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Perfume de Gardenias
Written on 30 Sep, 2009 at 18:38 in Lifestyle, Traditions & Culture |
This is going to be a very unsatisfactory but romantic story. Why unsatisfactory? Because I can’t name names. The main characters, and I don’t use the world loosely, are long time customers of mine, people of character, who are very... (Continue reading)
New York Book Fair – Segunda Edicion
Written on 30 Sep, 2009 at 18:07 in Events, Special Days |
If you’re interested in Mexico and want to find some treasures go visit this yearly event. Segunda Edición is a temporary forum for independent art publishers and artist editions that brings together the best and most varied art publishing initiatives in... (Continue reading)
Celebrate Mexico Now
Written on 13 Sep, 2009 at 13:49 in Traditions & Culture |
Celebrate México Now is New York City’s first—and only—annual festival of contemporary Mexican art and culture. Encompassing cuisine, dance, film, literature, and music, Celebrate México Now provides New Yorkers with a glimpse of the most intriguing artists and ideas pouring... (Continue reading)
Gallina Pinta or Pozole de Pobre
Written on 13 Sep, 2009 at 12:46 in Ask Zarela, Cooking |
Pozole is soup-stew traditionally made with a special variety of dried corn called cacahuazintle that is soaked in a solution of calcium hydroxide to remove the outer skin and meat, usually pork and the best includes the pig head, and/or... (Continue reading)
Best Pozoles in Mexico City and at Zarela we have it this weekend
Written on 11 Sep, 2009 at 18:32 in Mexico City |
A few weeks ago I gave you a list of Raul Zorrilla’s ten favorite tacos in Mexico City. Now here are the best places to eat pozole, another Mexican classic according to the daily newspaper El Universal. The... (Continue reading)
Eggplant – Berenjena
Written on 9 Sep, 2009 at 0:15 in Ingredients |
We seldom ate eggplant at home when we were little though it was always a favorite at Italian restaurants. But it’s eggplant season and they are glorious now and I’ve been experimenting. I’ve turned eggplant parmigiana into berenjena a la... (Continue reading)
Backyard Rabbit and Artichoke Paella
This is not one of the easiest recipes to prepare but it is one of my favorite way to entertain. For staff parties I have a HUGE 40 inches across paella pan and it feeds them all and their spouses. ... (Continue reading)
Labor Day Mexican-style
Written on 5 Sep, 2009 at 23:00 in Special Days |
For Latinos “every day is a blessed event and a cause for celebration” but families usually gather for holidays, particularly long weekends associated with government holidays like Labor day, 4th of July and Memorial Day, when the entire family is... (Continue reading)
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