Soups

Superbowl Super 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)

My mother’s meatballs {Albondigas de mi mama)

My mother's meatballs {Albondigas de mi mama)

Albóndigas Estilo Mamá – Meatballs Like Mama Makes Recipe from Food from my Heart, Zarela Martínez, Macmillan 1992 This recipe calls to mind the llaves (outdoor water faucets) on the ranch, which were always surrounded with patches of yerba buena... (Continue reading)

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My Favorite Mexican Dinner Menu

My Favorite Mexican Dinner Menu

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)

Red Pozole with Pork and Chicken

Red Pozole with Pork and  Chicken

        My dear friend, Jim Dickson came from Schenectady to see me today and I made him pozole rojo. The pozole was delicious and the company even better.  My son Rodrigo,  my daughter-in-law Victoria and my granddaughter... (Continue reading)

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Queen Elizabeth’s Soup- Calfo Tlalpeno

Queen Elizabeth's Soup- Calfo Tlalpeno

    In Guadalajara I encountered not only Jaliscan recipes but dishes from different parts of Mexico. This delicious soup from Tlalpan, a suburb of Mexico City,  is one that I remember having with my parents when they came to... (Continue reading)

Caldo de Huitlacoche (Huitlacoche Soup)

Caldo de Huitlacoche (Huitlacoche Soup)

(Mexico City/CentralMexico) Ingredients: 3  tablespoons lard or vegetable oil l    medium onion sliced in thin half-moons (about l cup) 2   medium cloves garlic, minced 3    poblano, Anaheim, or California long green chiles, roasted, peeled, and seeded by directions on, diced... (Continue reading)

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Squash Blossoms – Flor de Calabaza

Squash Blossoms - Flor de Calabaza

As I’ve mentioned before in this section, in Mexico there is an age-old tradition of using every part of a plant.  Squashes in particular yield a wealth of delicious dishes.  The  tendrils go into sopa de guias, a light chicken... (Continue reading)