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Heavenly Huevos Rancheros

COOK TIME20 mins

TOTAL TIME20 mins

SERVINGS2 to 4 servings

The recipe is flexible! Sometimes, we use canned salsa and just add a few more chopped tomatoes and some chopped pickled jalapeños to make the sauce.

Sometimes if we have some leftover refried beans, we’ll spread some on the tortillas before topping them with the eggs and salsa. My mother has been known to add a pinch of sugar to the salsa if she feels it’s too acidic for her taste.

Ingredients

  • 1tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2medium onion, chopped
  • 1 (15-ounce) can whole or crushed tomatoes(preferably fire-roasted), or 1 to 2 large fresh tomatoes, when in season
  • 1/2 (6 ounce) can diced green Anaheim chiles
  • Chipotle chili powder, adobo sauce, or ground cumin to taste, optional
  • 4corn tortillas
  • Butter
  • 4large eggs
  • 2tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped, optional

Method

  1. Make the salsa:

Sauté the onions in a little olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Once the onions are translucent, add the tomatoes and their juices. If using whole canned tomatoes, break them up with your fingers or a spatula as you put them in the pan.

If you are using fresh tomatoes, chop them first before adding. Note that fresh tomatoes will take longer to cook as canned tomatoes are already cooked to begin with.

Add chopped green chilies. Add additional seasoning to taste, either chipotle chili powder, adobo sauce, regular chili powder, or even ground cumin.

Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and let simmer while you do the rest of the cooking, stirring occasionally. Reduce to warm after it has been simmering for 10 minutes. Add salt to taste, if needed.

2. Warm the plates:

Heat the oven to 150°F. Place serving plates (not plastic, obviously) in the oven to keep warm.

3. Prepare the tortillas:

Heat a teaspoon of olive oil in a large non-stick skillet on medium high, coating the pan with the oil.

One by one (or more if your pan is big enough) heat the tortillas in the pan, a minute or two on each side until they are heated through, softened, and pockets of air bubble up inside of them.

Remove and stack the tortillas on one of the warming plates in the oven to keep warm while you continue cooking the rest of the tortillas and the eggs.Fry the eggs:

Using the same skillet you used for the tortillas, add a little butter to the pan, about two teaspoons for 4 eggs. Heat the pan on medium high heat. Crack 4 eggs into the skillet and cook for 3 to 4 minutes for runny yolks, a minute or two longer for firmer eggs.

Assemble and serve:

To serve, spoon a little of the sauce onto a warmed plate. Top with a tortilla, then a fried egg. Top with more sauce, sprinkle with cilantro if desired.

Serve either one or two eggs and tortillas per plate, depending on how much you want to eat. I’m a two-egg, two-tortilla person myself.

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I also give classes 3 times a week to local and foreigners in fused glass and silk painting.
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The studio is the brainchild of Jo Lorrimer whose goal is to open peoples hearts and minds to the creative process where one can express themselves, learn new mediums, and foster new (and old) friendships.
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The classes are fun and the instruction is exceptional. The studio offers each individual a unique experience. The students/artists are at multiple levels of expertise and share with each other their knowledge, ideas and friendship.

Jo is flexible. If you want to organize a special class with friends or learn a new medium, you should speak to her directly. A wealth of knowledge.

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Prices are f*cking crazy”: Video compares Canadian grocery prices to Mexico

Reddit

By now, you know that Canadian grocery prices are out of control.

Despite Canada’s largest grocers saying they would work with the federal government to lower prices, Canadians are still struggling to afford their weekly grocery hauls.

It looks like Canada’s high grocery prices are catching the attention of folks in other countries as well. One content creator in Mexico came across a Canadian Costco grocery haul where someone spent $170 on staples like eggs, meat, yogurt, some vegetables, pasta and bread.

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“How come no one told me [Canadian] prices are f*cking crazy?” he says.

“Today, I’m going to go to a grocery store here in Mexico and get the same amount of stuff and see how much it is.”

The man heads to Chedraui, which he describes as “the Mexican Walmart.” He then begins to fill his cart with similar items from the Canadian grocery haul. It’s important to note he is not shopping at a Costco location, and the items he is putting into his cart are not the exact same as the other haul he’s referencing.

“I know inflation is a real thing but I just didn’t know in Canada that prices were that expensive,” he says.

Canada’s annual inflation rate increased from 3.1% to 3.4% in December, according to the latest consumer price index report, and the price of groceries rose 4.7% compared to the same period in 2022.

At the end of his grocery shop, the items came out to a total of 982 pesos.For some reason, he converts his haul into USD (it works out to US$57). When converted to Canadian dollars, his grocery purchases work out to be about C$76.

What is his comparison missing?

The video — which was posted on Reddit —  had commentators sharing their two cents about the comparison and what information it was missing.

“This isn’t really a meaningful comparison. Cost of living is much lower in Mexico and produce is grown year-round locally,” said one commenter.

Another commentator noted that an important context missing from the video is that “the average person in Mexico makes significantly less than your average Canadian.”

According to the OECD Better Life Index, the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita in Mexico is US$16,269, or about C$21,790.

In comparison, the Better Life Index says that in Canada, the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is US$34,421, or C$46,104.

Another Redditor noted that the video didn’t consider “government regulation and oversight in Canada vs Mexico.”

“This isn’t specific just to food either, basically any industry where there is a potential health and safety risks faces considerable government oversight and regulation, which increases the cost of importing goods as well as domestic production,” they stated.

So while this creator’s video was meant to highlight Canada’s grocery prices in comparison to other countries, it seems to have fallen short with some important details.

Daily Hive did its own price comparison of groceries between Canada and the Philippines.

While some items were surprisingly more expensive ($7/kg for russet potatoes in this economy?!), you might be shocked that others were on par with what you’ll find in Canada.

 

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