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Lent and lenten Dishes (La Cuaresma)
Lent is just around the corner . This year it starts on March 5th Walking around midtown in New York on Ash Wednesday is quite a scene. Women walking around in business suits and tennis shoes (high heels in a... (Continue reading)
Lenten Bread Pudding- Mema’s Capirotada
Mema’s capirotada No, this is not my mother’s recipe (she was also Mema) or mine but that of another Mema, my dear friend Elisa’s grandmother who is the reason I chose to have my grandchildren call me... (Continue reading)
Lent – La Cuaresma
Written on 6 Feb, 2013 at 16:15 in Appetizers & Little Dishes, Mexican Basics, On Zarela's Mind, Recipes, Special Days, Traditions & Culture |
Photograph: Laurie Smith In a way, Lent is like New Year’s Day –you give up things that you shouldn’t be having any way, like chocolate or drinking, usually with the hope of losing weight. But observant people do... (Continue reading)
Pescado a la Veracruzana
Makes 4 servings Food-lovers who know nothing else about Veracruzan cuisine probably have heard of the sauce used here through a dish served in restaurants from Mexico to Manhattan: huachinango a la veracruzana, or red snapper topped with a medley... (Continue reading)
Semana Santa
Written on 27 Feb, 2009 at 23:20 in Special Days, Traditions & Culture |
During Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Mexico processions and passion plays take place all through the country, though different areas celebrate in different ways and certain communities have more elaborate celebrations. Those areas in Mexico where Holy Week is celebrated... (Continue reading)
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