Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
This is one of those dishes that originated from a very simple recipe and have evolved into many variations, each region and even family having their own interpretation. I am sharing my recipe for cod stew, Mexico City Style, which is rich and thick, for the perfect torta de bacalao … click on title for more
Another great Mexican sandwich is “la torta de bacalao”, made by simply filling a telera bun with Mexican style cod stew … click on title for more
Last year, I shared a recipe for "la torta cubana", probably one of the most popular Mexican sandwiches, prepared with Mexican buns called teleras. Since I shared the recipe for homemade teleras in my previous post, I thought of re-posting the story and recipe for this classic Mexican delight … click on title for more
For those lucky people who scored flour and a few envelopes of instant yeast before they disappeared from the store shelves, this is a basic recipe for homemade Mexican style buns … click on title for more
Pepito is the diminutive of Pepe, the most common nickname for the also very common Spanish name of José. Pepito is a generic name used in old time jokes involving a precocious boy and has also been adopted as the name of a steak sandwich … click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 