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El Pedimento – New Year’s Eve in Mitla and Juquila, Oaxaca
Written on 26 Dec, 2011 at 5:32 in Featured, Traditions & Culture |
Curiously of all the items I posted in the last year, this piece got the most hits . I imagine that its popularity is rooted in magic or wishful thinking. It would be wonderful if our wishes became our realities... (Continue reading)
My wedding dress
Written on 25 Dec, 2011 at 1:16 in On Zarela's Mind, Traditions & Culture |
Place Juarez, Chihuahua. Year 1975 and my wedding day approaching. My mother-in-law to be casually asks me if I am going to wear white for my wedding. My response: No, it’s actually off-white. Mother-in-law to be, slightly shocked, says “with... (Continue reading)
Pebre de Pollo
Pebre de Pollo Chicken in Sweet-Tart Sauce Recipe< Zarela’s Veracruz, Hougton Mifflin, September 2011 When I’m in Mexico exploring a spot new to me, I always start asking people who’s the best cook in town. I tried it in Tuxpan,... (Continue reading)
Las posada
Written on 7 Dec, 2011 at 6:00 in Featured, Traditions & Culture |
Posadas are pre-Christmas parties re-enacting Mary and Joseph looking for lodging. They are held from December 16 to December 24. These parties are about sharing food, fun, and traditions. ... (Continue reading)
Lard? Yes! Praise the Lard
Written on 4 Dec, 2011 at 16:52 in Ingredients, Videos |
It was 1991. Ruth Reichl, was the editor of the Los Angeles Times food section, and she was changing the culinary scene, mostly subtly but with a wake up bang directed at others. When she asked me to write... (Continue reading)
Thanksgiving Menu
If you have heard me speak, you know that I often repeat the anecdote of my cousins and mine unexpected visit to my Comadre Lupe’s home in one of the outposts on the ranch. It was a time... (Continue reading)
Sweet Potato Casserole
Written on 24 Nov, 2011 at 0:20 in Recipes, Vegetable & Side Dishes |
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)
The best week of my life?
Written on 22 Nov, 2011 at 23:55 in Featured, On Zarela's Mind |
I’ve posted this picture of Violeta taken by her mother, Victoria Munr,o because it captures the way I feel these days. For many children, joy comes as the result of mining something unique and wondrous about themselves from some inner... (Continue reading)
Mariachi Mass in honor of Santa Cecilia, Year three
Encuentro de Mariachis en la ciudad de Nueva York en Honor a Santa Cecilia Wednesday, November 23 at 6:00pm Since I discovered this festival three years ago, I’ve been trying to bring more people to listen to the... (Continue reading)
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