My Mexican Kitchen

W e are leaving tomorrow to spend a few weeks on the old family hacienda in New Jersey. Not only will this be an opportunity for visiting ...

Ja, Das Ist Ein Holsteiner Schnitzel! Pardon my Alemán . I've never studied that language. But I got enthusiastic ye...

Yo era un cocinero gringo para una familia Mexicana de Cuernavaca . Liz' 16th birthday was approaching, and she was more than happy if ...

I love corn. I really do. So, what is it about the abuse of canned corn* that turns me off so? * Please don't confuse this with CanCun. ...

Yo era un cocinero gringo para una familia Mexicana de Cuernavaca . How it started, below... I first arrived in Cuernavaca to attend the Fén...

I got the nutty notion to make sticky buns yesterday. After Googling, "World's Best Cinnamon Roll", I decided that I already h...

The Hotel Real Palmira is surprisingly located along Calle Obregón, below the mercado entrance on Plaza Chica. The congested street has u...

El Día de Las Albóndigas was first established here at the Rancho, a tradicíon begun by our landlady, Sra. Chucha B. and me. (Photo from a...

Photo by Geni Certain My recent post on cannoli elicited some enthusiastic reader response, particularly from Jackipdx. We agreed that whil...

We went today with two friends to Capula, Michoacán, where we bought pottery items. In the town itself, we sampled some "pan corriente...

I was leafing through my tattered edition of The Joy of Cooking , when I found a strange entry for Mexican Tomato Sauce . The writers prefac...

Our days are full, and so are we. Yesterday was an unusual, but enjoyable example. In the late morning, were treated by our neighbors, Geni ...

There's a famous line from the movie, "The Godfather", a set-up for the punchline, "Leave the gun, take the cannoli"...

I think of all the cuisines of the world that I've tried, I like best that of Italy. Fortunately, with a bit of flexibility, appropriate...

Announcement: I won't be italicizing Spanish words from here on. It's just too much extra work. So enjoy these last italic lines whi...

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...