Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
I had the opportunity to visit Sweden last month. My husband had some work to do in the city of Linköping, so I tagged along and we stayed there for two weeks. In addition to the wonderful sites, we enjoyed all sorts of Swedish and other ethnic food, from Indian and Middle Eastern, to an English style pub, French, and Mexican! ... click on title for more
Trying to catch up with cleaning my backyard garden, and taking advantage of the herbs that are still thriving ... click on title for more
It has been a few very interesting weeks for me; my husband had to go to Sweden for work and ... yes, I tagged along again! Soon after coming back, we both fell ill with Covid, and all that explains both the lack of recent posts, and the lacklustre state of my backyard: Weeds reigning free! ... click on title for more
Continuing with my fusion menu inspired by a meal at a Spanish restaurant, the potato dish from the original meal was patatas bravas, a classic of Spanish tapas (snacks) that features a spicy sauce on fried potatoes; the idea of spicy potatoes immediately made me think of papas zamoranas, a classic street food snack in the Mexican state of Michoacán, named after the city of Zamora ... click on title for more
In a recent post, I have created a Spanish-Mexican fusion menu, inspired by a meal at a contemporary Spanish restaurant. One of the original restaurant sides was Zanahorias a la Sidra, heirloom roasted carrots, with apple cider reduction and using the carrot tops in a chimichurri sauce; I followed the recipe closely for my menu, but offering options for larger carrots and, if carrot tops are not available, just staying with parsley, for a classic chimichurri ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 