Category: International Topics

International Topics, Mexican Cuisine

Rosa Mexicano Restaurant, National Harbor, MD

by Irene4 Comments on Rosa Mexicano Restaurant, National Harbor, MD
Rosa Mexicano Restaurant, National Harbor, MD

Rosa Mexicano is a restaurant chain founded by Josefina Howard, a Spanish-Cuban chef and entrepreneur, who lived in Mexico for twenty years, falling in love with the country, and its cuisine.  Ms. Howard then moved to New York City, in the US, where she opened her first Rosa Mexicano restaurant in 1984, making culinary waves as the first upscale Mexican restaurant in New York. In National Harbor, Maryland, next to local attractions, a Rosa Mexicano restaurant may be seen as part of the landscape ... click on title for more

About my family, Celebrations, International Topics

Pooch Goes to Washington

by Irene19 Comments on Pooch Goes to Washington
Pooch Goes to Washington

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

Celebrations, Desserts, International Topics

Black Cherry Ice Cream – Helado de cereza negra

by Irene13 Comments on Black Cherry Ice Cream – Helado de cereza negra
Black Cherry Ice Cream – Helado de cereza negra

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