January, 2010

Why I love to teach

Why I love to teach

One of the most frustrating things to me is the fact that there are n0 inexpensive venues where I could give cooking classes without having to charge an arm and a leg.  I get so many requests for cooking lessons... (Continue reading)

Ask Zarela: Lard one more time.

Ask Zarela:  Lard one more time.

Question: I tried the recipe for Huitlacoche tamales the other day and the turned out great, though I may have steamed then for too long (1st time for me making tamales). My problem is cholesterol. Am on medication and my... (Continue reading)

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I still remember when I bought my first fax machine twenty years ago and marveled that each day for 2 weeks before my fortieth birthday my cousin Hector Martinez of Hermosillo, Sonora, could send me a memory of a moment... (Continue reading)

Crab Hash-Salpicon de Jaiba

Crab Hash-Salpicon de Jaiba

Here is another light, delicious and simple to prepare fish has that we serve at the restaurant on miniature tostada shells. It makes a great passed appetizer for catered parties. Recipe: Salpicon de Jaiba Summary: Like the preceding Ensalada de... (Continue reading)

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Monarch butterflies in Michoacan

Monarch butterflies in Michoacan

Want to get away from this freezing cold?  Get on the plane and go to my next-Oaxaca nominee, Michoacan and see the Monarch butterflies. I’ve sadly never felt the silky, fluttering sensation of being covered in monarch butterflies as they... (Continue reading)