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Vampiros y Sangrita
Someone just asked me for a recipe for sangrita (originally named sangrita de la viuda–widow’s blood), a chaser that is served with tequila. We make a big amount and add tequila to make a drink called vampiro. VAMPIRO For long... (Continue reading)
Not so Mexican Thanksgiving
Written on 29 Nov, 2013 at 1:41 in Events, Traditions & Culture |
Yesterday: Feeling dejected and angry: In preparation for rubbing an herb.butter mixture under the skin of the “fresh never frozen turkey (sorry no room in this refrigerator to brine) from FAIRWAY MARKET in Kips Bay, we washed the bird and... (Continue reading)
Clemole de Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
I can honestly say that this is one of the best dishes I have ever tasted. The flavors bloom and play in my mouth and I almost can’t believe that something can be so good. 1 pound pork butt 2... (Continue reading)
Braised Pork with Sauerkraut
Pork with sauerkraut -not photogenic but delicious. For many years we spent Christmas Day with the Gitlers: Painter-Sculptor Maryjo Schwalbach, jazz critic and author Ira Gitler and their son, now well-known art director Fitz. She always served braised pork ... (Continue reading)
Sweet Potato Casserole
Written on 25 Nov, 2013 at 4:30 in Recipes, Vegetable & Side Dishes |
Around this time every year people start calling to ask for my sweet potato casserole recipe. It was actually not my original recipe but rather I learned to make it from my dear friend, Alex Baker, who had learned it... (Continue reading)
Gloria Steinem -Citymeals on Wheels Women’s Power Lunch
Written on 23 Nov, 2013 at 19:36 in Featured, On Zarela's Mind |
Yesterday was the yearly Citymeals on Wheels Women’s Power Lunch and fortune handed me the honor of sitting next to Gloria Steinem, renowned feminist, founder of Ms. magazine, activist par excellence, on one side and Dr. Ruth, the 85=year-old sex... (Continue reading)
Sopa Seca (Pilaf-Style fidellini)
Written on 22 Nov, 2013 at 0:56 in Recipes, Vegetable & Side Dishes |
If there is one dish that is my Madeleine this is it. It takes me back to my childhood. It is my comfort food and, by extension, that of my children. SOPA SECA “DRY” SOUP 1 large tomato 1 large... (Continue reading)
Mexican Vegetable Fritters, Brocolli and Cauliflower
Broccoli Fritters “Tortita” is another of those culinary terms that are clear as a bell to any Mexican but can send other people into fits of despair. Sometimes it refers to a sort of flattened croquette, involving a basic... (Continue reading)
Mexican Seafood Frittata (Torta de Mariscos)
This would have to be close to the top of any list of classic, peerless, sensational Veracruzan dishes. You find different versions everywhere, but it belongs mostly to the central southern coasts and waterways of Sotavento. I call it... (Continue reading)
Tuna and Scallop Coctel
I did not want it but Ramon Juan, the server at te Villa Rica insisted and I’m very glad he did. I just made it and it was just as delicious and better looking than the one we had... (Continue reading)
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