I’t’s funny. I was obviously overweight here but I thought I looked great and very sexy. Now, I gain a pound and I am mortified. Despite a recently released study that found that overweight people live longer than... (Continue reading)
Recipe: Zarela’s Veracruz, Houghton Mifflin, 2001 This is my go-to appetizer when I have unexpected guests. It is one of many good dishes made on the home ground of several palm varieties (Sabal spp.) resembling the Florida “swamp cabbage”,... (Continue reading)
The Sunday before Easter is Palm Sunday. It is a joyous day that celebrates the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem; the roads were covered with palm fronds. This begat many traditions: In Chamula, Chiapas, for example, the entry of... (Continue reading)
The food of coastal Vera Cruz Chef’s specials for Memorial Day Weekend 2009 Sopa Huatape de Camarón Huasteca style shrimp soup stew with green chiles and masa dumplings 10.00 Crepas de Mariscos Thin crepes filled with shrimp, crabmeat and tilapia. ... (Continue reading)