Tag Archives: tortillas

Old El Paso Launches ‘Tortilla Pockets’ for People who Know Nothing about Tortillas –or Tacos

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

Remember Old El Paso? Well, the General Mills’ owned brand is back in the news, now with the launch of “Tortilla Pockets Kits,” because apparently their target consumers are too dumb to eat a regular taco made with real tortillas. … Continue reading →

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We Must Stop Cauliflower Tortillas Before it’s Too Late

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

As if I didn’t have enough bad news these days, someone just mentioned Cauliflower, a Los Angeles-based company determined to “reinvent our favorite foods” with healthier options, including cauliflower rice, cauliflower chips and cauliflower pizza dough. While I couldn’t care … Continue reading →

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This Company Wants you to Wrap your Infant in a Tortilla

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

The Tortilla Baby Swaddle Blanket & Knot Hat costs US$48 and it is -sadly- for real. Click on the photo for more info and how to get one for your delicious bundle of joy. UPDATE: I have just found the … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day from Mi Blog es tu Blog

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

… Because this is the only heart-shaped thing I could possibly care about.

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Happy Valentine’s Day from Mi Blog es tu Blog

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

Because this is the only heart-shaped thing I could possibly care about.

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Swiss Entrepreneurs Create ‘Magical Machine’ to Make $1 Tortillas

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

And just when I thought technology couldn’t get any more ridiculous awesome, a group of sombrero-wearing geniuses hailing from Switzerland have invented Flatev, a machine that promises to deliver “fresh, authentic tortillas in seconds.” In seconds, people, SECONDS! And what’s the magic behind this thing? Pods, … Continue reading →

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Kickin’ Chicken Taco Pringles: Possibly the Only Thing Worse than Pringles Tortillas

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

Not content with giving us the Mexican-themed, culturally relevant Tortillas Crisps, Pringles is at it again, this time with a chicken taco chip thing called — what else? — “Kickin’ Chicken Taco,” which according to Pringles itself are naturally and artificially flavored and … Continue reading →

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Let’s Put a Tortilla on a Record Player, Shall we?

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

What happens when you put a tortilla on a record player? It plays El jarabe tapatío, of course! You don’t believe me? JUST WATCH! Happy Friday.

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Radio Shack Goes Bankrupt. What’s Going to Happen to the Translation Tortilla Helmet Thing?

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

This just in. Radio Shack, which I seriously thought it had disappeared like ages ago, on Thursday said it will file for bankruptcy protection. I’m sure it’s all for the best, but I was really looking forward to that translation-tortilla-helmet … Continue reading →

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You Guys! New Mexico Dedicates a Fighter Jet to ‘The TACOS’

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

Oh… never mind. I just realized the TACOS in this story were some kind of U.S. Air Guard for New Mexico during World War II and not the delicious ones that consist of yummy stuff wrapped in a tortilla. But still… Go, TACOS!

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Are You Ready for Pringles Tortillas?

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

Only one day after I discovered -in horror- the existence of the Frito-stuffed Chicken Enchilada Melt, I learned that Pringles is quietly introducing a a new line of chips called Pringles Tortillas. In case you’re wondering, (I’m sure you are) the … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Snack for the Latino Pothead in You

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

The gringos have done it, my friends… Introducing, the Cannabis-infused coconut oil tortilla chips from Cocco-Cana, on full display at the medibles case at a Seattle medicinal-cannabis collective. Oh did I mention they also make Taco-spiced tortilla chips? I am … Continue reading →

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That’s a Whole Lot of [Hispanic] Niñitos!

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

That’s it my friends. Remember the New York sixtuplets, the first ever born to a Hispanic couple? Soon, they will be joining the billions millions of little ones taking over populating America’s kindergartens. According to the latest Census data: “Nearly a … Continue reading →

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