Zucchini Cakes with Green Onions, Cheese, and Herbs
Zucchini Cakes with Green Onions, Cheese, and Herbs This is another dish that I would include in a meal if I were trying to seduce a man. You can see the entire menu in ”My Seduction Meal” and try its seductive powers for yourself! 1½ pounds zucchini (coarsely...
Turkish Oriental Rice Pilaf
Turkish Oriental Rice Pilaf Many years ago, someone from the New York Times called to ask me what I would cook for a man if I wanted to seduce him. I imagine that they expected me to say that I would make a mole or some other Mexican classic but I surprised them by...
Eggplant with Pomegranate Molasses
Eggplant with Pomegranate Molasses This is another dish that I would include in a meal if I were trying to seduce a man. You can see the entire menu in ”My Seduction Meal” and try its seductive powers for yourself! Adapted from Paula Wolfert, The Cooking of the...
Frijoles Charros
Frijoles Charros A favorite Sunday afternoon activity in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, is to go out to the outskirts of the city and eat tacos al carbon. They are sold in small but very clean stands. The atmosphere is festive and totally Mexican, with...
Pilaf-style Fidellini (Sopa seca de fideo)
Pilaf-style Fidellini (Sopa seca de fideo) If there is one dish that is my Madeleine, this is it. It takes me back to my childhood. It is my comfort food and, by extension, that of my children. 1 large tomato1 large jalapeño chile (or use 1 canned chipotle chile en...
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.