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My Slice of Mexico

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Tag: watercress

Backyard Stories, Ingredients

Cooking with the Harvest

September 4, 2025September 5, 2025by IreneLeave a Comment on Cooking with the Harvest
Cooking with the Harvest

In my previous post I had, amongst the harvested produce, the last of my watercress and a good bunch of rainbow mini tomatoes, so I made a refreshing watercress potato salad ... click on title for more

gardening, Ingredients

Watercress Update

April 29, 2025May 3, 2025by Irene1 Comment on Watercress Update
Watercress Update

Amongst the new-to-me seeds this year, I got a packet of watercress; I started some seed indoors last March ... click on title for more

Ingredients, salads

Watercress – An Old World Quelite

March 8, 2019July 25, 2025by Irene20 Comments on Watercress – An Old World Quelite
Watercress – An Old World Quelite

The tangy sweetness of the dressing and oranges goes marvellously with the peppery and crisp components of the watercress … click on title for more

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Southwestern Ontario, Canada
Hardiness zone: 6B
2023
Nova Scotia Oat Cakes (October 2022)

Gansito Cake (December 2024)

Zucchini and Oat Soup (January 2025)

Salpicón in a Bowl (September 2025)

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My Places in Mexico

Mexico City – Market
Culiacán, Sinaloa – Clay Cookware
Chichen Itza, Yucatán – El Caracol

My Mexican Heirlooms

Molcajete with Tejolote 1960s
Bowl with Still Life 2000s
Japanese Tea Set, from Bazar del Sabado 1990s

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