Posts Tagged ‘green olives’

Drunken Chicken ( Pollo Borracho)

Drunken Chicken ( Pollo Borracho)

Question: I have been looking for a recipe I saw on TV years ago in the San Francisco area(PBS?). I think it is yours. I would like to know where I could find your version of Pollo Borracho. Answer: The... (Continue reading)

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My Seduction Meal

My Seduction Meal

Tagine of Chicken with Preserved Lemons and Green Olives Many years ago, someone from the New York Times called  to ask me what I would cook for a man if I wanted to seduce him.  I imagine that they expected... (Continue reading)

Chicken in Sweet-Tart Sauce – Pebre de Pollo

Chicken in Sweet-Tart Sauce - Pebre de Pollo

  Recipe< Zarela’s Veracruz, Hougton Mifflin, September 2011 When I’m in Mexico exploring a spot new to me, I always start asking people who’s the best cook in town.  I tried it in Tuxpan, a Huasteca-area river town that I... (Continue reading)

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Mashed Potatoes- Pure de Papas del Istmo

Mashed Potatoes- Pure de Papas del Istmo

    Ingredients before mixing.   When I visited the Isthmus of Tehuantepec at the season of parties accompanying local velas (saints’ day festivals), I found this vividly seasoned dish being served everywhere.  It also turned out to be one... (Continue reading)