Wordless Wednesday: Hot sauce heaven
On a recent trip to the grocery store, I found myself all alone in the hot sauce aisle… Yes, my grocery store has a salsa aisle. It’s a little slice of heaven, no? What’s your favorite hot sauce?
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 [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Vienen las posadas
How do I know posadas are almost here? One of my favorite ingredients in ponche Navideño showed up on the shelves at my Mexican mercado this past weekend… tejocotes! What’s the one ingredient you see in the grocery store that makes you think of the holidays?
Calaveritas de Mondragon para Día de Los Muertos
I recently visited the National Museum of Mexican Art, located in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, on a special mission: I was hoping to buy calaveras de azúcar for my altar de muertos. But not just any calaveras—I was hoping to buy handmade and hand-decorated calaveras from the famous Mondragon family. Sugar skulls are truly [...]
Flores de calabaza at the farmers market
I’ve been stalking visiting my local farmers markets lately looking for flor de calabaza. And every week since they started bringing them three weeks ago, I’ve arrived too late because they sold out before 9 or 10 A.M. So this past weekend, I got up early on Saturday hoping to get my hands on some, [...]
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