Posts Tagged ‘huitlacoche’

My Favorite Mexican Dinner Menu

My Favorite Mexican Dinner Menu

Welcoming guests into my home and introducing them  to my food fills me with joy.  It is not the fleeting moment of the m, masa teal but organizing everything that makes for the perfect party that extends the pleasure.  Planning... (Continue reading)

ASK ZARELA: Where can I get corn for posole and huitlacoche?

ASK ZARELA:  Where can I get corn for posole and huitlacoche?

For years I have said that it was easier to get maguey worms in New York that Mexican corn.  But today I went to a little grocery store  Las Palomas (the doves) on West 100th Street between Amsterdam and Broadway... (Continue reading)

Caldo de Huitlacoche (Huitlacoche Soup)

Caldo de Huitlacoche (Huitlacoche Soup)

(Mexico City/CentralMexico) Ingredients: 3  tablespoons lard or vegetable oil l    medium onion sliced in thin half-moons (about l cup) 2   medium cloves garlic, minced 3    poblano, Anaheim, or California long green chiles, roasted, peeled, and seeded by directions on, diced... (Continue reading)

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Tune in to Leonard Lopate on Wednesday on WNYC

Tune in to Leonard Lopate on Wednesday on WNYC

  I’ll be on with magnificent Betty Fussell talking about corn. It’s always a blast to be on with Lenny–he knows so much about everything–and I have not be on his show in a long time. So tune in to... (Continue reading)

The Gourmet Latino Festival – 7 moles from Oaxaca this week at Zarela

The Gourmet Latino Festival - 7 moles from Oaxaca this week at Zarela

The party aspect of the Gourmet Latino Festival is over and we all had a great time.  The most significant moment for me,  among many special moments,  was being honored by a young and very talented chef, Sue Torres, who... (Continue reading)

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