This mango ice cream brings back fond childhood memories of summer in Mexico; the recipe has very few ingredients, to feature the natural sweetness and flavour of fresh mango ... click on title for more
Mango Ice Cream
Summer on a Tray
What can be more inviting on a hot summer day than a tray of tropical fruit? ... click on title for more
Huaraches – Footwear and Foodstuff
Huarache is a type of Mexican sandal, and also a Mexican dish, which got its name from its long and flat shape, resembling a shoe sole. The classic huarache is a corn dough (masa) patty filled with beans and topped with salsa, but there are many renditions, with different sizes, proportions, and toppings ... click on title for more
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
A Green Summer Harvest
After a very dry spell, we are getting drenched in a lot of rain and the occasional thunderstorm here in Southern Ontario. It is amazing how the backyard turned bright green overnight, and a few crops were begging to be harvested, both cultivated and volunteers (aka weeds) ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 