My Mexican Kitchen

Let's pause here for a cafecito and pan dulce break and return in another episode.  In our previous episode, the three gastronomic adv...

We just returned from a visit to the U.S. where we attended a wedding of our grandniece and her childhood sweetheart and a visit to my side ...

Cannolo The Cuevas' have been travelling in the U.S., attending a wedding and visiting family, and are now on their way home, after a...

The Asador Bariloche had been recommended to me by our friend Peter, in Morelia. Yesterday, we had a chance to eat there. It's in Morel...

Crema Fría de Berros y Papas When it's hot weather here at el Rancho, we look again for cold, easy to prepare foods to tide us over u...

El Gorjeo de Las Aves En Las Mañanas de Abril.   Ziracuarétiro, Michoacán Imagine a place set in lush green hills, with  a semi-tropical...

Elaborate piece at the Concurso de Las Bordaderas Dinner for 6 after the Concurso de Las Bordaderas at Santa Cruz, Michoacán. May 19, ...

After a year of arranging restaurant breakfasts and sending out email notices, I'm retiring as breakfast co-ordinator for the Pátzcuaro ...

Michoacán's Best Vietnamese Restaurants? What the Pho? There aren't any. You want Vietnamese type food, you must cook it at home....

We took a drive yesterday for the first time to Tacámbaro, Michoacán. We first heard of it from the Pátzcuaro Birders Group. It's on th...

                   Great start. Middling middle. We returned yesterday to the pleasant town of Ziracuarétiro, in the warm, lush semi-trop...

Baker's Joy . It's not just a pan release spray. It's La Frontera, in Morelia. As a retired, professional baker and ex-bakery ...

The Milanesa is a popular dish in Mexico. It's simply a cutlet of meat or chicken, pounded thin, lightly breaded and fried. It's oft...

Betabeles. It's a lovely word for an unlovely root. They look like ruddy cannon shot piled in the market stalls or on the grou...

It may come as a surprise to newcomers that somewhat provincial Pátzcuaro has several specialty food shops. If you are looking for Asian se...