Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
Durango is a North-western Mexican state; most of the landscape in Durango is mountainous and densely forested, but there are also valleys and semi-desertic regions. A unique dish from this state is Gallinas Borrachas ("Tipsy" Hens) ... 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
This recipe, which calls for both wine and grapes, comes from the state of Aguascalientes, where there is not only a vast wine production, but also a spread of table grape vineyards ... click on title for more
This recipe was initially inspired by the seafood chowder that my husband and our older daughter enjoyed at the Black Sheep Restaurant, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, an iconic dish in the region; back at home, I created my own fusion recipe, with a Mexican twist ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 