Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
It has been an extremely hot month of August in Southern Ontario, and just this week, we got some rain and a break with more agreeable temperatures. I have been harvesting smaller amounts of produce and herbs compared to other years, but the plants themselves still look very healthy. Here are six for this week ... click on title for more
Dragon Tongue Beans are a beautiful heirloom variety of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), originally from Mexico, and now cultivated in many other countries ... click on title for more
I managed a small mixed harvest of cultivated crops and volunteers, enough for my lunch ... click on title for more
The berry season is in full swing in my backyard; although some of the varieties are new to me and too young to produce fruit this year, I am including them on the list ... click on title for more
As the weather is becoming milder in Southern Ontario, I am getting my overwintered potted plants ready to go to the backyard, so I took photos of four of them to share. I am also including two new-to-me, which could not resist buying while getting compost and potting soil at the gardening centre. ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 