Sopa de poro y papa

I don’t know what it is about fall that makes me want to eat nothing but soup. I’d say it’s the chill in the air, but since we had an unusually warm beginning to October in Chicago like I mentioned last week, I know that can’t be the only factor. Come the beginning of fall, [...]

Read more »

Sopa de frijol negro con chipotle

It’s finally fall in Chicago, and though we’re having unseasonably warm weather, I’ve already developed an itch for making soups! Check out this fantastic and hearty sopa de frijol negro con chipotle that I made this week. There are three reasons I love this recipe: first, you can make it in the blender—so it’s very [...]

Read more »

SOPA DE FIDEO

Sopa de fideo is a comfort food for me–full of one specific fond memory. Let me explain. Last summer, after more than a decade of dreaming about visiting Teotihuacan, I finally made the 40-kilometer trip northeast of Mexico City with my suegro and my cuñada. I had yearned to visit this archaeological site since I [...]

Read more »

Back from Cancún…

I’m back from Cancun and finally starting to recover from the intense humidity–about 95 percent–and nursing some mosquito bites so nasty that it looks like I’m coming down with a case of the chicken pox. But aside from the weather (Hurricane Ida couldn’t stop me) and some bugs, Cancun did not disappoint. There’s something I [...]

Read more »