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Cooking with Salsa – Three Recipes
Written on 3 Mar, 2014 at 10:00 in Appetizers & Little Dishes, Cooking & Other Sauces, Featured, Ingredients, Mexican Basics, Recipes, Seafood |
If you have ever been to one of my cooking classes, you know that I like to work with building blocks. In other words, I take a basic recipe , such as salsa or pico de gallo, and use it... (Continue reading)
Sugar Snap peas cooked with salsa
Written on 3 Mar, 2014 at 9:41 in Cooking, Cooking & Other Sauces, Ingredients, Mexican Basics, Recipes |
This is another dish well remembered from childhood — we ate a lot of good vegetable dishes at the ranch! The beans must be tossed very quickly with the sauce It’s a good way of using leftover Pico... (Continue reading)
My mother’s tamales de chile colorado
TAMALES DE CHILE COLORADO These festive red tamales are one of my earliest Christmas associations, and not mine alone. Like most tamales, they are basically as assembly job. The different elements aren’t... (Continue reading)
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)
Oaxaca Chorizo (Chorizo Oaxaqueno)
Photo Laurie Smith but I don’t remember if the original was vertical which would make a big difference to my comadre. (Recipe: The Food and Life of Oaxaca, Macmillan 1997) My friend, Pedro Luis de Aguinaga pointed out that my... (Continue reading)
Corn Tortillas (Tortillas de Maíz)
Basic Corn Tortillas When Mexicans say “tortillas”, you usually bet that they are not thinking of the blah versions of flour tortillas so popular in the United States — not much different from all those other flabby all-purpose “wraps”. In... (Continue reading)
My Favorite Mexican Dinner Menu
Written on 8 Dec, 2013 at 3:26 in appetizers, Cooking, Cooking & Other Sauces, Desserts & Breads, Favorites, Featured, Mexican Basics, Recipes, Soups, Vegetable & Side Dishes, Vegetables, Zarela Cooks at Home |
Welcoming guests into my home and introducing them to my food fills me with joy. It is not the fleeting moment of the m, masa teal but organizing everything that makes for the perfect party that extends the pleasure. Planning... (Continue reading)
Chiles en Nogada
Photograph www.michaelsofronski.com It;s almost almost mid-September and time to trot out my fabulous recipe for chile en nogada. There is no doubt that chiles en nogada are one of the crowning glories of Mexican cuisine. They are traditionally served... (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)
Chorizo-Northern-Style
Papas con Chorizo- Amaru Uballez My apartment smells of canela. cloves and red chile. I just sauteed the chorizo I made on Friday after letting the mixture rest in the refrigerator to let the flavors ripen but you don’t... (Continue reading)
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