2010

New Year’s Eve with Zarela

New Year’s Eve with Zarela

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)

Griddle Roasting Vegetables

Griddle Roasting Vegetables

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My mother tamales de chile colorado

My mother tamales de chile colorado

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)

My mother’S chile colorado tamales

My mother’S chile colorado tamales

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)

Remembering Aida

Remembering Aida

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Ask Zarela: Recipes for table sauces

Ask Zarela: Recipes for table sauces

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 (Mexican Wedding Cookies)

Polvorones de Nuez  (Mexican Wedding Cookies)

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)

Praise the Lard – Los Angeles Times

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)

Great Chefs of the East – Zarela’s Chile Rellenos

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)

On the radio with Emeril repeat Sunday 11am

On the radio with Emeril repeat Sunday 11am

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)