Comments on: My Three Little Piggies

By: Pati

Pati — Fri, 03 May 2013 02:29:27 +0000

You can substitute for vegetable shortening, Sara!

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:40:55 +0000

Hi Pati,
Do you have non-butter cookie recipes? Cookies that do not have butter ingredient in them. Thanks.

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:55:22 +0000

I have your cookbook and I tried out this recipe today and things went well, but I think I didn’t roll the dough out thin enough so the piggies were pretty puffy! They were still delicious, and by the last batch I had them thin enough and the texture was better. Thank you for the great recipes!

By: Pati

Pati — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:20:19 +0000

Thank you, Melinda! I’m glad you found the show.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 03:03:16 +0000

These are my absolute favorite ! I live in Missouri and can’t find anything even close to Mexican food ! I’m so glad I saw your show and now your website !! I’m born and raised Texan I miss all the Mexican stores and food that were everywhere !

By: Pati Jinich

Pati Jinich — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:05:21 +0000

Hi Lucia, Thanks for trying the piggies recipe! I haven’t gotten a limes with coconut recipe up yet. Not to worry, I will try to post one soon! All the best to you.

By: Lucia Bocanegra-Claxton

Lucia Bocanegra-Claxton — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:56:29 +0000

HI Pati!
This is the best recipe for “maranitos” that I have seen. Thank you so much.
On another note….My friend and I each tried making the limes with coconut. We still cannot get the limes to work out. (I wrote you about this a few months ago) They either get way to tough or they do not cook enough.
Work on a recipe for us

By: Pati Jinich

Pati Jinich — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:07:10 +0000

Hola Kim, Thank you so much! Thank you for posting your altitude adjustments as well. One of my favorite things about cooking is taking a recipe or dish and making it your own! About the stubborn cone, yes, they are very stubborn indeed. You can grate it or chisel it with a knife. If that does not work or if you prefer, you can put the cone in a saucepan with a little bit of water (about 1/4) on low heat. As soon as the cone begins to melt remove it from the heat, and the cone should be easy to crumble at this point.

By: Kim V.

Kim V. — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:41:35 +0000

Dear Pati,
We are getting your tv show here on our local PBS in New Mexico and I love it! I love all the information you talk about on ingredients, so not only delicious recipes but learning too!
I made these cookies, and my family went nuts over them! They were DELICIOUS! I wanted to share with you some adjustments I made because I live at 5000+ feet and we deal with altitude issues, and these slight adjustments yielded a perfect cookie. The following adjustments would be suitable for people living between 5000 and 7000 feet:
4 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
Thank you so much for a delicious recipe!
I have one question: the cones of piloncillo i had were very hard and i had to have my husband grate them, do you have any tricks for a stubborn cone!?

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:55:57 +0000

I am your fan, although I live in Mexico, like you, was born and raised here. Every one of your recipes are so delicious and simple to make! I cannot imagine a better way to show what Mexico is about! our great food, thank you so much for sharing.