Beans Fried in Butter
Beans Fried in Butter One thing I’ve learned when eating in Veracruz is to expect the unexpected. I never know when I’ll come across some charming original touch that transforms the familiar.It happened to me at La Viuda Restaurant in Alvarado when our order arrived...Rodica Prato
I’ve known, admired and loved Rodica Prato and her work for over 10 years when she designed the map based on Miguel Covarrubias’ style for my book , Zarela’s Veracruz (Houghton Mifflin 2001.) I can truly say that I have never met a...
19 ways to cook squash blossoms
Photo by Manu Bastien www.manuphotos.com When people ask me about the most memorable dish I ever ate, for some inexplicable reason I wax poetic about a squash blossom stuffed with a duxelle of wild mushrooms of Provence, with their jus as the only sauce, that I had at...Shrimp with Rosemary
I learned this on a trip to Paris at Joel Robuchon’s Paris restaurant: Stick a stem of rosemary through extra large, head-on shrimp, brush with garlic and olive oil, salt and either pan-fry them or grill them They are fantastic and low calorie. ANd from my...
The many lives of Zarela Martínez
Culinary legend Zarela Martínez introduced finely tuned, highly researched regional Mexican cuisine to a national stage, and has continued to blaze trails for more than three decades.