Fruit Ades (La Samaritana Serves Aguas Frescas)

Fruit Ades (La Samaritana Serves Aguas Frescas)

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...
The “Seven” Moles of Oaxaca

The “Seven” Moles of Oaxaca

I like to describe mole (pronounced mohleh not mohlay) as a main dish sauce because the sauce is the dish. In pre-Hispanic times moles were served with great ceremony. According to various accounts, the mole was presented in a bowl with no handles on one hand, while...