Celebrating Día de los Muertos with friends: Muy Bueno Cookbook
Día de los Muertos is this week and as a special treat, I’ve asked some of my friends to send me photos and descriptions of their altars to share here on The Other Side of The Tortilla to show the variety of ways that people celebrate this holiday. Today, I’m sharing the altar of my [...]
Celebrating Día de los Muertos with friends: Nibbles and Feasts
Día de los Muertos is this week and as a special treat, I’ve asked some of my friends to send me photos and descriptions of their altars to share here on The Other Side of The Tortilla to show the variety of ways that people celebrate this holiday. Today, I’m sharing the altar of my [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Building my altar for Día de Los Muertos
Día de los Muertos is next week and we’ve begun setting up our altar at home. On Sunday, we started gathering our ofrendas and hung papel picado. It’s nowhere near finished yet, but here’s a sneak peek from a few days ago. I’ll share more details about the items on the altar as well as [...]
Throwback Thursday: Memories from Mexico on an iPhone case!
It’s no secret that I’m addicted to Instagram. Therefore, it should come as no big surprise that I found a way to show off some of my favorite photos from The Other Side of The Tortilla, my travels in Mexico and other assorted Mexico-related things I’ve found here in Chicago. I’ve been loving the #ThrowbackThursday [...]
¡Felices fiestas patrias!
Felices fiestas patrias to all our friends celebrating Mexican Independence Day in Mexico and beyond! About a year ago, I did a photo essay and wrote about exploring Mexico for a photography magazine based in Singapore. It occurred to me that I’d never shared it here so I thought it was fitting to do so [...]








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