Tablecloth Stainer Sauce (Manchamanteles)
Tablecloth Stainer Sauce (Manchamanteles) This marvelous spicy fruit sauce, whose name translates into “tablecloth stainer,” is the first homemade main-dish sauce that I ever ate from the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. It changed my whole perception of Mexican...
Potato Fritters (Bocaditos de Papa)
Potato Fritters (Bocaditos de Papa) Not exactly latkes but they are fried and fantastic. Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate it! Bocadito or bocadillo means a tidbit, literally a “little mouthful.” These delicious examples were showing up all over the Isthmian city...
Creamy Rice Casserole with Poblano Chiles (Arroz con crema y poblanos)
When I came back to the North it seemed as if every party I went to in Juárez featured this dish. There was a very good reason: It was a specialty of one caterer whom everyone was using! When I became a caterer myself, I rapidly discovered that it is a superior party...
Roasted Fish with Chile-Water (Pescado asado con agua-chile)
The only fish I ever ate while growing up was the heavily battered, deliciously crunchy fried fish at Luby’s Cafeteria in El Paso, Texas. So it stands to reason that I never learned to cook fish either. In fact until recently, I was reluctant to cook fish at home....
Backyard Rabbit and Artichoke Paella
Backyard Rabbit and Artichoke Paella This is not one of the easiest recipes to prepare but it is a great one-dish meal and one of my favorite ways to entertain. I prepared this dish with chicken one time but it was not as good as the rabbit version. The recipe by Jeff...
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.