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

Calaveritas de Mondragon para Día de Los Muertos

Written by Maura Hernandez on October 31, 2011
Categories: Cultura/Culture, Día festivo/Holidays, Finding Mexico in Chicago, Mexico Today, MexMonday

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 [...]

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Travel Tuesday: #MexicoEnTresPalabras

Written by Maura Hernandez on October 18, 2011
Categories: #TravelTuesday, Mexico Today

If you’re a resident of Twitterlandia like us, you might be interested to know that the hashtag #MexicoEnTresPalabras has been trending worldwide today! Here are a few tweets that we’ve seen and liked so far: Head on over to Twitter and tell the world the three words that most describe YOUR Mexico! Your words can [...]

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Discover Las Bahías de Huatulco

Written by Maura Hernandez on September 30, 2011
Categories: Cultura/Culture, Mexico Today, Oaxaca, Sponsored, Travel/Viajes, Video

Looking to plan your next vacation or just need a destination to daydream about? Las Bahías de Huatulco is the place! Last year for La Navidad, our family spent a week in Huatulco relaxing and enjoying the nature, the food and the local culture. It was one of my favorite vacations we’ve ever taken. Watch [...]

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El mes de la patria: Few things are more Mexican than mariachi!

Written by Maura Hernandez on September 15, 2011
Categories: Cultura/Culture, Día festivo/Holidays, Mexico Today

*Note: This post is part of a Blog Hop among the Mexico Today Ambassadors in celebration of el mes de la patria and el Día de la Independencia Mexicana. If you’ve written a tribute post for this patriotic Mexican holiday, I encourage you to leave a link in the comments on this post in addition [...]

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Travel Tuesday: Riviera Maya book and Mexico tote bag {GIVEAWAY}

Written by Maura Hernandez on August 30, 2011
Categories: #TravelTuesday, Mexico Today, Sorteo/Giveaway, Sponsored

One of the best parts of attending tourism events with the Mexico Tourism Board is the goody bag they send you home with to learn more about new places in Mexico! Whenever I get a goody bag filled with new reading materials about destinations I already love or am planning to visit, I always feel [...]

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