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
Tube-Shaped Pastries with Meringue – Gaznates
Category: Mexican Cuisine
Street Food Meringues – Merengues
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
Nova Scotia Style Oatcakes (with Gluten-Free Option)
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
Cooking with the Harvest – Green Pipián with Squash
Mexican pipián is defined as any dish composed by cooked meat or vegetables, smothered in a very rich sauce, thickened with ground seeds. There are many regional pipianes, which may be red, green or even white, from using different chiles, tomatoes, tomatillos, or their absence, and a range of textures and flavours may be obtained from the use of pumpkin seeds, or others, such as almonds, peanuts, and sesame. Pipián verde (green) is very traditional nationwide; my recipe is close to Central Mexico styles, where squash is often paired with this bright green preparation ... click on title for more
Chico Zapote – Sapodilla Fruit (and a No-Churn Recipe for Sorbet)
Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) is a tropical tree originally from Southern Mexico, and parts of Central America. The fruit is considered a berry, about two inches (5 cm) in diameter, with one to six hard, dark seeds inside; when fully ripen, the taste is very sweet, unique and mild, perhaps a little like caramel. Sapodilla sorbet may be prepared in an ice cream maker, or as in this case, the fruit and other ingredients may be chilled beforehand, and then just finished in a blender ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 