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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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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Wordless Wednesday: Las Bugambilias

If you’re a frequent visitor here or on our Facebook fan page, then you probably already know that I’m completamente loca about bugambilias. In English, they’re called bougainvilleas, and they’re one of my favorite species of flowers. These particular flowers were photographed on our family trip to Huatulco in December 2010. The bright pink color [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Nochebuenas

This past weekend I saw the first Nochebuenas of the holiday season! Did you know that Poinsettia flowers originally came from Mexico? Just a few hours outside of Mexico City, the first poinsettias were discovered in the valleys of Taxco and Cuernavaca but it wasn’t until after the Spanish conquest that they were incorporated as [...]

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