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Roast Pork Sandwiches Jalisco-style (Tortas Ahogadas)

Written on 20 Jan, 2014 at 15:35 in Appetizers & Little Dishes, Cooking, Recipes |
Roast Pork Sandwiches Jalisco-style (Tortas Ahogadas)

“Tortas” are not only “cakes” or things in the shape of round cakes, but sandwiches. These wonderful open-faced sandwiches are traditional in  Jalisco state.  I have not seen them elsewhere. I became addicted to them after I persuaded my parents... (Continue reading)

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Spicy Vanilla Chicken

Written on 17 Jan, 2014 at 9:40 in Cooking, Featured, Meats, Recipes |
Spicy Vanilla Chicken

With valentine’s Day coming up soon, I decided to repost this recipe in case you missed it.  It’s a simple, easy, elegant and sexy dish. Cathy Gigante Brown made the recipe last night and sent me her picture of the... (Continue reading)

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Corn Tortillas (Tortillas de Maíz)

Written on 13 Dec, 2013 at 12:59 in Mexican Basics, Recipes, Traditions & Culture |
Corn Tortillas (Tortillas de Maíz)

Basic Corn Tortillas When Mexicans say “tortillas”, you usually bet that they are not thinking of the blah versions of flour tortillas so popular in the United States — not much different from all those other flabby all-purpose “wraps”. In... (Continue reading)

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Tamarind- Three recipes and one story

Written on 13 Nov, 2013 at 11:33 in Featured, Meats, Recipes |
Tamarind- Three recipes and one story

Photo by Lisa Ciolino Ambrose The first two things I eat when I get to Mexico is a boiled or roasted ear of satisfying chewy Mexican corn and a tamarind popsicle.  I simply adore the sweet-tart flavor of tamarind !... (Continue reading)

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If you really want to cook like me

Written on 25 Sep, 2013 at 11:15 in Articles, Cooking |
If you really want to cook like me

  Thanks to trending on twitter many, many new users have signed up for my website so I will be re-posting some of the most popular articles like this one from my book Zarela’s Veracruz (Houghton Mifflin, 2001)   If... (Continue reading)

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Press Release: Zarela Act 7- Cooking Demo/One-Woman Show

Written on 23 Mar, 2013 at 19:00 in Events, On Zarela's Mind |
Press Release: Zarela Act 7- Cooking Demo/One-Woman Show

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)

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19 ways to cook squash blossoms

Written on 22 May, 2011 at 11:22 in Cooking, Recipes |
19 ways to cook squash blossoms

Photo by Manu Bastien www.manuphotos.com When people ask me about the most memorable dish I ever ate, for some inexplicable reason I wax poetic about a squash blossom stuffed witha duxelle of wild mushrooms of Provence, with their jus as... (Continue reading)

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