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What Las Posadas mean to me

Written by Maura Hernandez on December 16, 2011
Categories: Cultura/Culture, Día festivo/Holidays, Finding Mexico in Chicago, Mexico City, Mexico Today, Sponsored

December 16th begins Las Posadas, the nine days of celebration leading up to Christmas Eve, also known as Nochebuena. It’s customary for families to gather together, eat, sing and have a piñata at the party. Sometimes people celebrate posadas by going from home to home, singing the traditional song to ask for lodging the way [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Vienen las posadas

Written by Maura Hernandez on November 23, 2011
Categories: Día festivo/Holidays, Finding Mexico in Chicago, Wordless Wednesday

How do I know posadas are almost here? One of my favorite ingredients in ponche Navideño showed up on the shelves at my Mexican mercado this past weekend… tejocotes! What’s the one ingredient you see in the grocery store that makes you think of the holidays?

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Best of The Tortilla from 2010

Written by Maura Hernandez on January 3, 2011
Categories: Bebidas/Beverages, Cultura/Culture, Mexico City, MexMonday, Morelos, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Receta/Recipe, Reflections/Pensamientos, Travel/Viajes, Video

Today we’re headed back to Chicago and la vida diaria, but so we don’t skip a beat while traveling, we’ve prepared a few lists, based on you, the readers, and what you loved most on The Other Side of The Tortilla in 2010. Click on the photos below to visit each recipe or story. And [...]

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¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

Written by Maura Hernandez on January 1, 2011
Categories: As Seen In, Reflections/Pensamientos

¡Feliz Año Nuevo! The end of 2010 was pretty good to us here at The Other Side of The Tortilla. We had a chance to travel quite a bit within Mexico, take hundreds of photos, learn new recipes to share and spend time with family. We hope your new year was filled with food, friends, [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Ingredients for La Navidad

Written by Maura Hernandez on December 22, 2010
Categories: Bebidas/Beverages, Cultura/Culture, Día festivo/Holidays, Travel/Viajes, Wordless Wednesday

I went to the supermercado with my suegra a few days ago and saw these three things next to each other in the produce section. Nothing says La Navidad like guayabas, tejocotes and caña in a little ponche navideño, ¿Verdad? And it’s perfect to keep you warm at any posada. What do you see in [...]