Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
One of my nieces and her husband live in Guadalajara, capital city of the Mexican state of Jalisco. She just shared with me a photo of their Christmas tree, all decorated with Mexican crafts. Here in Canada, the government has issued an advisory against international travelling, due to COVID19, so no hope for me to join them, but I wanted to imagine how it would be to plan a holiday menu to go with my niece's decorations ... click on title for more
Flan is a dessert consisting of custard with a layer of caramel; it is well-known internationally from being served at many Mexican restaurants. Another Mexican custardy dessert is jericalla, equally delicious, but unfairly not as famous as flan, even in Mexico, where it is mostly found regionally, in the state of Jalisco ... click on title for more
Nieve means snow, and garrafa is the Spanish word for a tall container, used primarily to hold liquids, but in this context, it is the name given to the metal tubs where a sorbet base (liquid) is first poured; this garrafa snuggly sits in a wooden barrel with salty ice to freeze the liquid … click on title for more
In spite of being a true city, with a population close to 600 000, Tlaquepaque rightly holds the status of "Pueblo Mágico" ("Magic Town") … click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 