Comments on My Mexican Kitchen: My First Baby Shower

Jennifer, my wife will take part, but not I, in fu...

2009-10-07T08:45:55.963-05:00

Jennifer, my wife will take part, but not I, in future baby showers.

(By the way, the proof of concept was a baby girl, and the very day after the shower! Mother and daughter are said to be doing well)

Saludos,
Don Cuevas

Enjoyed! There is no greater torture than a baby...

2009-10-07T08:11:45.417-05:00

*Enjoyed!* There is no greater torture than a baby shower -- in any culture. Well, I do think that Mexican ones take it to the extreme of tackiness. And once you get on the shower invitation list, you're going to have a hard time extricating yourself from future invitations. You're a marked man.

Const; as I wrote above, I baked the brownies but ...

2009-10-03T03:55:57.695-05:00

Const; as I wrote above, I baked the brownies but not the cake.

As to surprise; I surprise myself sometimes.

Saludos,
Don Cuevas

Huuumm, Interesting, very interesting. A baby show...

2009-10-02T21:46:56.836-05:00

Huuumm, Interesting, very interesting. A baby shower? You can redeem yourself if you admit that you baked the cake?
You surprise me....all the time!

Leslie Limon, I forgot to tell you about Carne Apa...

2009-09-30T18:23:40.052-05:00

Leslie Limon, I forgot to tell you about Carne Apache.

Basically, it's chopped raw beef, marianted in fresh lime juice. The lime juice "cooks" it, as it does ceviche.

The Carne Apache is usually condimented with chopped tomatoes, onions, cilantro and chile. Typically, it's eaten on tostadas de maíz.

I consider it a risky food, as refrigeration is scarce and meat inspection is nigh non-existent here.

Patricia P; you inspired me to upgrade my avatar to a more guapo image.

Saludos,
Don Cuevas

Patricia, don't feel like a fool. I'm so out of ...

2009-09-30T16:41:12.222-05:00

Patricia, don't feel like a fool.

I'm so out of the stream of popular culture, I had no idea of who Diego El Cigala is until I researched him within the last month.

I don't look at all like him. I am the total opposite of cool.

Anoher blogger, the supposed "Constantino", of "On The Road To Pátzcuaro", first replaced his own photo with one of Alfonso Bedoya, the "Steenkin' badges" actor of "Treasure of the Sierra Madres, but since then replaced Alfonso with a picture of his Dad or someone.

We have a lot of fun here.

Saludos,
Don Cuevas

Don Cuevas, now I feel like such a fool. I would...

2009-09-30T16:05:23.765-05:00

Don Cuevas,
now I feel like such a fool. I would never have had the slightest idea of who the person in that avatar is. He is a cool and suave looking gentleman. I'm sure you are somewhat like him, right? Anyway, nice to meet you and to hear that you and Mrs. Cuevas are enjoying beautiful Mexico.
I wish I was there.

Patty

Dear Patricia, Thanks for your kind words. Althoug...

2009-09-30T03:47:28.569-05:00

Dear Patricia,
Thanks for your kind words. Although I'm not a grandpa, I'm of grandpa age.
So far, I have only a few gray hairs.

As you no doubt have surmised, the photo is my "avatar", in reality a photo of "Diego El Cigala", born Diego Ramón Jiménez Salazar.
He is a famous Spanish Romani flamenco singer.

I'd seen a YouTube video of him and Bebo Valdés, performing "Veinte Años". . At the time, I'd no idea of who he was; just that he was cool

Before I "was" Diego, I "was" Anthony Quinn.

About travel: we actually traveled more before we moved to Mexico, on our periodic vacations. Now we just live here. It feels different, but it's fine.

Saludos,
Don Cuevas

PS: Our Blogger friend, "Felipe Zapata", used to "be" Sean Connery, but lately he has become a stylized hand.

Cada loco con su tema.

Don Cuevas, I have been following your blog for so...

2009-09-30T00:15:12.421-05:00

Don Cuevas,
I have been following your blog for some time now, and this is the first time I see an actual picture of you. Funny how we make up a person in our minds and it turns out to be the complete opposite. hehehe. I thought you were an old man with grey hair, a retired little grandpa living in Mexico. I'm so glad to see you are so young, so it gives me hope as to not be too old when I get to travel and live the good life. Muchos saludos a su familia.
I love to read your entries, and greatly enjoy the pictures.

Greetings from San Diego, CA

Leslie, what we were served was basically diced po...

2009-09-28T16:25:57.831-05:00

Leslie, what we were served was basically diced potato salad and carrots in mayo.
The real Ensalada (or ensaladilla) Rusa also has peas, diced beets, ugh—I can't go on.
It's a top fave in Spain, where we avoided it as much as possible.

Now, as to you, Felipe:
I just had to publish your cynical, dour comment. What would we do without you?

Saludos cariñosos,
Don Cuevas

PS: Felipe, I attended in the hope that there would be lots of pretty girls and wimmen there, and I wasn't far wrong.

Jeez, man, baby showers. What next? Having your ey...

2009-09-28T15:32:42.935-05:00

Jeez, man, baby showers. What next? Having your eyebrows straightened?

Glad you enjoyed your first Mexican Baby Shower! ...

2009-09-28T15:25:39.507-05:00

Glad you enjoyed your first Mexican Baby Shower! I'm curious as to what Carne Apache is and what are the ingredients to Ensalada Rusa. I've heard of Ensalada Rusa, but no one that I know, knows how to prepare it.