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traditional mexican cooking, one recipe at a time. served with a pizca of culture and travel.

Daydreaming about Guerrero

Written by Maura Wall Hernandez on July 8, 2011
Categories: Guerrero, Mexico Today, Video

My friends at the Mexico Tourism Board office here in Chicago posted this tourism video about Guerrero on their Facebook page yesterday and it had me totally captivated! They’ve been doing a state-by-state campaign (in alphabetical order) to share highlights that different states have to offer and I’ve really been enjoying each week since they [...]

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Mexique: Celebrating Mexican Cuisine with a French Twist

Written by Maura Wall Hernandez on December 20, 2010
Categories: Cultura/Culture, Eventos/Events, Finding Mexico in Chicago, Historia/History, MexMonday

A few weeks ago I attended a dinner given by the Mexico Tourism Board and Chef Carlos Gaytan at his restaurant, Mexique, in honor of the recent UNESCO designation of Mexican cuisine as an Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Tourism Board over the last several weeks has hosted authentic Mexican dinners in a number of major [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Nochebuenas

Written by Maura Wall Hernandez on December 1, 2010
Categories: Cultura/Culture, Día festivo/Holidays, Historia/History, Mexico City, Wordless Wednesday

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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