Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
To finish this leap-year February and Black History Month, I chose a traditional stew from the Mexican state of Guerrero, which has clear North-western African influences, with the use of dry fruit, spices and plantain, and New World mestizo notes from the use of tomatoes, potatoes, pickled peppers, and pineapple ... click on title for more
This year, to mark my blog's anniversary, I have chosen one post from each previous year, which highlights a special event happening in the month of February, and covering the main topics of my blog, namely, gardening, and Mexican culture, history and cuisine ... click on title for more
While visiting different cities, I always look for Mexican restaurants or grocery stores. In Mississauga, ON, in Canada, there are several taco places, but a very authentic place for antojitos (Mexican snacks, "little cravings") is "La Patrona", located in the food court inside the Mississauga Flea Market ... click on title for more
Back in 2021, I published a post explaining the origins of Candlemas (Día de la Candelaria in Spanish), why is celebrated on February 2, and why, in Mexico, food containing corn, and particularly tamales, are traditionally shared on this day. Roaming through more recent posts, I found a couple more recipes for tamales, so in this post, I am sharing the original text, with an updated list ... click on title for more
One last classic recipe to use up my homemade Quick Danish Dough is for these delicious empanadas hojaldradas (flaky patties). Mexican bakeries across the country offer flaky patties, with some of the most common fillings being red mole, tuna fish, cheese and roasted poblano peppers, and apple. I chose the last three flavours for this post ... click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 