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Cooking with Salsa – Three Recipes
Written on 3 Mar, 2014 at 10:00 in Appetizers & Little Dishes, Cooking & Other Sauces, Featured, Ingredients, Mexican Basics, Recipes, Seafood |
If you have ever been to one of my cooking classes, you know that I like to work with building blocks. In other words, I take a basic recipe , such as salsa or pico de gallo, and use it... (Continue reading)
Achiote Paste- Recado de Adobo Colorado
Written on 27 Feb, 2014 at 12:44 in Cooking & Other Sauces, Featured, Ingredients, Marinades and Seasoning Pastes, Recipes, Techniques |
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The Acid Treatment: Escabeches and Ceviches
ESCABECHES AND CEVICHES by Zarela Martínez for the Los Angeles Times June 27, 1996 The first time I ate escabeche is engraved forever in my mind. I was 8 and visiting my grandmother at Santa Anita, her ranch in the... (Continue reading)
A Splash of Magic
Photo: Marissa E. Sanchez “A Splash of Magic” In France, a sauce is just an entrée’s sidekick. But a rich, complex sauce is the very heart of the Mexican meal. By Zarela Martinez Special to the Times Los Angeles... (Continue reading)
Anaheim Chiles – 4 recipes
There it is! One perfect Anaheim chile from the Garden of Eden on 23rd Street. Please support this “little guy”. It’s a fabulous store that was among the first to carry “gourmet” products. For those who have been following my ... (Continue reading)
Spicy Vanilla Chicken
With valentine’s Day coming up soon, I decided to repost this recipe in case you missed it. It’s a simple, easy, elegant and sexy dish. Cathy Gigante Brown made the recipe last night and sent me her picture of the... (Continue reading)
Scallops with roasted garlic and toasted almonds
On April 6, 1983, I drove into New York City in my beat-up Ford van with a big Zarela Cetering sign emblazoned on the sides. Because it was a cargo van with no regular seats, my seven-year old... (Continue reading)
Plantain “Lasagna” with refried black beans and mole
Preheat oven to 350. Grease a cazuela or other oven-proof 2 quart baking dish. Last month one of my Facebook friends, Joyce Colon, of Puerto Rican origin, volunteered to help me prepare a dinner I had donated. Among several... (Continue reading)
Giant Shrimp with Rosemary (Camarones con Romero)
Written on 30 Dec, 2013 at 22:37 in appetizers, Appetizers, Cooking, Featured, Naturally Light Mexican Food, Recipes, Seafood -cold appetizers |
This dish is not originally Mexican. In fact, I first tasted something similar at Joel Robuchon’s restaurant in Paris and quickly adapted it to serve at a fancy party. It is delicious, beautiful, light, easy and fun to eat... (Continue reading)
Tablecloth Stainer Sauce (Manchamanteles)
Photo by Michael Sofronski.www.michaelsofronski.com. This is the first homemade main-dish sauce that I ever ate from the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. It changed my whole perception of Mexican food. I was amazed at the combination of flavors–rich, tart,... (Continue reading)
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