Days of the Dead
I think if I could choose one event to dramatize the spirit of Mexican religion, it would be the Day of the Dead, or actually Days — Los Dias de los Muertos, November l and 2. To begin with, I assure you that this name does not sound in the least ghoulish or...
Mi Papi -José Martínez Solano
Up until the time of her death my mother was complaining about my dedication in my first book, Food from my Heart. I wrote: ” To my mother who gave me my spirit, my father who gave me my soul, and my children who let me...
Afro-Mexican Cooking Class with Raquel Torres Cerdan: Four Recipes
All photos by Carlos Baizabal. Raquel objected to this photo because the bracelets are not hygienic. So don’t wear them when you slice malanga, and especially when you fry it. Those studs will get really hot. This is not really a recipe. Fry the malanga slices...
Mexican Thanksgiving: Stuffed Suckling Pig or Drunken Turkey (Pavo Borracho)?
Every Thanksgiving the big moment to decide comes: Do we want my sister Aida’s marvelous pavo borracho, which is short on looks but big on taste, or a traditional turkey that may or may not come out perfectly but the stuffing will be moist and delicious? Or do...
The many lives of Zarela Martínez
Culinary legend Zarela Martínez introduced finely tuned, highly researched regional Mexican cuisine to a national stage, and has continued to blaze trails for more than three decades.