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Limonada

Written by Maura Hernandez on June 13, 2011
Categories: Bebidas/Beverages, MexMonday, Receta/Recipe

I love fizzy drinks. And my all time favorite fizzy drink is a Mexican limonada, of course! Every time we go to Mexico, and particularly when we’re visiting the beach, a limonada is always the drink I choose to quench my thirst after getting my fair share of sunshine. I’ve also been known to order [...]

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GARIBALDI

Written by Maura Hernandez on January 21, 2011
Categories: Algo dulce, Desayuno/Breakfast, Dessert/Postre, Mexico City, Receta/Recipe

By now, you all know about my deeply rooted love for pan dulce, especially for a particular chochito-covered panque from El Globo called el garibaldi. In fact, El Globo is credited as the original maker of garibaldi, a little pound cake bathed in apricot jam and covered in white nonpareils. Many bakeries in Mexico try [...]

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CHAMPURRADO

Written by Maura Hernandez on April 4, 2010
Categories: Algo dulce, Bebidas/Beverages, Mexico City, Postres, Receta/Recipe

There’s this place in Mexico City where my suegro loves to eat. It’s a little family-owned restaurant called Merendera Las Lupitas, and he’s friends with the owner. Las Lupitas is situated on a corner in Coyoacán facing the Plaza Santa Caterina, in a two-story white building with these beautiful, dramatic thick cobalt blue accents around [...]