Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
Back in 2021, I published a post explaining the origins of Candlemas (Día de la Candelaria in Spanish), why is celebrated on February 2, and why, in Mexico, food containing corn, and particularly tamales, are traditionally shared on this day. Roaming through more recent posts, I found a couple more recipes for tamales, so in this post, I am sharing the original text, with an updated list ... click on title for more
Nowadays, Día de la Candelaria celebrations in Mexico still involve church services for the blessing of candles and figurines representing baby Jesus for many people, but for the majority, it is mostly about the corn offering, namely, tamales. The variety of tamales from Yucatan includes a wide range of fillings, sauces and toppings, as well as dough preparation, different shapes, sizes and cooking methods; one of the best known nationwide is called torteados - patted - because the corn base is prepared to a thick consistency that may be applied to the wrap by patting, instead of spreading ... click on title for more
Groundhog day 2022 - Those little weather forecasters are going to be perplex, with all the sudden changes in the past few days; indoor gardening and planning is always fun on a stormy midwinter day in Southern Ontario ... click on title for more
Last year, I posted a summary of my recipes for tamales, atole, and hot chocolate for Candlemas (February 2); all the recipes shared on that summary called for corn husks as wraps for the tamales, so this year, I wanted to share a recipe using banana leaves ... click on title for more
For this Día de la Candelaria, I have gathered all the recipes for tamales that I have posted to date, as well as my recipe for atole in three different flavours, and frothy Mexican style hot chocolate, also very popular to enjoy on this day ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 