by admin | Dec 26, 2021 | Articles, Oaxaca, On Zarela's Mind, Travel
Curiously of all the items I posted in the last year, this piece on El Pedimento, got the most hits . I imagine that its popularity is rooted in magic or wishful thinking. It would be wonderful if our wishes became our realities though there’s that...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Articles, Podcasts
Prior to our recording, we asked Yira to send us some information on her current projects. She blew our mind! SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES 1. I worked with my husband, Jonathan Barbieri, to established the 1st lending library in San Luis...
by admin | Mar 2, 2019 | Articles, Lifestyle
My mother had a strict rule at the ranch: We were allowed to have Coca-Cola only once a week, a small bottle every Sunday. The rest of the week she would make delicious refreshing agues frescas (fruit ades) of whatever fruit was available. Dried tamarind and hibiscus...
by admin | 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...
by admin | Oct 13, 2016 | Articles
Photo Marissa Sanchez-Bastien Photo by Laurie Smith www.lauriesmithphoto.com Text from The Food and Life of Oaxaca The true stars of Mexican sauce cookery are main dish sauces like moles and pepianes and here it’s important to understand the philosophy of the...