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El Molcajete

8/14/2020

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    Preparing a great meal not only requires the right food ingredients, it often calls for unique tools and techniques to bring everything together. I believe this is the reason why the food that my mother, grandmothers and aunts prepared when I was a child is so memorable! That being said, you can only imagine my excitement when my wife's grandmother Valentina gave me her molcajete!  A molcajete and the accompanying tejolote is the Mexican equivalent of a mortar and pestle. This kitchen tool has been in the family for a long time! It actually belonged to Grandma Valentina's grandmother! That would be my children's great, great, great grandmother! 
    Everyone has their favorite, and/or most-used tool in the kitchen. Most of us have a favorite knife, spatula, mixing bowl, or other item that you simply cannot do without. Aside from my chef knife and cleaver, I simply cannot function in the kitchen without my molcajete! Here is a collection of photos that demonstrate how a well made kitchen tool can literally serve GENERATIONS! :)
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The one on the left, I have had for at least a decade. The one on the right is considerably older! :)
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This tejolote is much newer...
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After many generations of use...
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It easily conforms to my hand...
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The left side of the molcajete has a worn place where it has been held for generations! :)
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It is like holding the hand of your ancestors! :)
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    I have been baking breads, pies, cakes, and other treats ever since I was old enough to turn on the oven by myself. Although baking is my first love, I'm pretty good at the other stuff too! Over the years I have prepared everything from a pot of beans, to a whole roasted pig over an open fire! 
    Living along the Russian River in Sonoma county, surrounded by the countless California vineyards, orchards, wineries, and family farms is the inspiration for much of what you will read and see here. This blog is also home to some of my favorite traditional family recipes. There is always something new going on in my kitchen. Be sure to stop by often. 
    Sincerely, 
    -Carlos Olmos (a.k.a Chop)

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