My Mexican Kitchen

One of the lesser, but frequent challenges for the expat in Mexico is ordering eggs in a restaurant. If you are fussy about how you want the...

We were invited to a Winter Solstice Party last night at Ed 'n Lyns' house. I decided to make something different as part of our con...

Last Friday, we were waiting out on the zagúan (porch) of la Presidencia in Tzintzuntzan (sort of our county seat), while the young couple...

One week to the day after a sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner at the home of our friends in Tzurumútaro, the DuBosques, we were invited to anoth...

El Horno de Los Sueños (From the My Mexican Kitchen archives of 2006.) MORELIA, Michoacán, México — In a working-class, commercial colonia o...

There are few dishes easier to make and as satisfying to eat as a good meat loaf. It is not hard to make it in a kitchen in Mexico. You'...

I've been pretty consumed lately by the U.S. election, the growing violence in México, and the collapse of the U.S. and world economy. N...

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...