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Our Lady of Guadalupe
Written on 30 Nov, 2009 at 8:05 in Ingredients, Special Days |
The next big celebration in the Mexican and Mexican/American calendar is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12. The festivities begin around midnight with a serenade by groups of mariachis and other singers that is kicked off with... (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 it... (Continue reading)
Sweet Potato Casserole
Around this time every year people start calling to ask for my sweet potato casserole recipe. It was actually not my original recipe but rather I learned to make it from my dear friend, Alex Baker, who had learned it... (Continue reading)
Pavo Borracho
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 0:53 in Cooking |
Many years agom New York Magazine my sister Aida’s recipe for Drunken Turkey and I still get requests for it every year. So let’s travel to El Paso so I can put it up on the home page! Recipe: Pavo Borracho... (Continue reading)
Brussels sprouts with chorizo
Written on 16 Nov, 2009 at 18:30 in Cooking, Ingredients |
You either love or hate Brussels sprouts but for those who love them here is an exceptional way fo preparing them that my son Aaron came up with it. At my restaurant Zarela we use our homemade chorizo instead of... (Continue reading)
Salpicon de Huachinango
Written on 16 Nov, 2009 at 2:32 in Appetizers & Little Dishes, Recipes |
Still the favorite dish and the most surprising on the menu at Zarela. And what makes it so surprising? it’s the exact combination of sweet spices: 1part canela (soft0stick cinnamon, 2 teaspoon cumin, pre to pasted cumin and cloves SALPICON DE... (Continue reading)
Ask Zarela: Netskies Casa del Sol, Juarez, Mexico
Written on 16 Nov, 2009 at 0:59 in Ask Zarela |
As soon as I published the recipe for Escabeche Casa del Sol recipe I got the following query. I’ve been trying since then to get the recipe for the Netskies from the now sadly long-departed restaurant and finally succeeded. Here... (Continue reading)
A Thanksgiving Thought: The Red Room
Written on 15 Nov, 2009 at 2:19 in Lifestyle, Traditions & Culture |
Every Thanksgiving, I like to personally write a note to each of my friends to thank them for making me part of their lives and being there for me throughout the year....Even before I had 337 "friends" on Facebook,... (Continue reading)
Special Menu from Quintana Roo
Written on 6 Nov, 2009 at 17:38 in Cooking, Traditions & Culture |
I bet if I asked 100 people in the U.S what Mexican Cancun is located in, maybe one or two would know, if that many. But this gorgeous state is indeed much more than that popular but definitely not my... (Continue reading)
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