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Superbowl Super Dishes
Written on 28 Jan, 2014 at 17:37 in Appetizers & Little Dishes, Cooking, Meats, Recipes, Soups, Vegetable & Side Dishes |
I’ve read and heard that guacamole is now the most popular Super Bowl dish and you can learn to make it by watching my video, but I am sure that’s only because they haven’t tasted my queso fundido with home-made... (Continue reading)
Oaxaca Chorizo (Chorizo Oaxaqueno)
Photo Laurie Smith but I don’t remember if the original was vertical which would make a big difference to my comadre. (Recipe: The Food and Life of Oaxaca, Macmillan 1997) My friend, Pedro Luis de Aguinaga pointed out that my... (Continue reading)
The Joy of Cooking for friends
I get the greatest satisfaction and have some of the most fun when I cook especially for my friends. I like to pick a large menu of their favorite dishes and cook them slowly, deliberately from my recipes, always... (Continue reading)
Chorizo-Northern-Style
Papas con Chorizo- Amaru Uballez My apartment smells of canela. cloves and red chile. I just sauteed the chorizo I made on Friday after letting the mixture rest in the refrigerator to let the flavors ripen but you don’t... (Continue reading)
Refried Beans: A love story
Written on 19 Jun, 2013 at 20:01 in Cooking, Featured, Mexican Basics, Recipes, Vegetable & Side Dishes |
The aroma of beans cooking in my apartment immediately transported me to my mother’s kitchens everywhere she lived. There was always a pot of beans on the stove in a special chipped blue enamel-ware olla or pot just like... (Continue reading)
Brussels sprouts with chorizo
You either love or hate Brussels sprouts but for those who love them here is an exceptional way fo preparing them that my son Aaron came up with it. At my restaurant Zarela we use our homemade chorizo instead of... (Continue reading)
Chorizo Norteno
Photo courtesy of Alex Uballez Chorizo (Mexican Fresh Sausage Mixture) Some of my earliest ranch memories are of the butchering/cooking sessions that followed every time we slaughtered a hog. This was always cause for celebration because all the women of... (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)
Labor Day Mexican-style
Written on 5 Sep, 2009 at 23:00 in Special Days |
For Latinos “every day is a blessed event and a cause for celebration” but families usually gather for holidays, particularly long weekends associated with government holidays like Labor day, 4th of July and Memorial Day, when the entire family is... (Continue reading)
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