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Modesto: Our Mexican Weekend

Moss and Mia eating a tortilla fresh off the press in front of a case of pork rinds.

I had a taste—a glimmer—of summer this weekend. Up in Modesto to celebrate our nephew Jack’s fifth birthday, Joe and I also took an afternoon to stop at Mi Pueblo, our favorite Mexican supermarket, to get some lunch fixings. We shopped well, we ate well, we soaked up the sun.

Moss and Mia eating a tortilla fresh off the press in front of a case of pork rinds.
Moss and Mia eating a tortilla fresh off the press in front of a case of pork rinds.


pig face packed

Pig face: To-go.

chile guajillo priced at 4.99

Chile guajillo (what we use for our beef short rib tacos at Tacolicious).

Fresh chickpeas and spring onions.

Fresh chickpeas and spring onions.

chicken on the grill outside of the market

Chicken on the grill outside the market. Mmmmmm.


fresh garbanzo beans
Fresh garbanzo beans, ready to eat: Parboiled for a few minutes, and tossed in chili, salt and lime.


lunch of garbanzo beans and chicken

Lunch: Corn tortillas, fresh garbanzo beans, chicken, roasted salsa that Joe made and Sol. Duh.