Salsa Verde con Aguacate Green Sauce with Avocado (Recipe: Zarela’s Veracruz, Houghton Mifflin, 2001 The original recipe called for mashing the ingredients by hand with a mortar and pestle and mixing in the chopped avocado and the cilantro at the... (Continue reading)
My mother’s enchiladas photographed by Laurie Smith www.LSmithphoto.com SALSA DE CHILE COLORADO (Red Chile Sauce) This is probably the most versatile version of the red chile sauces. It also shows two important techniques. To develop the flavor of the dried... (Continue reading)
Judie Meador and me Zoyla Mendoza, our Valley Zapotec cooking expert recently gave a cooking class and this was the clear winner. I never understood the origin of the name only that it had to do with her two grandmothers... (Continue reading)
Photo by Laurie Smith www. LSmithPhoto.com Okay! Don’t get scared! This mole is not as difficult as it would seem by the long headnote. Break it up in steps and them put it all together and you will have a... (Continue reading)
For those who attended my class at the Gourmet Latino Festival, here is the recipe f or mole verde. We will be serving it this week along with 6 other moles from the state of Oaxaca. Thank you for yoru... (Continue reading)
Puré de Hoja Santa Hoja Santa Purée This is not a traditional Mexican basic but it is the base for several dishes I make and will soon post. You can substitute cilantro or Italian parsley for the hoja santa. i... (Continue reading)