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Letter to Mom
I like to ask people what is the best gift they’ve ever gotten and what is the best gift they’ve ever given. The answers are surprisingly varied. One woman said to me: “I got cancer.” She turned a life frivolity... (Continue reading)
Treasure of Mexican Convent Cookery dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe
Written on 11 Dec, 2009 at 18:42 in Past Events |
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Run on “light feet” with the Raramuris in Chihuahua
As a conversation starter, I like to ask people what they do for fun. Sadly, a surprising number are at a loss for an answer. Not so, my friend and mentor, media visionary Dave Morgan, founder of Real Media, last... (Continue reading)
Pasta Enjamonada
Pasta Enjamonada Pasta Baked in Ham Sauce Sometimes an excellent cook gives me a fine recipe that doesn’t quite click with me in its original form. This dish is a good example. It started out as a sort of chicken... (Continue reading)
To Give and to Get
Written on 1 Dec, 2009 at 16:36 in Lifestyle, Traditions & Culture |
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Poor man’s Picadillo (Picadillo de pobre) from Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico
Recipe: Picadillo de pobre (Hashed Beef) Summary: All Mexicans are familiar with picadillo, which is something like our version of hash but infinitely more versatile. The most elegant kind, a favorite filling or topping for all kinds of chiles, tacos... (Continue reading)
Chorizo
This is really an Ask Zarela question but I’m posting it in the Cooking with Zarela section because I want to keep all the Thanksgiving information together. Question: Your son’s Brussels sprouts with chorizo recipe sounds delicious! I want to try... (Continue reading)
Ask Zarela: Netskies Casa del Sol, Juarez, Mexico
As soon as I published the recipe for Escabeche Casa del Sol recipe I got the following query. I’ve been trying since then to get the recipe for the Netskies from the now sadly long-departed restaurant and finally succeeded. Here... (Continue reading)
A Thanksgiving Thought: The Red Room
Written on 15 Nov, 2009 at 2:19 in Lifestyle, Traditions & Culture |
Every Thanksgiving, I like to personally write a note to each of my friends to thank them for making me part of their lives and being there for me throughout the year....Even before I had 337 "friends" on Facebook,... (Continue reading)
Special Menu from Quintana Roo
I bet if I asked 100 people in the U.S what Mexican Cancun is located in, maybe one or two would know, if that many. But this gorgeous state is indeed much more than that popular but definitely not my... (Continue reading)
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