Celebrations – Page 16 – My Slice of Mexico

Golletes – A Less-Known Day of the Dead Bread

October 31, 2021November 3, 2025by Irene6 Comments

Pan de muerto (literally, bread of the dead) is sweet bread that is almost always included in Day of the Dead offerings, and traditionally eaten on November 2nd, observed in Mexico as El día de los fieles difuntos, or Día de los muertos (Day of the Faithful Departed, or Day of the Dead.) In previous years, I have shared two types of this bread: the best-known version, a round bread decorated on top with dough bones and tears, and coated with sugar; the second is known as Pan de yema, a type of egg bread topped with sesame seed, from the Mexican state of Oaxaca, which is baked all year round, but decorated in a very special way for the Day of the Dead. This year, I have tried making Golletes, a less-known but very traditional Day of the Dead bread recipe, prepared mainly in Central Mexico. Golletes are more compact compared to the other two types; they are shaped as rings, and coated with granulated sugar coloured in a bright shade of pink ... click on title for more

Celebrations, Ingredients

An Herb for Canadian Thanksgiving – Maritime Summer Savoury

October 11, 2021December 16, 2021by Irene14 Comments

Since today is Canadian Thanksgiving Monday, I decided to report back on my experience cooking with Maritime summer savoury, an herb that I mentioned in a previous post, naturalized in the Canadian Atlantic provinces from European summer savoury ... click on title for more

Celebrations, Ingredients

National Taco Day 2021

October 4, 2021May 1, 2022by Irene18 Comments

In the USA, and recently in Canada, National Taco Day is celebrated on October 4; that is the date I have adopted in my blog to take the opportunity to make a list of my posts with a taco theme during the year. For 2021, I have, once again, an interesting selection of tacos ... click on title for more

Celebrations, Mexican Cuisine

Restaurant Style Birria Tacos

September 16, 2021October 3, 2021by Irene21 Comments

This year, just like last, due to the pandemic, Mexico’s Independence Day (September 16) public festivals, and government official re-enactments of the initial call for independence - "El Grito" - were cancelled, or broadcast last night. A nice plate of Restaurant Style Birria Tacos seems like an appropriate way to recreate the feeling of enjoying street food, but staying safe at home, while being patriotic, with Mexico's flag colours represented in the toppings of green cilantro leaves, white chopped onions, and red spicy salsa de chile de árbol ... click on title for more

Celebrations, snack, appetizer

Post #500 Watermelon Celebration!

September 4, 2021September 13, 2021by Irene13 Comments

To celebrate my post #500, this being My Slice of Mexico, I wanted a festive watermelon theme, and a full-size version of sandía loca sure fits the bill ... click on title for more