Comments on: Tortillas - Hot Off The Griddle! http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/tortillas-hot-off-the-griddle.html It's a blog about Martha Stewart and her daily adventures. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:24:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: jen http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/tortillas-hot-off-the-griddle.html/comment-page-1#comment-24695 jen Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:48:52 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/?p=1029#comment-24695 how extraordinary. i was just wondering what was the name of that plant that don felix used to cure inflammation of the leg ? how extraordinary. i was just wondering what was the name of that plant that don felix used to cure inflammation of the leg ?

]]> By: Sara Zapata de Mijares http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/tortillas-hot-off-the-griddle.html/comment-page-1#comment-20202 Sara Zapata de Mijares Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:40:20 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/?p=1029#comment-20202 Dear Martha: I am glad you enjoy my beloved Yucatan. I was raised in Muna, 10 minutes away from the Mayan ruins of Uxmal. I have a sister that lives in Ticul and many relatives in Muna. In looking at the photograph of Pastora making tortillas "torteando" I flashbacked when I was young and my favorite time was when we were making tortillas and you could grab your own from the comal (tortilla maker), rolled and eat if. Boy, I could really taste the corn. In the spirit of preservation our Mayan traditions is that we organized ourselves here in the Los Angeles area and are raising awareness of our culture. I hope you visit our www.yucatecos.org Inlakech, Alakem (I am you, you are me, I am another yourself) Sara Dear Martha:
I am glad you enjoy my beloved Yucatan. I was raised in Muna, 10 minutes away from the Mayan ruins of Uxmal. I have a sister that lives in Ticul and many relatives in Muna. In looking at the photograph of Pastora making tortillas "torteando" I flashbacked when I was young and my favorite time was when we were making tortillas and you could grab your own from the comal (tortilla maker), rolled and eat if. Boy, I could really taste the corn.
In the spirit of preservation our Mayan traditions is that we organized ourselves here in the Los Angeles area and are raising awareness of our culture.
I hope you visit our http://www.yucatecos.org

Inlakech, Alakem
(I am you, you are me, I am another yourself)

Sara

]]> By: Valerie http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/tortillas-hot-off-the-griddle.html/comment-page-1#comment-19844 Valerie Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:42:04 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/?p=1029#comment-19844 I was interested to see what you had said about St Elena after reading yesterday in the Diario de Yucatan of your previous visit to St Elena .I personally know Pastora and her sisters ,one of whom I had the prvilage of being invited to the wedding, another treat here in Yucatan along with an invite to a nieces quinceaños ( 15th birthday party) again another treat to behold. If you get to know the people really well you will find them warm, kind hearted and hospitable . WHile everyone in the so called western world are trying to connect with mother earth and nature here the people live it every day .. thats why they dont rush anywhere... How do I know these people? Well for the past four years I have lived first in Ticul and now St Elena where I own a restaurant and where I have learned Yucatecan cooking and cater mostly to travellers . Originating from England living in Canada for many years now find that Yucatan is my home amongst the lovely people and of course near to the ruins THankyou for bringing to light the Yucatan and hope you can read up a little more about the ruins and the significance of the designs ( all very mystical and spiritual) Valerie St Elena Yucatan I was interested to see what you had said about St Elena after reading yesterday in the Diario de Yucatan of your previous visit to St Elena .I personally know Pastora and her sisters ,one of whom I had the prvilage of being invited to the wedding, another treat here in Yucatan along with an invite to a nieces quinceaños ( 15th birthday party) again another treat to behold.
If you get to know the people really well you will find them warm, kind hearted and hospitable .
WHile everyone in the so called western world are trying to connect with mother earth
and nature here the people live it every day .. thats why they dont rush anywhere...
How do I know these people? Well for the past four years I have lived first in Ticul and now St Elena where I own a restaurant and where I have learned Yucatecan cooking and cater mostly to travellers . Originating from England living in Canada for many years now find that Yucatan is my home amongst the lovely people and of course near to the ruins
THankyou for bringing to light the Yucatan and hope you can read up a little more about the ruins and the significance of the designs ( all very mystical and spiritual)
Valerie St Elena Yucatan

]]> By: Saray http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/tortillas-hot-off-the-griddle.html/comment-page-1#comment-19504 Saray Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:32:47 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/?p=1029#comment-19504 Thank you Marth and staff to include this wonderful pictures! I found this article through Yucatanliving.com and I loved it! I lived in Yucatan for sometime and I can account it as one of the best experiences in my life. One comment about the tortillas. In Yucatan and many parts of central and southeast Mexico use corn tortillas (tortillas de maiz) more often than flour tortillas (tortillas de harina). Flour tortillas are more common in the north side of the country and up. However, you can find them either at every big supermarket, local store or "tiendas, tendejones or estanquillos". As a new mexican generation living the confort of the American life style I am teaching my family to return to the traditional uses of a "Molcajete", tortilla press and other kitchen utensils that we are forgetting for what reason they were made. Blessings, Saray Thank you Marth and staff to include this wonderful pictures!

I found this article through Yucatanliving.com and I loved it!

I lived in Yucatan for sometime and I can account it as one of the best experiences in my life.

One comment about the tortillas. In Yucatan and many parts of central and southeast Mexico use corn tortillas (tortillas de maiz) more often than flour tortillas (tortillas de harina). Flour tortillas are more common in the north side of the country and up. However, you can find them either at every big supermarket, local store or "tiendas, tendejones or estanquillos".

As a new mexican generation living the confort of the American life style I am teaching my family to return to the traditional uses of a "Molcajete", tortilla press and other kitchen utensils that we are forgetting for what reason they were made.

Blessings,
Saray

]]> By: Kathy http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/tortillas-hot-off-the-griddle.html/comment-page-1#comment-19205 Kathy Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:54:27 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/?p=1029#comment-19205 Hi, Martha, Thanks for taking us along on your journey to Santa Elena and your visit to the solar of Don Felix Maas Cocom and his wife, Senora Maria Maas. How wonderful to learn to make the authentic recipe of this family from the daughter, Pastora Maas. I enjoyed seeing how she formed and grilled the tortillas. Kathy Hi, Martha,
Thanks for taking us along on your journey to Santa Elena and your visit to the solar of Don Felix Maas Cocom and his wife, Senora Maria Maas. How wonderful to learn to make the authentic recipe of this family from the daughter, Pastora Maas. I enjoyed seeing how she formed and grilled the tortillas.
Kathy

]]> By: Emily http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/tortillas-hot-off-the-griddle.html/comment-page-1#comment-18983 Emily Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:01:47 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/?p=1029#comment-18983 What a great post. I absolutely love handmade tortillas - in my travels, I once had an opportunity to help make tortillas like this and I think my tastebuds will never forget that experience. What a great post. I absolutely love handmade tortillas - in my travels, I once had an opportunity to help make tortillas like this and I think my tastebuds will never forget that experience.

]]> By: Mary De Monte http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/tortillas-hot-off-the-griddle.html/comment-page-1#comment-18975 Mary De Monte Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:34:04 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/?p=1029#comment-18975 Please advise on which channel and time your new season will be aired. Last week was watching you at 10am on channel 10 Thanx Mary Please advise on which channel and time your new season will be aired.

Last week was watching you at 10am on channel 10

Thanx

Mary

]]> By: Pam Regentin http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/tortillas-hot-off-the-griddle.html/comment-page-1#comment-18954 Pam Regentin Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:51:17 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/?p=1029#comment-18954 What strikes me about these photos is how little the people have materially yet how well they eat. So many Americans have fancy professional gas stoves but don't even know how to cook. There is a lady with three rocks and a fire with a bent piece of metal to make delicious tortillas. How many can make them on their expensive stoves? Everyone marvels at the delicious morsels made so simply. Americans have so much wealth, yet really how much of value? What strikes me about these photos is how little the people have materially yet how well they eat. So many Americans have fancy professional gas stoves but don't even know how to cook. There is a lady with three rocks and a fire with a bent piece of metal to make delicious tortillas. How many can make them on their expensive stoves? Everyone marvels at the delicious morsels made so simply. Americans have so much wealth, yet really how much of value?

]]> By: Gwendolyn http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/tortillas-hot-off-the-griddle.html/comment-page-1#comment-18936 Gwendolyn Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:20:27 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/?p=1029#comment-18936 There's nothing better than *real* Mexican food. Mmmmm! I went to Mexico in 1997 and still remember the amazing tomato based soup I ate. It was wonderful! The best thing about making the corn tortillas is that they are celiac friendly! There's nothing better than *real* Mexican food. Mmmmm! I went to Mexico in 1997 and still remember the amazing tomato based soup I ate. It was wonderful!

The best thing about making the corn tortillas is that they are celiac friendly!

]]> By: jw http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/tortillas-hot-off-the-griddle.html/comment-page-1#comment-18928 jw Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:51:06 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/?p=1029#comment-18928 I love the look of the painted and worn surfaces. My family uses tortillas nearly every day but the tortilla that first comes to mind is a corn one made by hand by a lady at the Museum of Man in San Diego when I was on a school trip in the first grade. She patted one out for each student, toasted it on the comal, we watched it puff up and sink, then she handed it out with a little butter on it. So delicious. We also used to buy some giant flour tortillas from a shop in a house in Yuma, AZ that were so thin and translucent that I thought of the skins settlers used to stretch over the window openings of their houses in pioneer days. I love the look of the painted and worn surfaces. My family uses tortillas nearly every day but the tortilla that first comes to mind is a corn one made by hand by a lady at the Museum of Man in San Diego when I was on a school trip in the first grade. She patted one out for each student, toasted it on the comal, we watched it puff up and sink, then she handed it out with a little butter on it. So delicious.
We also used to buy some giant flour tortillas from a shop in a house in Yuma, AZ that were so thin and translucent that I thought of the skins settlers used to stretch over the window openings of their houses in pioneer days.

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