by admin | Dec 25, 2013 | Press, Recent Press
I had not been on Page 6 in a long time and never in the Harvard Gazette but yesterday I was in both. Nice Christmas gift! http://pagesix.com/2013/12/17/outpouring-of-love-at-birthday-bash-for-gael-greene/ ...
by admin | Dec 20, 2013 | Appetizers, Recipes
Giant Shrimp with Rosemary (Camarones con romero) This dish is not originally Mexican. In fact, I first tasted something similar at Joël Robuchon’s restaurant in Paris and quickly adapted it to serve at a fancy party. It is delicious, beautiful, light, easy and fun to...
by admin | Dec 16, 2013 | Ingredients
Photo by Laurie Smith There are few ingredients used in Mexican cooking that affect the taste of a dish more than canela (true Ceylon cinnamon or soft-stick cinnamon.) It blends subtly with different seasonings and will not drown out other spices like the harsher...
by admin | Dec 13, 2013 | Ingredients, Recipes
When Mexicans say “tortillas,” you usually bet that they are not thinking of the blah versions of flour tortillas so popular in the United States — not much different from all those other flabby all-purpose “wraps.” Nearly everywhere in Mexico, the bread of life...
by admin | Dec 10, 2013 | Main Dishes, Recipes
My Mother’s Meatballs (Albondigas de mi mama) Albóndigas Estilo Mamá — Meatballs Like Mama MakesRecipe from Food from my Heart, Zarela Martínez, Macmillan 1992 This recipe calls to mind the llaves (outdoor water faucets) on the ranch, which were always...