Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
These days, I have been finding good-sized cucumbers on my vines in the backyard, and tomatoes of various colours and sizes. Fresh paddle cactus from the store, along with a few other basic ingredients, were enough to prepare a healthy breakfast ... click on title for more
As I remember, in Mexico, longaniza was usually a fresh pork sausage, or cured for only a short time, and prepared with meat with a coarser grind than chorizo. For this recipe, either Mexican chorizo or longaniza may be used, whichever variety is the less cured … click on title for more
There is an expression in Mexico that says: “… más mexicano que los nopales” which means “... more Mexican than nopales (Mexican paddle cacti)” to refer to something or someone truly representative of Mexico or Mexican tradition. I guess since two out of my three most liked posts are about nopales, I am doing a decent job at offering a picture of My Slice of Mexico! … Click on image for more
I realized how spoiled I had been, when I recently saw fresh nopales at one international market in my area, neatly packed, but with the spines intact … click on image for more
My Slice of Mexico 