me know. I would love to put the place to the test! You can check out their website. I am posting the link below!
http://www.joets.com/
http://www.joets.com/pdf/menu.pdf
My personal favorite... this year:
Strips of corn tortilla fried, scrambled with eggs, a tomatillo sauce is added and topped with white cheese. It comes with their fabulous refried beans and breakfast potatoes.
My dad always starts his breakfast off with a bowl of menudo. I haven't enjoyed a bowl of this soup, but it comes highly recommended. My mom is a fan of the papas con huevos, Natalie, my sister, loves their Chorizo con papas. I could go on and on. I have not had a bad meal there. Even their oatmeal is delicious! Their salsa is fresh, their coffee hot, and my kids swear by their chocolate milk! Go try it for your self! If you know of a place that can rival this one, please let me know. I would love to put the place to the test! You can check out their website. I am posting the link below!
http://www.joets.com/
http://www.joets.com/pdf/menu.pdf
Saturday, May 7, 2011
PIZZA Any Which Way
Tonight I had to feed 5 kids. My sister offered to pick up a pizza, but what fun is that? I have a great pizza crust recipe, so why not let each kid make their own pizza? Liam's automatic choice was macaroni and cheese pizza. Um, ok. Sure. I bought a box of organic white cheddar mac n cheese, cooked it, piled it on the crust, sprinkled it with a little extra cheese and voila.
Austin chose turkey pepperoni, a little red sauce, and cheese. Easy peasy, but the best one was mine. =-) Ok, for me I made a larger pizza so I could share with my honey when he gets home.
I sauteed a little red onion, green bell pepper, baby portobello mushrooms, and chopped garlic.I spread a little organic red sauce on my luscious crust, sprinkled some mozzarella all over and placed it on a pizza pan. I baked it at 475 for about 12 minutes and the perfect pie was ready.
3 tbsp yeast
2 1/2 cups warm water
1 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
5 cups flour
1 tsp dried dill weed
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
In a kitchen mixer with bread attachment, mix warm water with yeast and sugar. Let it sit about 5 minutes. When it has bubbled up add 4 cups of flour and dill while mixing. Dissolve the salt into the remaining water and add it. Add more flour as necessary. Finally add in the olive oil. Knead on medium speed for 10 minutes. Remove from the bowl onto a floured surface. Sprinkle with flour and fold it over a few times. Place it in an oiled bowl. Let it sit in a warm dry place for 2 hours to rise. Preheat oven to 475. Once it has risen, place on floured surface and knead again. Separate into sections. (I made 4 small ones and 1 big one-- you can make 3 medium pizzas.) Place on a pizza pan or stone. Add your toppings and bake until crust begins to brown. Enjoy!
Austin chose turkey pepperoni, a little red sauce, and cheese. Easy peasy, but the best one was mine. =-) Ok, for me I made a larger pizza so I could share with my honey when he gets home.
I sauteed a little red onion, green bell pepper, baby portobello mushrooms, and chopped garlic.I spread a little organic red sauce on my luscious crust, sprinkled some mozzarella all over and placed it on a pizza pan. I baked it at 475 for about 12 minutes and the perfect pie was ready.
Crust Ingredients
3 tbsp yeast
2 1/2 cups warm water
1 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
5 cups flour
1 tsp dried dill weed
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
In a kitchen mixer with bread attachment, mix warm water with yeast and sugar. Let it sit about 5 minutes. When it has bubbled up add 4 cups of flour and dill while mixing. Dissolve the salt into the remaining water and add it. Add more flour as necessary. Finally add in the olive oil. Knead on medium speed for 10 minutes. Remove from the bowl onto a floured surface. Sprinkle with flour and fold it over a few times. Place it in an oiled bowl. Let it sit in a warm dry place for 2 hours to rise. Preheat oven to 475. Once it has risen, place on floured surface and knead again. Separate into sections. (I made 4 small ones and 1 big one-- you can make 3 medium pizzas.) Place on a pizza pan or stone. Add your toppings and bake until crust begins to brown. Enjoy!
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