Chicken, Corn and Chile Stew (Seguetza)

Chicken, Corn and Chile Stew (Seguetza) This is one of Zoyla Mendoza’s Valley Zapotec recipes with no fat but lots of flavor. 1 cup whole dried corn kernels (preferably a Mexican variety)Water6 guajillo chiles3 large hoja santa leaves (fresh or dried) Preheat the oven...
Mexican Wedding Cookies  (Polvorones de nuez)

Mexican Wedding Cookies (Polvorones de nuez)

Mexican Wedding Cookies (Polvorones de nuez) These Polvorones de nuez (Mexican wedding cookies, or walnut cookies for Christmas) come from a classmate, Yolanda Serrano, at the Instituto Familiar Y Social in Guadalajara. There they would never wrap them up so garishly,...