On Food & Culture
Mexican Lenten dishes celebrate the enthusiasm and imagination of culinary artists intent on designing pleasure within the confines of proscribed public penance. Abstaining from meat during the fridays of Lent, avid cooks could return to the indigenous Texas and Mexican traditions of plant-based cooking. Nopalitios, […]
These “Tomatillo Leeks” are a nod to the vegan side of Mexican cooking. It’s what I grew up with, mainly, although from time to time we did eat meat. The vegetarian and vegan dimensions of Mexican food are delicious, and if you look at many […]
Vegetarian Paella is not just a substitute for paella made with seafood and chicken or rabbit. It’s a dish all its own. I love the Paella Valenciana, of course, and for big parties, it’s perfect. If you have to make big amounts, you can put […]