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Ensalada de Camaron (Shrimp Salad)
Written on 18 Jan, 2013 at 10:36 in Appetizers, Appetizers & Little Dishes, Naturally Light Mexican Food, Recipes, Salads, Seafood |
This recipe hails from Veracruz and is quick, easy, light and versatile. It is on the menu now at Zarela Restaurant in New York and we serve it at our catered parties as shown in the... (Continue reading)
Hearts of Palm Puree- Ensalada de palmitos
Written on 6 Jan, 2013 at 16:31 in Naturally Light Mexican Food, Salads |
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)
My Music Week
If I started my week on Friday, January 20th, when Alvaro Paulino, the charming, brilliant violinist founder of the Mariachi Tapatio de Alvaro Paulino , picked and rehearsed the songs that we plan to record for an album to... (Continue reading)
Citymeals on Wheels
Written on 14 Jun, 2011 at 9:16 in Events, Past Events |
= Last night my son Aaron and I have the great honor of participating in the grand Citymeals on Wheels benefit at Rockefeller Center. Ruth Reichl picked the theme of Family Meals so many of us who have given birth... (Continue reading)
Zarela Cazuela
For many Latinas, a well-seasoned pottery cooking vessel, or cazuela, is as important as a cast-iron pan is to a Southern cook. Great cazuelas are collected and handed down through generations. They are brought out along with the family silver... (Continue reading)
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