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Cooking Lesson – Pig from head to foot
If you follow me on facebook, you know that Chihuahua Querida, the exciting project I’ve been working on for the last year will launch officially on June 4th and run for a week. But Sunday, June 3rd Jimmy Carbone... (Continue reading)
Tacos and Chiles Rellenos
Written on 4 Apr, 2012 at 14:35 in Cooking, On Zarela's Mind |
El Paso-style chile rellenos. Photograph by Laurie Smith. The other day, Fany Gerson, pastry chef and author of My Sweet Mexico, put up a a picture of a bag of “organic taco seasoning’ as a post on facebook... (Continue reading)
La Cuaresma (Lenten Dishes)
Written on 16 Mar, 2012 at 17:40 in Special Days |
Walking around midtown in New York on Ash Wednesday is quite a scene. Women walking around in business suits and tennis shoes (high heels in a canvas bag for when they get to their destination), proudly showing off the... (Continue reading)
Chihuahua Querida
All graphics donated by Katro Rodriguez© Donate to feed the Tarahumaras and the Raramuris long-distance runners Food is Arte presents Chihuahua Querida with the support of The Mexican Cultural Institute of New York, The Mexican Consulate in New York, and... (Continue reading)
La Candelaria by Pedro Luis de Aguinaga – Spanish
Written on 31 Jan, 2012 at 20:54 in Featured, Traditions & Culture |
Every year I write about Candlemas Day as it is celebrated in Oaxaca and in Brooklyn and other parts in the New York City area and you can read about it in English here. Maybe you’ll want... (Continue reading)
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Menus and Recipes
Written on 8 Jan, 2012 at 1:14 in Featured |
This was a different Christmas Eve-very intimate. I was extra cautious this year and did not send out invitations and then neglected to invite people personally so the table was small and sweet –7 of my nearest and dearest shared... (Continue reading)
My wedding dress
Written on 25 Dec, 2011 at 1:16 in On Zarela's Mind, Traditions & Culture |
Place Juarez, Chihuahua. Year 1975 and my wedding day approaching. My mother-in-law to be casually asks me if I am going to wear white for my wedding. My response: No, it’s actually off-white. Mother-in-law to be, slightly shocked, says “with... (Continue reading)
Pebre de Pollo
Pebre de Pollo Chicken in Sweet-Tart Sauce Recipe< Zarela’s Veracruz, Hougton Mifflin, September 2011 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,... (Continue reading)
Lard? Yes! Praise the Lard
Written on 4 Dec, 2011 at 16:52 in Ingredients, Videos |
It was 1991. Ruth Reichl, was the editor of the Los Angeles Times food section, and she was changing the culinary scene, mostly subtly but with a wake up bang directed at others. When she asked me to write... (Continue reading)
Thanksgiving Menu
If you have heard me speak, you know that I often repeat the anecdote of my cousins and mine unexpected visit to my Comadre Lupe’s home in one of the outposts on the ranch. It was a time... (Continue reading)
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