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Superbowl Super Dishes

Written on 28 Jan, 2014 at 17:37 in Appetizers & Little Dishes, Cooking, Meats, Recipes, Soups, Vegetable & Side Dishes |
Superbowl Super Dishes

I’ve read and heard that guacamole is now the most popular Super Bowl dish and you can learn to make it by watching my video, but I am sure  that’s only because they haven’t tasted my queso fundido with home-made... (Continue reading)

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Spicy Vanilla Chicken

Written on 17 Jan, 2014 at 9:40 in Cooking, Featured, Meats, Recipes |
Spicy Vanilla Chicken

With valentine’s Day coming up soon, I decided to repost this recipe in case you missed it.  It’s a simple, easy, elegant and sexy dish. Cathy Gigante Brown made the recipe last night and sent me her picture of the... (Continue reading)

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Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce (albondigas en salsa de chipotle)

Written on 21 Dec, 2013 at 13:23 in Meats, Mexican Basics, Recipes |
Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce (albondigas en salsa de chipotle)

Forget Swdish meatballs! These spicy, smpky meatballs are always a favorite when I cater a party. Chipotle chiles are one of my favorite flavors in Mexican cooking and this tomato-chipotle sauce is versatile and almost addictive.  I use it to... (Continue reading)

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Catalan lamb with garlic and white beans

Written on 11 Dec, 2013 at 4:05 in Featured, Meats, Recipes |
Catalan lamb with garlic and white beans

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Clemole de Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

Written on 28 Nov, 2013 at 16:40 in Cooking, Meats, Recipes |
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)

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Braised Pork with Sauerkraut

Written on 25 Nov, 2013 at 23:01 in Cooking, Featured, Meats, Recipes |
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)

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Stuffed Suckling Pig

Written on 15 Nov, 2013 at 20:53 in Featured, Meats, Recipes |
Stuffed Suckling Pig

  Cochinito con Picadillo de Frutas Stuffed Roast Suckling Pig   One of my proudest moments as a cook was taking a picture-perfect roast suckling pig out of the oven the first time I attempted to make this gorgeous dish... (Continue reading)

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Tamarind- Three recipes and one story

Written on 13 Nov, 2013 at 11:33 in Featured, Meats, Recipes |
Tamarind- Three recipes and one story

Photo by Lisa Ciolino Ambrose The first two things I eat when I get to Mexico is a boiled or roasted ear of satisfying chewy Mexican corn and a tamarind popsicle.  I simply adore the sweet-tart flavor of tamarind !... (Continue reading)

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Pork with Pumpkin Sauce (Puerco con Calabaza)

Written on 4 Oct, 2013 at 11:13 in Cooking, Meats, Recipes |
Pork with Pumpkin Sauce (Puerco con Calabaza)

  Recipe and photo Zarela’s Veracruz, Houghton Mifflin, 2001, Ohoto by Pedro de Aguinaga   Pumpkin-meat combinations are a hallmark of the Afro-Caribbean heritage of Veracruz.  The tradition is being upheld by Santiago Careaga and his wife, Elena, of Tamiahua,... (Continue reading)

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Chicken in Sweet-Tart Sauce – Pebre de Pollo

Written on 17 Sep, 2013 at 14:43 in Cooking, Featured, Meats, Recipes |
Chicken in Sweet-Tart Sauce - Pebre de Pollo

  Recipe< Zarela’s Veracruz, Hougton Mifflin, September 2011 When I’m in Mexico exploring a spot new to me, I always start asking people who’s the best cook in town.  I tried it in Tuxpan, a Huasteca-area river town that I... (Continue reading)

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