Word of the day challenge – Page 11

More Pan Dulce – Bowties and Cream Horns

January 17, 2024January 21, 2024by Irene11 Comments

Continuing with more options for pan dulce (Mexican sweet bread) to bake with the homemade Danish dough from my last post, in addition to Danishes (spiral buns), European bakers introduced other well-known confections, such as tartaletas (small tarts), tecolotes (owls), rehiletes (pinwheels), and the two other classics in the Mexican bread basket I chose for this post, as seen in the photo above, moños (bowties) and cream horns, popularly known as cuernos de la abundancia (horns of plenty) ... click on title

Bread, Ingredients

Hojaldras – Flaky Buns

January 4, 2024August 8, 2024by Irene11 Comments

In Central Mexico, and especially in Mexico City, these old-fashioned buns may still be found at bakeries (panaderías). They are generically known as hojaldras (layered), usually called the same when filled with cooked shredded chicken and red mole, and known as Marinas when filled with slices of ham and cheese ... click on title for more

Celebrations, Mexican Cuisine, Mexican Culture

A Very Traditional Mexico City Holiday Menu

December 21, 2023by Irene19 Comments

In Mexico, the month of December is full of celebrations; it starts on December 12 with the Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe, followed by seven days of "las posadas". Christmas Eve usually features a late evening family meal, and Christmas Day, either a turkey lunch, or the delicious "recalentado" - reheated leftovers from the night before. In Central Mexico, especially in Mexico City, el recalentado is always welcome because the dishes are mainly soups or stews, so the flavours keep maturing and developing. The following is a good example of a traditional Mexico City Style Christmas Eve Menu ... click on title for more

Celebrations, International Topics

The Two Guadalupes

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023by Irene8 Comments

December 12 is observed as the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (of Mexico), in the Catholic calendar. There is another Lady of Guadalupe, in Extremadura, Spain ... click on title for more

gardening

Flower of the Day – The Holiday Pepper

December 3, 2023by Irene3 Comments

I brought a few pots inside a few weeks ago, since we have had our first hard frost and snow fall of the season. This serrano pepper plant had some green peppers left, and a couple of days ago, I noticed they had turned bright red, just to announce the beginning of the Holiday season ... click on title for more