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Lent and lenten Dishes (La Cuaresma)
Lent is just around the corner . This year it starts on March 5th Walking around midtown in New York on Ash Wednesday is quite a scene. Women walking around in business suits and tennis shoes (high heels in a... (Continue reading)
Yes! You can eat at Mexican food if you’re on a diet!
Written on 3 Aug, 2013 at 11:45 in Cooking, Lifestyle, Mexican Basics, Naturally Light Mexican Food, Poultry, Seafood |
Thanks to Tex-Mex, all Mexican food has gotten the reputation of being greasy, heavy and fattening at least among those who haven’ t traveled in Mexico or haven ‘t dined at restaurants such as Zarela and other fine Mexican dining... (Continue reading)
Carmela’s House
We walked into Carmela’s house in Casas Grandes and stepped back into the time of my youth. Her radiant smile welcomed us, she was dressed to the nines in a turquoise Mexican flowing outfit that she favors these days... (Continue reading)
Rodica Prato’s Guayaba
Written on 28 Sep, 2012 at 13:40 in Lifestyle, On Zarela's Mind |
Photo by Winston Cole or me of Rodica sitting pretty with Roland and their son, Savinien reflected in the mirror. You may remember that I recently wrote about the dinner my friends Ronald Caracostea, the best vegetarian home... (Continue reading)
Disconnected: a real vacation, part 1
The vacation ended with me singing La Embarcacion with a young Uruguayan guitar player as we sat on one of the spotless marble slabs placed strategically under ramps and stairways in the spectacular and imposing Mexico City airport. I... (Continue reading)
Food from my Heart is now available!
Food from my Heart was a seminal book that should have been written now instead of the time when I was relatively unknown. Though it was nominated for Best International Book of the Year by the James Beard Awards committee... (Continue reading)
Hospitality Mexican Style
I thought of titling this article Mi casa es su casa. The phrase has become as trite as Cielito Lindo and bothers me when I see it on ashtrays plaques, and refrigerator magnets (though needlework pillows are passable). Yet it... (Continue reading)
Channel1/CBS Teen Channel & Food is Art
Answered prayers or letters to answer. An oldie but a goodie. ZM 12-11-2013 It never ceases to amaze me how sometimes when you get to the point of asking yourself: “Why am I doing this? For me that means spending... (Continue reading)
New Orleans Revisited
I hadn’t been to New Orleans since pre- Katrina and oil spill days. At that time, New Orleans was the capital of regional American cooking and Chef Paul Prudhomme ‘s had taken the country by storm. I went to... (Continue reading)
Where – or when does regional cuisine begin or end?
Written on 19 Jul, 2010 at 22:07 in Lifestyle, Traditions & Culture |
Where – or when does regional cuisine begin or end by Pedro de Aguinaga translated by Andrew Shaw I have the pleasure of presenting to you this lovely piece written by my good friend Pedro de Aguinaga that I originally... (Continue reading)
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