Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce (Albóndigas en salsa de chipotle)
Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce (Albóndigas en salsa de chipotle) Forget Swedish meatballs! These spicy, smoky meatballs are always a favorite when I cater a party. I served them at the Donaldson Adoption Institute benefit and several people asked for the recipe. Here it...
Sad Songs from a Happy Heart- Available for sale now!
Sad Songs from a Happy Heart is finally done! It’s live at CD Baby and available for download and hard copies and on amazon for download only. It’s a gathering! A party! A show! Help me celebrate the release of my album with Humberto M. Flores, Sad Songs...
Poor Man’s Picadillo (Picadillo de pobre)
All Mexicans are familiar with picadillo, which is something like our version of hash but infinitely more versatile. The most elegant kind, a favorite filling or topping for all kinds of chiles, tacos, or antojitos, features chopped or ground pork or beef (sometimes...
Grilled Octopus (Pulpo a las brasas)
Grilled Octopus (Pulpo a las brasas) This was the octopus I made last night. It looked great but was not perfect.I must admit that my experiment of broiling the octopus instead of grilling as specified in the recipe was not a total success. The octopus was tender and...
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.