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La Candelaria by Pedro Luis de Aguinaga – Spanish
Written on 31 Jan, 2012 at 20:54 in Featured, Traditions & Culture |
Every year I write about Candlemas Day as it is celebrated in Oaxaca and in Brooklyn and other parts in the New York City area and you can read about it in English here. Maybe you’ll want... (Continue reading)
Tamal de Cazuela
Somehow I can’t the picture to come to the top so please scroll down. Tamal de Cazuela “Pot Tamal” without Wrapping Cubans have their beloved tamal en cazuela, Veracruzans have this near relative... (Continue reading)
Chorizo Norteno
Photo courtesy of Alex Uballez Chorizo (Mexican Fresh Sausage Mixture) Some of my earliest ranch memories are of the butchering/cooking sessions that followed every time we slaughtered a hog. This was always cause for celebration because all the women of... (Continue reading)
Fortuna Bukharian Restaurant a fortuitous find in Rego Park
Written on 29 Jan, 2012 at 22:13 in Favorites, Places to Eat |
A modest picture for a great restaurant and it’s kosher if you ever need to take some friends who like that. The New York times insisted we visit Shalom Restaurant in an article that had not been updated since... (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)
Zarela’s Christmas Pork and Root Puree
This fabulous picture was taken by my friend Pedro de Aguinaga and I like the fact that a little of my root puree show. I thought I had the recipe written down but I don’t and I will. This recipe... (Continue reading)
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Menus and Recipes
This was a different Christmas Eve-very intimate. I was extra cautious this year and did not send out invitations and then neglected to invite people personally so the table was small and sweet –7 of my nearest and dearest shared... (Continue reading)
2011 Holiday Cooking
Written on 2 Jan, 2012 at 5:40 in Cooking, Special Days |
I had never cooked as much as this holiday season. It was fun, tiring, satisfying, challenging and, especially wonderful to have people enjoying my food and the dishes our family and friends brought. We have a rule here: Everything must... (Continue reading)
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