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Yes! You can eat at Mexican food if you’re on a diet!
Written on 3 Aug, 2013 at 11:45 in Cooking, Lifestyle, Mexican Basics, Naturally Light Mexican Food, Poultry, Seafood |
Thanks to Tex-Mex, all Mexican food has gotten the reputation of being greasy, heavy and fattening at least among those who haven’ t traveled in Mexico or haven ‘t dined at restaurants such as Zarela and other fine Mexican dining... (Continue reading)
My Mother, Aida Gabilondo
Written on 22 Jul, 2013 at 12:07 in Articles, On Zarela's Mind |
March 7th would have been my mother’s 95th birthday . She was an exceptional woman and I would like to share a little bit from a book I’ve been working on about the lessons i learned from different people... (Continue reading)
Avocado, Pomegranate and Vegetable Salad- Ensalada de Corpus Christi
Written on 22 May, 2013 at 12:00 in Appetizers & Little Dishes, Naturally Light Mexican Food, Salads |
Image from www.lowgicooking.com Ask Zarela The recipe for the corn, jicama, avocado salad is not in the cookbook Matt purchased for me. Is the recipe available anywhere? It was incredible. Answer: It is in my first book Food from my... (Continue reading)
Home-rendered Lard
Written on 10 Apr, 2013 at 12:00 in Videos |
Home rendered lard as prepared by Zarela Martinez... (Continue reading)
Press Release: Zarela Act 7- Cooking Demo/One-Woman Show
Written on 23 Mar, 2013 at 19:00 in Events, On Zarela's Mind |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information contact: Zarela Martinez Telephone Office: 212-644-1646 Mobile phone: 718-724-4913 For information between March 20-30, please contact by email zarela@zarela.com What: Zarela Act 7 /One-Woman Show Debut Where:Casa Mezcal, 86 Orchard Street, New York, New York... (Continue reading)
Recaudo
Written on 16 Mar, 2013 at 19:43 in Cooking, Cooking & Other Sauces, Marinades and Seasoning Pastes, Mexican Basics, Recipes |
This concept is not the same thing as recado (although both that and its Caribbean counterpart recaito must go back to the same root). It is probably related to the lengthier Spanish sofrito, which involves onions and garlic slowly cooked... (Continue reading)
Salsa Verde con Aguacate
Written on 7 Mar, 2013 at 18:00 in Cooking & Other Sauces, Naturally Light Mexican Food, Recipes, Sauces, Veracruz |
Salsa Verde con Aguacate Green Sauce with Avocado (Recipe: Zarela’s Veracruz, Houghton Mifflin, 2001 The original recipe called for mashing the ingredients by hand with a mortar and pestle and mixing in the chopped avocado and the cilantro at the... (Continue reading)
Sacahuil de Olla
Sue Torres, Julian Medina, sleepy me and Emmanuel Bastien heard my call for help and arrived at my house close to 6 AM to put this sacahuil together. We cooked it in a caja china and ti was spectacular. I... (Continue reading)
Are you a runner who likes a challenge?
Are you a runner who likes a challenge? Have you heard of the Raramuri runners from the state of Chihuahua made famous by the book Born to Run? Do you love spectacular scenery? If so, join Dave Hensleigh and... (Continue reading)
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