Chef Jeeem

about me

I'm originally from El Paso, Texas. Have lived and traveled many places and now I teach English to young children in Southern Thailand.

I don't really have a favorite cookbook but would have to say that those old - tried and true - recipes floating around my head are my favorites.

I am a great lover of Mexican food but also favor Brazilian meats and Muslim food.

Favorite Foods:

Without a doubt, Chile rellenos is my favorite dish. Years ago, as a kid, I used to go to the local greasy spoon on Fridays (Catholics don't eat meat on Fridays) and get five chile rellenos for a quarter a piece. I drool just thinking of them.

There isn't a Mexican dish that I've cooked that someone didn't like. I am really not a fan of Thai food, so naturally I have to do some rather inventive hunting for recipe ingredients here in Southern Thailand.

Although I have many recipes on my computer, I tend to make up stuff just off the top of my head. For example, my recent "concoction" of red kidney beans, hot chili powder, onions, bacon, a dab of sage, oregano, water, mustard and ground pork...oh yum! Did it ever turn out good!

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