Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
My Christmas tree has a neutral palette this year, and the main accents of colour come from citrus fruit slices, which were the inspiration for a Citrusy New Year's Eve or New Year's Day menu ... click on title for more
My husband is back to work, and my daughters started the new term at U. of Toronto, so one took the train back yesterday, and the other is leaving today. Now it is time to turn the Christmas lights off, put away the decorations, get rid of the lumber, and begin the transformation into our renewed 2019 selves ,,, click on image for more
What is the very first thing you do in the New Year? Is it watching a dropping ball, as in New York City? Kiss your loved ones, sing or hug? Pop the bubbly open and share a toast? For many people in Mexico, except for the dropping ball, all of the above, but not until everyone has emptied the glass flutes prepared for each person, with exactly twelve grapes … click on image for more
My Slice of Mexico 