Tuna Turnovers (Empanadas de Atún)
My friend Elisa sent me her friend’s grandmother’s recipe for these tuna turnovers that I remembered from my university years in Guadalajara, Jalisco. During Lent, bakeries would feature them on Friday. Tuna Turnovers (Empanadas de Atún) Tuna Turnovers are...
Oven Roasted Cauliflower
Oven-roasted Cauliflower I haven’t left my apartment in 21 days and cooking almost every day. That is, except for take out night to support the restaurant business. I go for easy, healthful recipes like this. 1 head cauliflower2 cloves garlic¼ cup cilantro...
Auschwitz by Leon Felipe translation by Ernesto Villalobos
The first time I made this post, I was desolate because Trumpo was taking children away from their parents and putting them in cages. Now we are in the middle of a pandemic, the coronavirus that is taking parents away from their grown children. In the middle of this...
Fish with Olives, Capers, and Pickled Jalapeños
Fish with Olives, Capers, and Pickled Jalapeños This is Peggy Knickerbocker's adaptation of my recipe in The Food and Life of Oaxaca! I, too, have made changes. I prefer Cerignola olives because green olives stuffed with pimentos tend to be more acidic. I could...
The many lives of Zarela Martínez
Culinary legend Zarela Martínez introduced finely tuned, highly researched regional Mexican cuisine to a national stage, and has continued to blaze trails for more than three decades.