Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
I had the opportunity to visit Sweden last month. My husband had some work to do in the city of Linköping, so I tagged along and we stayed there for two weeks. In addition to the wonderful sites, we enjoyed all sorts of Swedish and other ethnic food, from Indian and Middle Eastern, to an English style pub, French, and Mexican! ... click on title for more
Coincidentally, a few days before my trip to Chicago, one of my daughters was visiting us at home in Ontario, Canada, and she mentioned a type of sandwich using plantain instead of bread, that was trending on social media, called Jibarito. We created our own at home, with a Mexican twist ... click on title for more
Last month, while enjoying a memorable meal at a contemporary Spanish cuisine restaurant in Chicago, I could not help but find many similarities with some Mexican dishes; this should not come as a surprise, considering that in Mexico, the Spanish Colonial era lasted three hundred years. Back at home, I created a similar menu, but with fusion and traditional Mexican recipes ... click on title for more
Chicago is an incredibly interesting city, historical in many different ways: as a hub for industry and transportation, important centre for immigration, especially Mexican, and also culturally and in culinary ways. During a recent visit with my husband, we were able to walk around the downtown area, and try some delicious food ... click on title for more
Chicago's neighbourhood of Pielsen is named after the city of Plzeň in the Czech Republic. Until the 1950s, it remained mostly inhabited by European immigrants, but gentrification and new infrastructure in the Near West Side displaced many Mexican families, which then moved to Pilsen. Nowadays, Pielsen is a vibrant neighbourhood with schools, Mexican grocers, restaurants and bakeries, as well as parks, a community centre, and the renowned National Museum of Mexican Art ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 