Frida Kahlo – Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread
In the painting Fruits of the Earth (1938-39), Frida Kahlo‘s subjects defy gravity. The foodstuffs sit upon a horizontal picture plane with no shadow, denoting a high perspectival point. There is a particular focus upon the corn, with two ears covered by green husks and one revealing the white kernels. Corn originated in Mesoamerican and...
Frida Kahlo – Roasted Chicken with Pumpkin Mole
I tasted my first authentic mole in Mexico City on a History of Art trip to study the art of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. With the vibrant paintings swirling through my head, I became completely intoxicated with mole poblano. From the Mexican word molli meaning ‘concoction,’ mole is commonly known in the combined form...
Frida Kahlo – Shellfish Ceviche
Ceviche is a seafood dish that originated on the Mexican coast. The seafood is marinated in citrus juices which pickle the meat and effectively cooks it without heat. The flavors are sweet and spicy with a hint of sour from the lime. Frida Kahlo completed Still Life: Viva la vida y el Dr. Juan Farill (1953-54) at the...
Frida Kahlo – Coconut Milk Ice Cream with Caramelized Papaya & Lime
Although Frida Kahlo is best known for her striking and emotionally revealing self portraits, she created about 40 still life paintings that provide just as much insight into her preoccupation with death and her overwhelming loneliness. Coconuts are a familiar foodstuff in many of Frida Kahlo’s still life paintings. The nut is differentiated in many...
Frida Kahlo – Pico de Gallo
The majority of Frida Kahlo‘s paintings are self-portraits exploring her sexuality and expressing her pain. As an active communist sympathizer Kahlo’s work does not shy away from political sentiments and she fills her still lifes with local fruit turning them into emblems for her country. The paintings demonstrate her pride and her nationalist sentiments (1)....