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 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
A batch of chocolate covered corn flakes is a delightful Valentine's Day treat, easy to make anywhere in the world, with two simple ingredients ... click on title for more
In Mexico, there are several street-food sweet treats made with meringue. Gaznates are cylinders of fried pastry, filled with creamy meringue paste ... click on title for more
In Mexico, merengueros are street vendors carrying a wooden try filled with pink meringue treats, such as the ones featured in this post ... click on title for more
My husband and I were visiting our older daughter in Nova Scotia, Canada. I felt timorous and we almost did not make it because of Hurricane Fiona, but the stars aligned, and I was so grateful. We enjoyed an overnight visit to the west side of Cape Breton Island, and the rest of the week we took daytrips to other interesting places, where we found amazing views, learned some history and tried iconic food, such as these traditional oatcakes ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 