Equipment

Seasoning a Clay Comal

Seasoning a Clay Comal

Can you tell me where to buy a clay comal? I bought one in Santa Fe several years ago, used it happily until my daughter-in-law put it on a very hot burner and it cracked.... (Continue reading)

Backyard Rabbit and Artichoke Paella

 Backyard Rabbit and Artichoke Paella

This is not one of the easiest recipes to prepare but it is one of my favorite way to entertain.  For staff parties I have a HUGE 40 inches across paella pan and it feeds them all and their spouses. ... (Continue reading)

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Zarela Cazuela

Zarela Cazuela

For many Latinas, a well-seasoned pottery cooking vessel, or cazuela, is as important as a cast-iron pan is to a Southern cook. Great cazuelas are collected and handed down through generations. They are brought out along with the family silver... (Continue reading)

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Other equipment favorite

Other equipment favorite

I wish amazon associates carried my 24-inch Garland professional gas home range so that I could get a nice big commission.  What I love most about is it huge oven.  A hotel-size sheet pan fits in perfectly and there is... (Continue reading)

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Summer Entertaining with La Caja China

Summer Entertaining with La Caja China

To this day, that is the most gorgeous, perfectly cooked and delicious pig i ever ate and the caja china has become one of my favorite ways to cook whole lambs, goats, and pigs... (Continue reading)

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Ask Zarela: What is your favorite processor for Mexican sauces?

Ask Zarela:  What is your favorite processor for Mexican sauces?

I recently found this question in my “to do” folder and I apologize for not answering it sooner. Question: What food processing machine is best for making Mexican sauces? Answer: There is not one machine that can magically help you... (Continue reading)

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