Feliz Día de Los Reyes

Written by on January 6, 2011
Categories: Algo dulce, Cultura/Culture, Desserts, Día festivo/Holidays, Historia/History, Postres

Feliz Día de Los Reyes and Happy Three Kings Day; today is the holiday known as Epiphany, 12 days after Christmas and the day that the three wise men arrived in Bethlehem with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh for the baby Jesus. In Mexico, one of the most common ways to celebrate this holiday [...]

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PEPITORIAS

Written by on October 30, 2010
Categories: Algo dulce, Cultura/Culture, Desserts, Día festivo/Holidays, Mexico City, Postres, Receta/Recipe

In the days of the Aztecs, Día de Los Muertos was a festival celebrated the entire ninth month of the Aztec calendar, but when the Spaniards arrived in the New World and attempted to convert the indigenous people to Catholicism, the holiday was moved to a single day to coincide with the Catholic All Souls’ [...]

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MERMELADA DE HIGO CON CHILE

Written by on September 9, 2010
Categories: Algo dulce, Chiles, Desserts, Mexico City, Postres, Receta/Recipe

A few summers ago when I was visiting Mexico City, my suegra and I went to the Mercado Coyoacán to pick up some handmade tortillas and oranges for making fresh-squeezed juice. As always, we strolled through the market at a leisurely pace, taking in all the sights and smells of all of our favorite stalls. [...]

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