Fuel, Water, and Pasta
As a historian, I’ve always been puzzled by the instructions for cooking pasta. Bring 4 to 6 quarts of water to a rolling boil . . . and so on. …
Read moreThe Answer! Queso Oaxaca’s a Recent Child of Mozzarella
At least so says Lila Lomelí who is one of the great experts on Mexican food. That’s the answer to the question I posed last week about what regional Mexican…
Read moreMigrating with a Millstone around the Neck: Italian-Mexicans
Well, not around the neck but from the village in Italy, on to the ship, off load and reload in railroad cars, and then off load and slog up the…
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