In Mexico, fruit and vegetable juices are a healthy choice for a quick start of the day, and carrot has always been a favourite ... click on title for more
Carrot Beverage – A Vitamin and Antioxidant Boost
Category: Beverages
Three Oat Beverages – Tres bebidas de avena
In Mexico, oats have been used in morning smoothies (licuados) for many years, by the addition of a scoop of flakes in the blender, along with milk and fruit. Nowadays, licuados and aguas frescas (refreshing beverages) may feature oats as their main flavour, a favourite in many Mexican juice bars and at home ... click on title for more
Hibiscus – An Edible Plant
Hibiscus is a genus of plants, well known as ornamentals, as well as for some of the species being used for industrial and culinary applications. Although most species of the genus are identified as non-toxic, there are only a handful used for consumption, and H. sabdariffa is the most common around the world ... click on title for more
Paddle Cactus – A Healthy Breakfast
These days, I have been finding good-sized cucumbers on my vines in the backyard, and tomatoes of various colours and sizes. Fresh paddle cactus from the store, along with a few other basic ingredients, were enough to prepare a healthy breakfast ... click on title for more
Refreshing offerings for the Friday of Sorrows
The Friday of Sorrows – Viernes de Dolores, in Spanish - is observed by many Christians towards the end of the Lenten season, on the Friday before Palm Sunday. It is a very solemn day of remembrance of the pain of the Blessed Virgin Mary, inflicted upon her throughout the life of her son Jesus. In Mexico, many communities set up special altars to the sorrowful mother of Christ, and some people arrange them at home, as well; friends and fellow worshippers, visiting for prayer, are invited to partake of refreshments afterwards, such as horchata (rice-based), Jamaica (hibiscus), and in some states, particularly Queretaro, Guanajuato and Zacatecas, a beet-based concoction with chopped fruit, so traditional, that it is known as agua de cuaresma – Lenten Water ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 