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Cooking Lesson – Pig from head to foot

Written on 19 May, 2012 at 22:36 in Cooking, Featured, Uncategorized |
Cooking Lesson - Pig from head to foot

  If you follow me on facebook, you know that Chihuahua Querida,  the exciting  project I’ve been working on for the last year will launch officially on June 4th and run for a week.  But Sunday, June 3rd Jimmy Carbone... (Continue reading)

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Tacos and Chiles Rellenos

Written on 4 Apr, 2012 at 14:35 in Cooking, On Zarela's Mind |
Tacos and Chiles Rellenos

El Paso-style chile rellenos.  Photograph by Laurie Smith.     The other day, Fany Gerson, pastry chef and author of My Sweet Mexico, put up a a picture of  a bag of “organic taco seasoning’  as a post on facebook... (Continue reading)

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Candlemas Tamal de Cazuela

Written on 31 Jan, 2012 at 20:36 in Cooking, Featured, Mexican Basics, Recipes |
Candlemas Tamal de Cazuela

Somehow I can’t the picture to come to the top so please scroll down.               Tamal de Cazuela “Pot Tamal” without Wrapping Cubans have their beloved tamal en cazuela, Veracruzans have this near relative... (Continue reading)

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Chorizo Norteno

Written on 30 Jan, 2012 at 21:06 in Cooking, Mexican Basics, Recipes |
Chorizo Norteno

Photo courtesy of Alex Uballez Chorizo (Mexican Fresh Sausage Mixture) Some of my earliest ranch memories are of the butchering/cooking sessions that followed every time we slaughtered a hog. This was always cause for celebration because all the women of... (Continue reading)

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Pebre de Pollo

Written on 12 Dec, 2011 at 14:43 in Cooking, Meats, Recipes |
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)

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Chiles en Nogada

Written on 21 Aug, 2011 at 13:26 in Cooking, Mexican Basics, Recipes |
Chiles en Nogada

        Chiles en nogada  the spectacular poblano chile filled with a picadillo of beef or pork with citron and other fruits, topped with a creamy walnut sauce are in season but Zarela Restaurant is closed.  What do... (Continue reading)

What to eat when it’s too hot to cook

Written on 16 Jun, 2011 at 1:49 in Cooking, Featured |
What to eat when it's too hot to cook

When I was a child, my family used to travel every summer to Disneyland and stop in Mexicali to visit my Tía Letizia and Tío Mario. I did not love that because all the girls were beautiful there and I... (Continue reading)

My mother tamales de chile colorado

Written on 22 Dec, 2010 at 22:47 in Cooking, Mexican Basics |
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)

Praise the Lard – Los Angeles Times

Written on 9 Dec, 2010 at 10:30 in Cooking |

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)

Barbara Sibley’s Menu for Tomorrow’s Presentation

Written on 2 Oct, 2010 at 1:27 in Cooking |
Barbara Sibley's Menu for Tomorrow's Presentation

This is the menu for tomorrow’s presentation LA PALAPA COCINA MEXICANA and FOOD IS ART Present ~Heirloom Chiles and Tomatoes~ ~ Antojitos ~ ~Tequila Casa Noble~ October 2, 2010 Tequila al Chile Silvestre del Amazonas organic casa noble tequila infused... (Continue reading)

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