My Mexican Kitchen

We'd considered 3 restaurants in the Centro Histórico for our "splurge" meal. One, El Círculo Vasco Español features mostly S...

Last weekend, we went to Mexico City to mark my 66th birthday with, umm, cultural activities and feasting. The cultural part was pretty muc...

Nearly every day, Alejandro the Baker Man comes out of his family's home bakery with the glass and wood showcase on his head. He deftly ...

Fine fat fecund figs DuBosque. Super Higos . Really, they are from a tree in the patio of our friends, the DuBosques. These, are indeed, ...

I've often said that in regard to restaurant dining, food and service were important; ambiance didn't matter. I'd now modify tha...

Even in the middle of July, we enjoy a cool, moist climate here, near Patzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico . We are blessed by an altitude of about...

(This will be my shortest post, ever. Promise.) I was just sprinkling some orégano Mexicano into a pizza sauce, when I found a tiny dog bis...

A cook's ambition grows ever more grandiose, marked by the purchase of new cooking equipment. In my case, it was a Kingsford Barrel Cha...

There are some special added bonuses to riding intercity buses here, at least on the "AutoVías" lines, as from Pátzcuaro to Moreli...

México! It's SO romantic! You can even cook by candlelight. Don't ask when; it'll be a surprise. I do a lot of my baking and coo...

Not every meal is a big deal. What you read here represents less than a tenth of the foods we eat. The other morning, for example, I made t...

My fondness for ginger has deep roots. I've loved it especially in the candied or crystallized form. Fresh is nice, too, when used in co...

The bounty of fresh fruits coming available in the Pátzcuaro Mercado attracts the eye, engages the cooking instincts, and gets the juices fl...

On our return from our stay in the U.S. and Mexico City, we hurriedly restocked our fridge with basics, such as acelgas, zanahorias, col, ce...

Living La Vida Buena Colonia Roma Norte, México, DF: Streets paved with gelato and fountains spouting espresso drinks; beautiful women...

This past Tuesday morning, Susan and I, with the help of our neighbors, Geni and Larry, and a friend, Bruce, had 22 retired men as breakfast...

The Cooking Class at El Mesón de San Antonio The proliferation of cooking schools in Mexico, ranging from short, one day classes to elaborat...

We'd heard how good this seafood restaurant is, but until Thursday, hadn't eaten there. There's another location, somewhere out...