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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)
Barney Rosset another giant is gone
Written on 16 Mar, 2012 at 15:27 in Featured, On Zarela's Mind |
When Jamie Gillis, my long-time companion met Barney Rosset, who almost single-handedly did away with censorship in the United States by publishing books like Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, HenryMiller’s Tropic of Cancer, Naked Lunch by Burroughs, it... (Continue reading)
Pancho Villa coming to New York!
Narciso Martinez “Pancho Villa” photogragh taken by Raechel Running The one thing that I have learned since launching the Chihuahua Querida Home Page is that every person recommended to me by Carmela Wallace and Raechel Running who I... (Continue reading)
Cooking classes are not just about cooking..
Written on 26 Feb, 2012 at 16:54 in Featured, On Zarela's Mind |
I added this in memory of my mother Yesterday I received the most surprising and heart-warming letter that I want to share with you because this is exactly why I love to teach: Dear Ms. Martinez: My sister and... (Continue reading)
Chihuahua Querida
All graphics donated by Katro Rodriguez© Donate to feed the Tarahumaras and the Raramuris long-distance runners Food is Arte presents Chihuahua Querida with the support of The Mexican Cultural Institute of New York, The Mexican Consulate in New York, and... (Continue reading)
Superbowl Super Dishes
Written on 4 Feb, 2012 at 17:37 in Appetizers & Little Dishes, Featured |
I’ve read and heard that guacamole is now the most popular Super Bowl dish nut that’s because they haven’t tasted my queso fundido with home made chorizo that is so easy to make. You’ll find the recipe on... (Continue reading)
Desiderata – Violeta
Written on 4 Feb, 2012 at 13:27 in Featured, On Zarela's Mind |
Okay, so I said I’d never be that way, that I had no interest in being a grandmother that I’d never gush and feel about to burst from pride and love for the extraordinary being that is my granddaughter... (Continue reading)
La Candelaria by Pedro Luis de Aguinaga – Spanish
Written on 31 Jan, 2012 at 20:54 in Featured, Traditions & Culture |
Every year I write about Candlemas Day as it is celebrated in Oaxaca and in Brooklyn and other parts in the New York City area and you can read about it in English here. Maybe you’ll want... (Continue reading)
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)
Fortuna Bukharian Restaurant a fortuitous find in Rego Park
A modest picture for a great restaurant and it’s kosher if you ever need to take some friends who like that. The New York times insisted we visit Shalom Restaurant in an article that had not been updated since... (Continue reading)
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