Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
Today, February 18, 2022, is my blog’s fourth anniversary! Only one of my all-time top five posts has changed from last year. To shake things up a little this year, I am featuring my post with the least views ever; it was published in 2018, the first year of this blog, so maybe it just needs a little more exposure ... click on title for more
In my previous post, I talked about the Mascogos, an ethnic group of Afro-Mexicans, descendants of Black Seminoles, who currently live in the state of Coahuila. One of their most traditional dishes is tetapún, a sweet potato bread that is traditionally cooked in iron skillets ... click on title for more
During his short role as president of Mexico (indeed the first president in North America with black ancestry), Vicente Guerrero officially abolished slavery in Mexico, in 1829; this partly prompted slave-holding Texans to fight for independence from Mexico, achieved in 1836. Over those years, Black Seminoles were forced to a Journey from Georgia, the Carolinas and Florida, until they reached El Nacimiento, Coahuila, Mexico, in 1852 ... click on title for more
Chicken soup with vegetables is the kind of dish that almost everybody enjoys as a staple in the family menu rotation. In Mexico, caldo de pollo con verduras is served all year round, and for my family here in Canada, this caldo is particularly comforting on a cold day ... 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
My Slice of Mexico 