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My Seduction Meal
Tagine of Chicken with Preserved Lemons and Green Olives Many years ago, someone from the New York Times called to ask me what I would cook for a man if I wanted to seduce him. I imagine that they expected... (Continue reading)
La Candelaria in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz
The Feast of La Candelaria in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz is certainly one of the most spectacular and joyous celebrations that I have ever been a part of. People flock here from all Mexico at the time of the major town fiesta,... (Continue reading)
La Candelaria (Candlemas Day)
When I was doing research for my book, “Food from my Heart,” I uncharacteristically made a trip to Oaxaca in the winter. On every visit to this magical place that is my spiritual home, my first stop is the Benito... (Continue reading)
Meeting my idol or heroine Teresa Castello de Yturbide
The first serious, scholarly yet appealing book I bought or was given was a book on Pre-Hispanic ingredients called La Presencia de la Comida Prehispanica, written by Teresa Castello Yturbide who, I think is a distant relative of the Emperor,... (Continue reading)
Hotel Casa Real del Cafe, Coatepec, Veracruz
This year I have traveled a lot and stayed in many hotels in Peru, California, and two states in Mexico, Queretaro and Veracruz, and know exactly what makes a great hotel, for me at least. I would put... (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)
Favorite New Places to Eat, Part 1
Written on 25 Oct, 2013 at 23:37 in On Zarela's Mind, Places to eat |
My body keeps telling me: “Don’t go out” You know how easily your stomach gets irritated and you get all puffed up and hate the way you look . So why don’t just cook yourself a nice 20-minute healthy... (Continue reading)
Lice and Beans -Frijoles y piojito con Cri Cri
Written on 8 Oct, 2013 at 20:22 in On Zarela's Mind, Traditions & Culture |
Sitting in my son’s professional kitchen cleaning beans took me back to my parents’ ranch in Chihuahua, where one of the kids’ few daily duties was to clean a blue speckled shallow bandeja of beans. We would gladly do it... (Continue reading)
Make your own altar for the dead
Written on 7 Oct, 2013 at 23:33 in On Zarela's Mind, Traditions & Culture |
Altar for my mother, Aida Gabilondo I remember the first time I made an altar for the dead. Zarela had recently opened (it was either the first or second year) and my ex-husband, the father of my children, had just... (Continue reading)
Self-Healing
Written on 4 Oct, 2013 at 19:00 in On Zarela's Mind |
I recently made 46 pounds of fruit and vegetable picadillo and stuffed a 200-pound pig At a recent dinner part Dear Dr. Giroux: Your presentation about your program yesterday was the only one of my entire World Parkinson’s Congress schedule... (Continue reading)
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