AGUA FRESCA: AGUA DE TUNA ROJA
I still remember the first time I saw tunas growing wild – José and I were visiting Mexico City one warm week at the end of the summer several years ago. One afternoon we were bored, so my suegra suggested that José take me on an official tour of Ciudad Universitaria. Also referred to as [...]
GUACAMOLE BICENTENARIO
¡Feliz Día de la Independencia, México! Did you watch the Grito last night? In my house, we hung papel picado and waved our Mexican flag as we watched the celebration starting in Mexico City’s zócalo. My heart was filled with emotion seeing the zócalo, where I have stood in awe many times, brimming with people [...]
CARLOTA DE LIMÓN
This past weekend, I was trying to decide what I should bring for dessert to my family’s Easter fiesta. The meal was bistec, arroz con gandules and plátanos fritos, so I was considering taking either flan or capirotada, but couldn’t decide so I asked my Twitter amigos what to do. I got just about equal [...]








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