Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
A pambazo is a sandwich named after the bun traditionally used in its preparation. This crispy treat is frequently offered at outdoor events, such as fairs, and religious or civic holidays, of course including "El Grito de Independencia"... click on title for more
Quintana Roo is one of Mexico's youngest states, named after a sometimes unsung hero of the Mexican Independence War ... click on title for more
Last night, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) delivered his first "grito de independencia" ("cry for Independence"), to commemorate the onset of the Mexican war for Independence, on the first hours of September 16, 1810 … click on title for more
This soup is good enough "para levantar muertos" (“to raise the dead”), as they say, and certainly provides enough electrolytes and hydration to continue the celebration of Mexican Independence Day … Click on image for more
Mezcal is another Mexican alcoholic beverage that is distilled from agave, like tequila, but the story of mezcal starts in the fields of Oaxaca and several other states in Mexico, where spiky agave plants grow for several years until they reach maturity … Click on image for more
My Slice of Mexico 