Spiced Fish Hash from Veracruz (Minilla)
Spiced Fish Hash from Veracruz (Minilla) For some strange reason until very recently people did not associate fish dishes with Mexican food. Nothing could be further from the truth. Except for the north, the whole country is surrounded by water but it is in Veracruz...
Squash Blossoms Ten Ways More or Less
Photo by Laurie Smith http:// www.lauriessmithphoto.com A few years ago I wrote an article 19 Ways to Cook Squash Blossoms but I only included one semi-complete recipe. The other day my friend, Thomas Andres, an expert on squashes (Cucuburitas) somehow convinced me to...Dry Spice Rub
If you have visited marketplaces in Yucatan, you have seen colorful mounds of different spice pastes in many shades from black or green to yellow or red, for home cooks to buy in small quantities. These are the famous regional recados, complex and intensely flavored...
Beets Vinaigrette (Betabeles en vinaigreta)
Beets Vinaigrette (Betabeles en vinaigreta) This is one of the most flavorful and beautiful salads imaginable if you follow a few guidelines. First of all, it is important to oven-roast the beets for maximum sweetness. The will never be the same if boiled. The next...
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.