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Marc

Thanks for the interesting and informative posts about Oaxaca. I made the mole negro from Nancy Zaslavsky's A Cook's Tour of Mexico once, and it was one of the most harrowing cooking experiences in my life. Although the recipe was well written, it didn't fully prepare me for what was to come. The process was tricky and messy: lots of smoke, an difficult to blend mixture (at least with my old blender), lots of spattering oil, hot blobs of sauce flying into the air, and more. During the long reduction process, I didn't have the right heat level or the heat was too concentrated, so every now and then droplets of sauce would shoot out onto the stove, the wall and me, even when I had a mesh grease screen on top.

The sauce was delicious fresh, and also froze nicely. Over the next few months I made many delicious batches of enmolenadas (corn tortillas dipped in a sauce that contained mole negro, tomatoes, onion, and tomatillos) and topped with queso anejo.

I don't know if I'll make it again, but since I haven't yet found a source of mole paste in the Bay Area (nor have I looked very hard), there might not be any alternative.

For SF Bay Area readers, the Oakland Museum has a special Day of the Dead altar exhibition until December 4: "In this year’s presentation-—CaliVera: Days of the Dead Altars Remixed—-guest curator Jaime Cortez and the artists explore how this ancient Mexican and Central American spiritual tradition honoring the dead has inspired artistic expressions unique to California’s spirit."

Would you recommend Trilling's cooking school? Is it a good value? Are there other cooking school options in Oaxaca?

claudia at 'cook eat FRET'

just found this post and placed my order with the above company although this is their last month in business (i hope i get it). i need to make a mole to wow some people and hopefully this will be it. thanks for the info.

Juan Riviera

I'm glad to find other people who love some of these wonderful Mexican treats. I always had a soft spot for cajeta when I visit Mexico!

Finally found cajeta and mole online at
http://www.salsanachos.com

Keep up the great blog :)

Juan Riviera

I'm glad to find other people who love some of these wonderful Mexican treats. I always had a soft spot for cajeta when I visit Mexico!

Finally found cajeta and mole online at
http://www.salsanachos.com

Keep up the great blog :)

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