My Mexican Kitchen

The journal of an expat retiree to Medio de Nada, Michoacán, México, with an emphasis on eclectic cuisine.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Cocina Económica "Mary" Uruapan

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Mary's is in the white building A Cocina Económica is an inexpensive place to eat, usually with a three to four course comida. There ...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Anniversary Waltz

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On June 21st, 2011, Doña Cuevas and I celebrated our 43 years together as man and wife. We also marked our 5 years here in this house...
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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Rehash: Four Morelia Restaurants Revisited

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We were in Morelia over a weekend recently, and revisited three restaurants which we'd reviewed earlier. The results were mixed. ...
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Extolling Atole de Grano

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You can talk all you want of tacos, brag on birria, squawk about enchiladas de pollo, or marvel at menudo. But for me, the finest street f...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Ray's Focuses On Pizza

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A wedge of Ray's Pizza We went out for pizza recently while visiting family in New Jersey. There's no shortage of pizzerias in th...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

The Popeye's Caper

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We'd considered going to the Morelia en Boca 2011 affair, but family matters took us to the U.S.  We were compensated with a f...
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Monday, May 23, 2011

Sra. Margarita's Floating Pozole Stand

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I went yesterday  morning into Pátzcuaro centro by combi van. When I alighted at la Plaza Chica, I saw this compact cart with pozole for sal...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Marceva Mission

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Fonda Marceva, Calle Abasolo, Morelia  We knew exactly where it is. We’d walked by many times. In the last three years, we’d read man...
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Monday, May 09, 2011

Oldest Operating Kitchen Tool

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I just saw a discussion beginning on the Any Port In A Storm forum. It's about Oldest Kitchen Appliance . I believe that ours is a Foley...
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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Fast Visit to the Big Enchilada

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We'd been invited to the wedding of the oldest son of our dearest friends in Mexico city, to a girl he met in Monterrey. The wedding wou...
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Saturday, April 02, 2011

A Yen For Chow: Wang Jiao Comida China

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Not long ago, our amigo in Morelia ,  Peter Terry told us of a better-than-average Chinese restaurant, Wang Jiao Comida China, at  Avenida U...
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Hey, Mr. Tangerine Man!

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When I was a kid growing up, a small glass of orange juice was an obligatory start to each breakfast, Sometimes there'd be a grapefrui...
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

A Mexico City Weekend Part 5

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Mojing Comida China Monday, January 31, 2011 In the late morning, we made another visit to the Mercado San Juan and neighboring shops. The...
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Saturday, February 12, 2011

A Mexico City Weekend Part 4

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An evening at "La Embajada Jarocha*". Sunday night, after our walk through the park, we were hungry again. After all, our meals...
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Monday, February 07, 2011

A Mexico City Weekend Part 3

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Nibbling La Condesa Sunday, January 30, 2011 Parque México is the green heart of Colonia Condesa-Hipódromo. I confess; I don't know ...
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Saturday, February 05, 2011

A Mexico City Weekend Part 2

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The Rosetta Enigma Saturday, January 29, 2011 The pivotal dining focus of our weekend was the much lauded Rosetta , a northern Italian r...
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A Mexico City Weekend Part 1

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Seven months had passed since we'd last visited Mexico City. While we enjoy the quiet and natural beauty of our home on the rancho, from...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Asador La Hacienda Morelia

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(This could have been titled, "Three Little Piggies".) We recently went to Morelia to shop and dine, riding with our friend, Ron...
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Saturday, January 01, 2011

Deconstructing Christmas Dinner

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or, "What To Do With the Leftovers". I haven't reported on our very enjoyable Christmas dinner of last week. To sum up brief...
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

El Camino Real Tzurumutaro

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El Camino Real in Februrary, 2004 (Note, please, that I was out and without my camera. So archive photos will have to do.) Saturday we...
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