I normally get a table together of my close friends to celebrate New Year’s but I recently read somewhere that a restaurateur was putting together a table of anyone who wanted to dine with him. I loved the idea! I... (Continue reading)
TAMALES DE CHILE COLORADO These festive red tamales are one of my earliest Christmas associations, and not mine alone. Like most tamales, they are basically as assembly job. The different elements aren’t difficult in themselves but add up to a... (Continue reading)
Lifestyle On Zarela’s Mind: Christmas Tamales with Red Chile Pork By Zarela Martinez Published December 18, 2010 | Fox News Latino Print Email Share Comments (0) Text Size Courtesy r. vacapinta at flickr.com/ricardo, Creative Commons license Tamales are the celebratory... (Continue reading)
PICO DE GALLO NORTENO (Uncooked Tomato Salsa) This is an example of a salsa fresca or salsa cruda — “fresh” or “raw sauce,” meaning an uncooked sauce to be used as a condiment at table or street stall. There are... (Continue reading)
POLVORONES DE NUEZ (Walnut Cookies for Christmas) In Mexico these are wrapped in papel de China, the brightly colored tissue paper that we call “Chinese.” l/2 cup butter or margarine 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar, plus additional for dusting... (Continue reading)
Los Angeles Times Articles ← Back to Original Article Praise the Lard Restoring a Fat’s Spattered Reputation April 28, 1994|ZARELA MARTINEZ | \o7 Martinez was raised on a rancho in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. She opened her restaurant Zarela... (Continue reading)
Chiles Rellenos This video was shot many years ago for the Great Chefs of the East series. I looked so different there! The information though is still accurate.... (Continue reading)
I normally would not go on and on about a radio show but tomorrow at noon I will be on for a whole hour with Emeril on Martha Stewart Living Radio on Sirius. He is a fabulous interviewer- considerate, thorough,... (Continue reading)