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traditional mexican cooking, one recipe at a time. served with a pizca of culture and travel.

Best of The Tortilla from 2010

Written by Maura Hernandez on January 3, 2011
Categories: Bebidas/Beverages, Cultura/Culture, Mexico City, MexMonday, Morelos, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Receta/Recipe, Reflections/Pensamientos, Travel/Viajes, Video

Today we’re headed back to Chicago and la vida diaria, but so we don’t skip a beat while traveling, we’ve prepared a few lists, based on you, the readers, and what you loved most on The Other Side of The Tortilla in 2010. Click on the photos below to visit each recipe or story. And [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Ingredients for La Navidad

Written by Maura Hernandez on December 22, 2010
Categories: Bebidas/Beverages, Cultura/Culture, Día festivo/Holidays, Travel/Viajes, Wordless Wednesday

I went to the supermercado with my suegra a few days ago and saw these three things next to each other in the produce section. Nothing says La Navidad like guayabas, tejocotes and caña in a little ponche navideño, ¿Verdad? And it’s perfect to keep you warm at any posada. What do you see in [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Atole y Coyotas

Written by Maura Hernandez on December 15, 2010
Categories: Algo dulce, Bebidas/Beverages, Mexico City, Postres, Sonora, Wordless Wednesday

Last night I ate dinner at Merendera Las Lupitas, one of our favorite spots to eat in Mexico City. My favorite part was what came at the end of the meal: an atole and coyotas, which are a traditional dessert that originated in Sonora. They’re usually made with masa harina de trigo and stuffed with [...]

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WARM WINTER MARGARITA

Written by Maura Hernandez on November 24, 2010
Categories: Algo dulce, Bebidas/Beverages, Books, Cultura/Culture, Día festivo/Holidays, Eventos/Events, Receta/Recipe

With the holidays on our doorstep, I wanted to share with you a cocktail that’s a fantastic and easy-to-make drink that’ll be sure to please your guests. A few weeks ago, I attended a Ladies’ Night In party in Chicago with Chef Marcela Valladolid, cookbook author and hostess of the Food Network’s “Mexican Made Easy.” [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Boing de guayaba en vidrio

Written by Maura Hernandez on November 17, 2010
Categories: Bebidas/Beverages, Mexico City, Wordless Wednesday

A few months back, Tortilla reader Nelda was telling me on Twitter how much she loved Boing de Guayaba (guava-flavored fruit juice) in glass bottles but that she couldn’t find any where she lived. She mentioned the only place she’d ever seen it in the glass bottles was in Mexico City. Recently, she sent me [...]

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