Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
In Mexico, zucchini cake and squares have been favoured sweet bakes for decades, to take advantage of the often vast summer squash supply. These squares may be served directly from the pan for a casual snack, or trimmed and cut into perfect squares with precision, then served plain, or decorated ... click on title for more
Recently, my husband had a business trip in the District of Columbia area, and invited me to tag along. Because our dear dog is a senior citizen, now blind and half deaf, we did not have the heart to leave him behind, so we decided to drive and stay at pet-friendly hotels along the way, from Southern Ontario, Canada, all the way to Washington, D.C. Our pooch was born in the US, but had not crossed the border since we brought him home as a puppy, more than fourteen years ago, so this was his big adventure ... click on title for more
My all-time favourite ice cream flavour is black cherry. Back in the day, fresh cherries were expensive and really hard to find in Mexico, so traditional ice cream shops and parlours did not carry that flavour. However, there was a more contemporary family-owned chain called Helados Bing, which had a delicious black cherry choice on their ice cream flavours list. Now that I live in Canada, it is relatively easy to find black cherry ice cream, but making a batch at home is easy and the result is a delicious, all natural treat ... click on title for more
The Volcano Route (La ruta de los volcanes), goes along Mexican Federal Highway 115, offering views of two beautiful volcanoes ... click on title for more
I am lucky enough to be the keeper of my mom’s recipe notebooks. In my previous post, I talked about the pick-up sticks game Mikado™, which is also the name in Europe of Pocky™, the Japanese biscuits shaped as sticks. That made me notice this recipe in one of my mom's notebooks, called, no less, "Palitos Japoneses" - "Japanese Sticks" ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 