Luxuriating in the Villa Ganz Guadalajara
I arrived in Guadalajara for my bus man’s holiday in dramatic fashion — in a wheel chair, my leg in an air cast propped up on my computer bag, my only addiction being the need to stay connected at all times.) A sudden and overwhelming desire for the...
My Mother’s Smothered Liver (Higado encebollado)
My Mother’s Smothered Liver (Higado encebollado) Customers, especially men, contact me every once in a while to ask for the recipe for my mother’s smothered liver. I am happy to share it with you. While sautéed onions and crispy bacon are the usual garnishes for...Eggplant with Veracruzana Sauce (Berenjena a la Veracruzana)
Eggplant with Veracruzana Sauce (Berenjena a la Veracruzana) We seldom ate eggplant at home when we were little though it was always a favorite at Italian restaurants. But it’s eggplant season and they are glorious now and I’ve been experimenting. I’ve turned eggplant...La Siembra del Nombre – An Aztec naming ceremony
I think it was my Marissa, her new godmother, who first heard about the Aztec naming ceremony called :La Siembra del Nombre (the planting of the name.) My son and daughter-in-law wanted to celebrate my grand daughter Violeta’s first birthday with a naming...
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.