Fish with Olives, Capers, and Pickled Jalapeños

Fish with Olives, Capers, and Pickled Jalapeños

by | Mar 19, 2020 | Main Dishes, Recipes

Fish with Olives, Capers, and Pickled Jalapeños This is Peggy Knickerbocker's adaptation of my recipe in The Food and Life of Oaxaca! I, too, have made changes. I prefer Cerignola olives because green olives stuffed with pimentos tend to be more acidic. I could...
Chicken in Almond Sauce (Almendrado de pollo)

Chicken in Almond Sauce (Almendrado de pollo)

by | Jul 28, 2017 | Main Dishes, Recipes

Chicken in Almond Sauce (Almendrado de pollo) This chicken in almond sauce was the first dish I ever ate in Oaxaca, at a little stand in the Mercado 20 de noviembre in Oaxaca City. It was the start of my love affair with Oaxacan food. The sauce was rich and full of...

Chicken in Sweet-Tart Sauce (Pebre de pollo)

by | Sep 17, 2013 | Main Dishes, Recipes

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, a Huasteca-area river town that I always think of as the city of spectacular sunsets. The invariable answer was “Angelita” –- Doña Angeles...