Pomegranate Salsa/Salad
Pomegranate Salsa/Salad Pico de Gallo de Granada was the name given by the Reforma newspaper in Mexico City to this wonderfully fresh and lively salad. (In the north of Mexico and in some parts of the US, pico de gallo refers to a table salsa, but in central Mexico it...
Sad Songs from a Happy Heart
Most of you don’t know that guitarist Humberto Flores (of the Villalobos Brothers) and I are recording an album called Sad Songs from a Happy Heart or that we launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise the money to complete the project. PLEASE ,MAKE SURE YOU READ...
Pears with Chipotle
Pears with Chipotle I should have photographed them immediately. They are more delicious than they look. I just had them with a boneless chicken breast rubbed with garam masala and pan-fried and they were the perfect accompaniment.I had intended to make a pear galette...
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 Violeta joined us and we had a great time. I’ll...
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.