Posts Tagged ‘Chilhuacle Negro’

Oaxacan Chiles and other delicacies

Oaxacan Chiles and other delicacies

This past weekend I received a marvelous gift from Mike Beary, of the restaurant Zocalito in Aspen who calls himself “the only importer of rare Oaxacan chiles.”  I don’t know that that is exactly true because The Chile Guy used... (Continue reading)

My first Oaxacan Cooking Teacher: Concepcion Portillo de Carballido

 My first Oaxacan Cooking Teacher: Concepcion Portillo de Carballido

    Photo Mercado Juarez, Oaxaca by Laurie Smith,   www.lauriesmithphoto.com The first thing I do when I get to a new place is go to a bookstore and get all the local cookbooks. The main bookstore in Oaxaca had... (Continue reading)