Tamales de puerco para Día de la Candelaria

It’s Día de la Candelaria and I have to confess: I’ve been so busy with non-bloggy things (you know…normal life, work, family obligations, Mr. H’s birthday, etc.) that I just haven’t had a chance to make my own tamales yet, let alone photograph and write up my recipe to share. But I promise I will [...]

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Celebrating Día de Los Reyes with friends and family

¡Feliz Día de Los Reyes a todos! We took a long vacation with family for the holidays and part of our trip included a day in Ensenada, located on the West coast of Mexico in the state of Baja California (the northern part of the peninsula, a little more than 70 miles south of Tijuana). [...]

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Nochebuenas for Nochebuena

Check out these beautiful pink and white nochebuenas I spotted in the grocery store last week. They’re a variation of the traditional all-red poinsettias but just as lovely. ¡Feliz Navidad!

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What Las Posadas mean to me

December 16th begins Las Posadas, the nine days of celebration leading up to Christmas Eve, also known as Nochebuena. It’s customary for families to gather together, eat, sing and have a piñata at the party. Sometimes people celebrate posadas by going from home to home, singing the traditional song to ask for lodging the way [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Nochebuenas by the fireplace

I spotted my first nochebuenas of the season last weekend and couldn’t resist buying some to decorate by my fireplace! Learn more about poinsettias and how they came from Mexico in my post from last year. If you love nochebuenas, take a photo of yours and post it to The Other Side of The Tortilla’s [...]

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