by admin | Sep 22, 2019 | Main Dishes, Recipes
Stuffed Poblano Chiles (Poblanos rellenos) This recipe for stuffed poblano chiles will be forever associated for me with rock star Robert Palmer who was a good customer of my restaurant Zarela, and became a close friend. The first time he dined at Zarela, he ordered...
by admin | Feb 3, 2019 | Ingredients, Recipes, Sauces, Seasoning Pastes
The mole de Xico or mole xiqueño is not as universally known outside of Mexico as the elegantly balanced mole poblano or as famous inside Mexico as the super-elaborate mole negro oaxaqueño (named for their cities of origin in neighboring Puebla and Oaxaca). But it’s...
by admin | Dec 17, 2018 | Recipes, Sauces
Tablecloth Stainer Sauce (Manchamanteles) This marvelous spicy fruit sauce, whose name translates into “tablecloth stainer,” is the first homemade main-dish sauce that I ever ate from the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. It changed my whole perception of Mexican...