Cindy Kennedy's Posts Tagged 'buffet' (2)

You won't find any foods more colorful on the Mexican table than Christmas Eve Salad. At midnight (or earlier nowadays), the family gathers for la cena de nochebuena, or "good night" dinner. All the best dishes are presented for the festivities, including the traditional Ensalada de Nochebuena. Like a decorated tree, it comes to the table with brilliant reds accented by green and white. It's as much for display as it is for…

Quite a bit of confusion and murky lines lie between these and quesadillas. The end result is it doesn't really matter.



However, for the sake of discussion and a few technicalities, here goes. Quesadillas are typically filled with cheese. The tortilla goes in a skillet, the filling goes on half and then it's folded over and browned until the cheese melts. A sincronizada is layered…