Inspired by the restaurant jackfruit pibil tacos featured in my previous post, I decided to experiment at home combining jackfruit with recado rojo for my homemade version of this tasty dish … click on title for more
Jackfruit Pibil Tacos
Month: April 2020
A Sampler of Contemporary Mexican Cuisine
It seems like ages ago when we were all out and about, free to enjoy a nice evening with family or friends at a favourite local restaurant, or in a novel location, while visiting a different place. I hope that Rosalinda restaurant, featured in this post, as well as all other restaurants and businesses affected by the pandemic, will survive, and will indeed open their doors once again … click on title for more
New Crops 2020 – Kohlrabi
Kohlrabi is one of my new-to-me crops this year. This vegetable is often confused for an actual cross between a cabbage and a turnip, but it is in fact a variety of the cabbage species Brassica oleracea, which includes many other common cultivars such as cabbage (savoy, green, etc.), cauliflower, collard greens, kale, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts … click on title for more
Earth Day 2020 – Climate Action
Climate change is now the biggest challenge to the future of humanity and the conditions that make our world habitable, hence the decision to choose CLIMATE ACTION as the theme for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Although this year’s Earth Day events are running digitally due to covid19, the pandemic has given us a chance to see in real time that fewer motorized vehicles on the streets, less pollution from factories, and less waste from superfluous consumerism, can clear the air and considerably reduce garbage in a matter of weeks, when there is a global effort involved … click on title for more
Mi Ciudad – A Coffee Nook in Mexico City
In this post, I talk about a coffee shop inside a heritage building in my native Mexico City. This haven of peace is inside Plaza Loreto, a shopping and cultural centre in the hectic borough of San Angel … click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 