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My Slice of Mexico

Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada

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Category: Ingredients

Ingredients, Soups

Cactus Soup with Oyster Mushrooms – Sopa de nopales con setas

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026by IreneLeave a Comment on Cactus Soup with Oyster Mushrooms – Sopa de nopales con setas
Cactus Soup with Oyster Mushrooms – Sopa de nopales con setas

There are many Mexican recipes calling for nopales (paddle cactus), and soup is not the exception. My recipe has a Central Mexico style ... click on title for more

Desserts, Ingredients

When a Recipe Leaves Egg Whites Unused

January 14, 2026January 16, 2026by Irene2 Comments on When a Recipe Leaves Egg Whites Unused
When a Recipe Leaves Egg Whites Unused

Baking a batch of Epiphany bread with  my traditional recipe, leaves four egg whites unused, so any of these recipes would be a great way to avoid them going to waste ... click on title for more

Ingredients, main course

Pork with Beans in Green Sauce

November 16, 2025November 30, 2025by Irene3 Comments on Pork with Beans in Green Sauce
Pork with Beans in Green Sauce

The fall weather stayed pleasantly mild for quite a while this year here in Southern Ontario, so the shelling bean vines were very prolific. I used some of the shelling beans in this recipe for pork in green sauce, just in time to enjoy during the cold season ... click on title for more

Ingredients, main course

Citrus Tarragon Chicken

November 5, 2025November 8, 2025by Irene2 Comments on Citrus Tarragon Chicken
Citrus Tarragon Chicken

I had some Mexican tarragon (yautli) leftover from my previous post, so I thought using it in a marinade for chicken breasts would be delicious.  This is a contemporary recipe, but still has the Mexican touch from the spicy chili powder, lime juice and Mexican tarragon ... click on title for more

Backyard Stories, Ingredients

Crabapples – Free Fall Food

October 17, 2025by Irene9 Comments on Crabapples – Free Fall Food
Crabapples – Free Fall Food

Crabapples were originally wild in their native North American and Euro Asian regions, but nowadays they are cultivated all around the world as ornamentals and for their edible fruit ... click on title for more

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Southwestern Ontario, Canada
Hardiness zone: 6B
2023
Nova Scotia Oat Cakes (October 2022)

Gansito Cake (December 2024)

Zucchini and Oat Soup (January 2025)

Chanchamitos (Fiesta Friday, December 26, 2025)

I was featured on Fiesta Friday!

Recent Posts

  • Cactus Soup with Oyster Mushrooms – Sopa de nopales con setas
  • When a Recipe Leaves Egg Whites Unused
  • Epiphany Bread 2026
  • A “Goat-send” Christmas
  • December 12 – A Twice Special Day

My Places in Mexico

Mexico City – Market
Culiacán, Sinaloa – Clay Cookware
Chichen Itza, Yucatán – El Caracol

My Mexican Heirlooms

Molcajete with Tejolote 1960s
Bowl with Still Life 2000s
Japanese Tea Set, from Bazar del Sabado 1990s

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