My Mexican Kitchen

¡Hola a todos! I have drifted away from posting here of late, occupied with other interests. It's been a medley, or perhaps a potpourri ...

Yesterday we had the pleasure of brunching at an old friend's home, in the Colonia Roma Sur area of Mexico City. Our friend always delig...

I have some catching up to do, because I have been sick with bronchitis for two weeks. I'm just feeling better now. The big event here w...

TUESDAY: O ur car was ready, having been in the shop, Automotriz Garvez, since Thanksgiving. Our neighbors, Sergio and Bety, gave us a ride ...

( I'm taking a break from serious obras today, and will republish some notes I just wrote on Mexconnected.com Forum .) A few notes on a ...

Early yesterday morning, I replied to a post on the Mexconnected.com Mexican Kitchen Forum. "I had the most fabulous shrimp cocktail at...

                     Eventually, everyone shows up for dinner We are going to Thanksgiving dinner at Restaurante Cha Cha Cha, owned by Rick ...

I'm a sucker for fresh produce from the mercado, I often buy more than we can consume in a few days. So it was that we are preparing to ...

It seems an article of faith amongst aware travelers, that when traveling in another country, you should try to eat the local cuisine. I sub...

Splattered: I made hamburgers last night. Good ones are hard to find here in restaurants and snack bars. They are like thin, weird-tasting, ...

Yesterday, Friday, was an active day. I awoke early, at 3 AM, and baked fudge brownies and whole wheat bread. Our new gas room heater stove ...

Hola. I'd been posting messages on the Lonely Planet Thorn Tree message boards (especially the Mexico Branch and the "Get Stuffed...