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Letter to Mom
Written on 30 Dec, 2009 at 16:08 in Lifestyle |
I like to ask people what is the best gift they’ve ever gotten and what is the best gift they’ve ever given. The answers are surprisingly varied. One woman said to me: “I got cancer.” She turned a life frivolity... (Continue reading)
New Year’s at Zarela
Written on 24 Dec, 2009 at 1:13 in Weekly Specials |
Practically everyone I speak to says to me “I can’t wait until this year is over.” Well, it’s finally almost over and what better way to start the new year than at Zarela where it’s always a fiesta. People come... (Continue reading)
Treasure of Mexican Convent Cookery dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe
Written on 11 Dec, 2009 at 18:42 in Weekly Specials |
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Run on “light feet” with the Raramuris in Chihuahua
Written on 9 Dec, 2009 at 2:55 in Traditions & Culture |
As a conversation starter, I like to ask people what they do for fun. Sadly, a surprising number are at a loss for an answer. Not so, my friend and mentor, media visionary Dave Morgan, founder of Real Media, last... (Continue reading)
Pasta Enjamonada
Written on 8 Dec, 2009 at 13:26 in Cooking |
Pasta Enjamonada Pasta Baked in Ham Sauce Sometimes an excellent cook gives me a fine recipe that doesn’t quite click with me in its original form. This dish is a good example. It started out as a sort of chicken... (Continue reading)
El Saber del Sabor – Slowfood Terra Madre Day
Subject: Terra Madre Day 2009 Please see the information attached about the Slow Food conference this Thursday, December 10 at Los Danzantes in Oaxaca, Mexico 10/12/2009 Terra Madre Day El 10 de diciembre Slow Food festeja sus 20 años celebrando... (Continue reading)
To Give and to Get
Written on 1 Dec, 2009 at 16:36 in Lifestyle, Traditions & Culture |
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
Written on 30 Nov, 2009 at 8:05 in Ingredients, Special Days |
Today is the celebration of the the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The festivities begin around midnight with a serenade by groups of mariachis and other singers that is kicked off with Las Mananitas, the Mexican birthday song. The Virgin... (Continue reading)
Gastronomic tour of Catemaco and the Los Tuxtlas Area in Veracruz
Written on 28 Nov, 2009 at 19:28 in Veracruz, Weekly Specials |
Catemaco and the surrounding area is one of the most beautiful places in Mexico with some of the best food in all of Veracruz and maybe Mexico. No wonder that ancient Mexicans thought that this was the paradise where all... (Continue reading)
Chorizo
Written on 20 Nov, 2009 at 19:15 in Cooking, Traditions & Culture |
This is really an Ask Zarela question but I’m posting it in the Cooking with Zarela section because I want to keep all the Thanksgiving information together. Question: Your son’s Brussels sprouts with chorizo recipe sounds delicious! I want to try... (Continue reading)
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