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My Mother’s Pantry
Written on 31 Dec, 2012 at 1:45 in On Zarela's Mind |
I wrote this article a long time I go and somehow I don’t think I posted it so here it is. If I did post it, take another read. It ‘s sweet. Glistening by the light of a single... (Continue reading)
Coffee Crunch Cake
Written on 21 Dec, 2012 at 15:48 in Desserts & Breads, Recipes |
COFFEE CRUNCH CAKE Every Christmas, I make this spectacular cake that I learned to make from Jack Lirio, a San Francisco cooking teacher in 1976. Jack’s eccentric book, Cooking with Jack Lirio, (William Morrow & Co. 1982) is out-of-print so... (Continue reading)
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)
Christmas at the ranch many years ago and now
Written on 17 Dec, 2012 at 22:13 in On Zarela's Mind, Special Days |
My personal memories of the Christmas season are probably different from those of southern Mexicans, for we had many Americanized customs in the north. The whole thing came back to me vividly a couple of years... (Continue reading)
Flour Tortillas
Recipe: Food from my Heart I can somewhat live with commercial corn tortillas. They are essential for crispy flautas and chips and some producers are now making special tortillas for soft-shell tacos. But commercial flour... (Continue reading)
Reading from Food from my Heart
This text was taken from several parts in Food from my Heart that I had reprinted by amazon and a kindle edition will soon be ready. Before I knew better I used to open this... (Continue reading)
Poblano chile stuffed with fruit picadillo (Chiles rellenos de picadillo con frutas)
POBLANOS RELLENOS (Stuffed Poblano Chiles) One of the crowning glories of Mexican cuisine is chiles en nogada, which hail from the state of Puebla. To make this famous dish, poblano chiles are... (Continue reading)
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Written on 7 Dec, 2012 at 8:05 in Featured, Special Days |
December 12 is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The festivities begin around midnight with a serenade by groups of mariachis and other singers that is kicked off with Las Mananitas, the Mexican birthday song. The Virgin of Guadalupe has... (Continue reading)
Lard? Yes! Praise the Lard
It was 1991. Ruth Reichl, was the editor of the Los Angeles Times food section, and she was changing the culinary scene, mostly subtly but with a wake up bang directed at others. When she asked me to write... (Continue reading)
Brussels sprouts with chorizo
You either love or hate Brussels sprouts but for those who love them here is an exceptional way fo preparing them that my son Aaron came up with it. At my restaurant Zarela we use our homemade chorizo instead of... (Continue reading)
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