by admin | Feb 24, 2014 | Techniques, Traditions & Culture
ESCABECHES AND CEVICHES by Zarela Martínez for the Los Angeles Times June 27, 1996 The first time I ate escabeche is engraved forever in my mind. I was 8 and visiting my grandmother at Santa Anita, her ranch in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, during the cattle...
by admin | Jul 3, 2013 | Recipes, Side Dishes
Mashed Potatoes (Pure de papas del Istmo) When I visited the Isthmus of Tehuantepec at the season of parties accompanying local velas (saints’ day festivals), I found this vividly seasoned dish being served everywhere. It also turned out to be one of the regular...
by admin | Jun 12, 2013 | Appetizers, Recipes, Side Dishes
Pickled Jalapeños Stuffed with Tuna (Chiles jalapeños en escabeche) If you have a bumper crop of jalapeños, pickling is the way to go, even though you can roast a few and put them in baggies unpeeled, in the freezer and take them out as needed. However if pickling is...