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	<title>Midwesterner in Mexico &#187; Food of Mexico</title>
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		<title>Happy Holidays from Midwesterner in Virginia</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/12/26/happy-holidays-from-midwesterner-in-virginia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/12/26/happy-holidays-from-midwesterner-in-virginia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A Taste of Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coffee cakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merry Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A belated Merry Christmas &#38; Happy Holidays to all from me &#38; John here in Arlington, Virginia!  Thanks so much for continuing to visit this blog &#38; offer your comments. I love hearing from everyone who has Mexico questions, anecdotes, &#38; tips to share.
We interspersed some Mexico into 2011&#8217;s Annual Baking of the Cranberry Almond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating New Year&#8217;s Eve in DF</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/12/25/celebrating-new-years-eve-in-df/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/12/25/celebrating-new-years-eve-in-df/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico Today]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[feliz año nuevo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fin de año nuevo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year's Eve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pata Negra]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=3249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We found celebrating the Año Nuevo in Mexico City to be a bit different than our prior U.S.-based New Year&#8217;s Eve festivities.  In the U.S., pressure always feels high among the 20/30-something crowd to have THE MOST AMAZING NIGHT OUT of your life.  This usually involves spending 2x what you would normally spend on dinner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A race to the finish: our final days in Mexico City!</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/10/23/a-race-to-the-finish-our-final-days-in-mexico-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/10/23/a-race-to-the-finish-our-final-days-in-mexico-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tourist Spots in D.F.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ángel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[astrid y gaston]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bucket list]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bullfight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car sleeping]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dulce patria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lampuga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercado Jamaica]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Museo Dolores Olmedo]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=3092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[﻿One year ago last weekend, John &#38; I were on our way to the Mexico City airport for the flight that would end our 2+ year experience as chilangos.  All our worldly possessions were packed, all our kitschy souvenirs had been purchased, all the tacos al pastor that one person should ingest in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sparkling Wineries in Querétaro: Viva Freixenet!</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/08/29/sparkling-wineries-in-queretaro-viva-freixenet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/08/29/sparkling-wineries-in-queretaro-viva-freixenet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Querétaro State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travels in Mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cavas Freixenet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freixenet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freixenet World's Wine Bar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Redonda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Querétaro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ruta de Queso y Vino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tequisquiapan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=2987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve shared before how I&#8217;m a sucker for well-branded tourism, so Querétaro&#8217;s efforts to promote their wine &#38; cheese &#8220;route&#8221; certainly did not fall on deaf ears during my time in México. Even before we made our trip to Finca Vai for some cheese tasting, we drove from Mexico City to the same area in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the word &#8220;exposé&#8221; overly dramatic for a post about avocado prices in Arlington, VA?</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/08/17/is-the-word-expose-overly-dramatic-for-a-post-about-avocado-prices-in-arlington-va/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/08/17/is-the-word-expose-overly-dramatic-for-a-post-about-avocado-prices-in-arlington-va/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A Taste of Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in DC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arlington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ballston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glebe Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grocery stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harris Teeter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latino markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mercados]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[price comparison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=2969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two of the highlights of life in Mexico City that we were the most sad to leave behind were 1) the amazing array of fresh fruits, vegetables and meat available to us at incredibly reasonable prices, and 2) the new world of fantastic Mexican food that we&#8217;d discovered (vastly unlike what we&#8217;d been exposed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheese Tourism in Mexico: a visit to Finca Vai</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/08/15/cheese-tourism-in-mexico-a-visit-to-finca-vai/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/08/15/cheese-tourism-in-mexico-a-visit-to-finca-vai/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Querétaro State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travels in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cheese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finca VAI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City daytrips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Querétaro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[queso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ruta de Queso y Vino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tequisquiapan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=2943</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cheese and dairy products in general are one of my favorite things to eat. So when I learned via Querétaro&#8217;s robust tourism board of a nearby farm that combined cheese-making with a barnyard animal petting zoo, it seemed like a no-brainer.  The fact that it was basically a simulated visit to the Midwest was just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Random Events in Mexico City &amp; beyond!</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/07/06/upcoming-random-events-in-mexico-city-beyond/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/07/06/upcoming-random-events-in-mexico-city-beyond/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hidalgo State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucha!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Actopan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Feria de la Barbacoa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gourmet Show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hidalgo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holbox Dream]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isla Holbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lucha libre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucha Libre La Experiencia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=2882</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of my continuing &#8220;Live Vicariously Through My Friends in Mexico&#8221; program, I wanted to alert y&#8217;all to some upcoming events in DF, Quintana Roo, and Hidalgo state that I thought may be worth checking out. Rest assured I continue to keep my finger on the pulse of kitschy activities despite my absence from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carnitas: bring that porky magic to your own kitchen</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/01/24/carnitas-bring-that-porky-magic-to-your-own-kitchen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/01/24/carnitas-bring-that-porky-magic-to-your-own-kitchen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best tacos in Mexico City]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[carnitas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pork]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tacos al pastor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=2781</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Even though we&#8217;ve only been out of Mexico for three months now, we&#8217;re already starting to get the DTs for some good tacos. (or perhaps the more appropriate term is TTs&#8211; taqueria tremens??) We&#8217;ve not done an exhaustive taqueria inventory in the DMV area, but we are starting to get skeptical enough that I&#8217;ve begun [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ingredients for a Great Mexican Despedida</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/01/09/ingredients-for-a-great-mexican-despedida/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2011/01/09/ingredients-for-a-great-mexican-despedida/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 01:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[despedida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farewell party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[going-away party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mariachi band]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mesero Jose Cosme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=2742</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One Spanish word we quickly learned while living among the highly-transient expat population in Mexico City was despedida, a.k.a. farewell party. There seemed to be one happening on a monthly basis in our apartment building alone. As we approached the last few months of our time in Mexico, we paid more attention &#38; made lots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Please make me some jello, Mexico-style</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/12/01/please-make-me-some-jello-mexico-style/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/12/01/please-make-me-some-jello-mexico-style/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3D jello molds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mexican jello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=2725</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nestled among the names of a few restaurants &#38; esoteric museums on my &#8220;Things I Didn&#8217;t Get to Do While I Was in Mexico City&#8221; inventory, one activity regarding jello sits there on my list of regrets. Jello wrestling, you ask optimistically? No, my friends. It is actually a cooking class that I had my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>German names don&#8217;t go well in Spanish</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/10/04/german-names-dont-go-well-in-spanish/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/10/04/german-names-dont-go-well-in-spanish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[German names in Spanish]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=2665</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[John &#38; I are rather sad to be leaving Mexico City after an amazing 2 years and 3 months. I have been trying to look on the bright side &#38; think of things that we will not miss about Mexico. It isn&#8217;t going very well, because the best thing I&#8217;ve thought of so far is:

People [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Visit to the Corona Brewery (aka Cervecería Modelo)</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/09/23/a-visit-to-the-corona-brewery-aka-cerveceria-modelo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/09/23/a-visit-to-the-corona-brewery-aka-cerveceria-modelo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought to yourself, &#8220;What could I do today to support a giant, soul-crushing monopoly?&#8221;  If you happen to be in Mexico City, I have just the ticket: a visit to Cervecería Modelo, just north of Polanco!

The name Grupo Modelo may not immediately ring any bells for non-Mexico residents, but it is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to eat at the Tacos &amp; Mariachi Fest in Mexico City</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/09/07/what-to-eat-at-the-tacos-mariachi-fest-in-mexico-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/09/07/what-to-eat-at-the-tacos-mariachi-fest-in-mexico-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tourist Spots in D.F.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayluardo's Restaurante]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First Taco and Mariachi Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mariachis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Plaza Garibaldi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We visited the aforementioned First [Annual??] Tacos &#38; Mariachi Festival after work today in Plaza Garibaldi, as I was curious to see what kind of festival could be organized in two weeks. I really should not be surprised to discover one does not need that much time to bring together numerous tasty taco vendors in Mexico [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cognitive dissonance: sexy, gourmet hot dogs</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/08/19/cognitive-dissonance-sexy-gourmet-hot-dogs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/08/19/cognitive-dissonance-sexy-gourmet-hot-dogs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hot dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexican advertisements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While watching television last night in Mexico City, we saw one commercial that really stood out&#8211; in a bad way. It ran twice in an hour.  The first time, we debated whether Saturday Night Live producers had somehow snuck a fake, joke commercial into Cablevisión&#8217;s Mexico programming. The second time, we felt slightly nauseous.
Decide for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sancocho: the most impressive meat stew ever</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/08/18/sancocho-the-most-impressive-meat-stew-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/08/18/sancocho-the-most-impressive-meat-stew-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MBA program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biggest pot I have ever seen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dominican Republic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meat stew]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sancocho de las siete carnes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of my MBA class friends here in Mexico City is married to a woman from the Dominican Republic. For Rodolfo&#8217;s birthday last year, his wife made an amazing Dominican creation known as Sancocho de las Siete Carnes. John and I were invited to the Gran Sancochada (as apparently one calls the event at which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best time of day in Mexico City: early morning</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/08/12/best-time-of-day-in-mexico-city-early-morning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/08/12/best-time-of-day-in-mexico-city-early-morning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embassy Interactions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atole]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best time of day in Mexico City]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[churros]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last three days, I&#8217;ve been test-running a new morning routine here in Mexico City. The reason for this was the expiration of our Gold&#8217;s Gym Polanco membership, which prompted us to reflect on a few questions before we extended it for our last couple months here:

They want to charge each of us $1800 pesos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casseroles heal all wounds</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/08/05/casseroles-heal-all-wounds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/08/05/casseroles-heal-all-wounds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visits back in the US]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[casseroles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sick food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After two weeks here in Nebraska, hanging out both at the hospital in Omaha and in my hometown of Grand Island, the time has come for me return to Mexico City. I think the Carmann family is feeling a lot better now that we&#8217;ve had some time to gather more information &#38; Mom is well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican food I&#8217;ve not yet tried&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/07/22/mexican-food-ive-not-yet-tried/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/07/22/mexican-food-ive-not-yet-tried/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arena Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bar La Estacion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cantina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D.F.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As seen at Bar La Estacion across the street from Arena Mexico (the lucha libre venue):
You&#8217;ll see a few common Mexican snacks listed (in varying degrees of spelling accuracy) in the white lettering. But peruse on down to that 4th line of white text. Pene en su jugo. For any non-Spanish speakers, that means pene [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fruit &amp; Veg Wonderland</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/07/19/fruit-veg-wonderland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/07/19/fruit-veg-wonderland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cheap produce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fruit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexican mercados]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[whiny about leaving Mexico]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[John and I have just under 3 months left in DF before moving back to the other distrito (DC, that is). As our time south of the border wanes, one thing you can expect over the coming weeks is some posts whining w/r/t what we will miss about Mexico.
Whiny Topic #1: Mexico&#8217;s beautiful, luscious, tasty, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Takenoya: Chinese Steamed Soup Dumplings in Mexico City!!</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/07/18/takenoya-chinese-steamed-soup-dumplings-in-mexico-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/07/18/takenoya-chinese-steamed-soup-dumplings-in-mexico-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Travels]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chinese dumplings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese food in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gyoza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese food]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[restaurante chino]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[restaurants in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shumai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soup dumplings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite parts of my recent visit to China was the food. Particularly, the magical &#8220;soup dumplings&#8221; for which Shanghai is legendary, known more properly as xiaolongbao. I went to DinTaiFung in Shanghai, as per friend Todd&#8217;s recommendation, which is known world-wide for its excellence in these steamed dumplings.
Why are these little nuggets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pork Consumption: China&#8217;s beating you, Mexico&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/06/12/pork-consumption-chinas-beating-you-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/06/12/pork-consumption-chinas-beating-you-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Travels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pigs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To further the undeserved reputation I have of being a crazy bacon/pork advocate, I thought it was time for another pig-related post. Two years of living in Mexico has opened my eyes to a whole new level of involvement between pigs &#38; your daily food intake. The sheer number of chicharrones (fried piggie skins) on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Trendy Wine Store in Polanco: Bacus</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/05/06/new-trendy-wine-store-in-polanco-bacus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/05/06/new-trendy-wine-store-in-polanco-bacus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 16:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bacus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cata]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polanco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wine in Mexico]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A cute little wine store recently opened up about a block from our apartment in Polanco. It&#8217;s called Bacus, and this is their 3rd site so far in Mexico City (other two in Del Valle and Satelite). Knowing that having a wine source so close could cause problems for both our budget + my level [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Best Festival EVER in Mexico? Ask the burros!!</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/05/01/what-is-the-best-festival-ever-in-mexico-ask-the-burros/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/05/01/what-is-the-best-festival-ever-in-mexico-ask-the-burros/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 23:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travels in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best fair ever]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brahma bulls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[burricornio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[burro fashion show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burro Festival!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[burro races]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donkey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donkey festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donkeys]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me start by saying: Feria Nacional del Burro 2010 *exceeded* our expectations. Get ready for some heavy photo coverage, folks.   As I mentioned on Thursday, I&#8217;d gotten wind of this Burro Festival on Twitter, and after seeing how witty their website was, I had no choice but to go. Besides, having a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tasty Capsu</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/02/22/tasty-capsu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/02/22/tasty-capsu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Spanish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MBA program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capsu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[catsup]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes one comes across something in Spanish that makes me feel better about my language abilities, because it reminds me that on occasion, Mexicans have trouble with Spanish too. And maybe also trouble with colors.
Reference the below photo snapped by one of my eagle-eyed MBA classmates this weekend, as seen on the table of food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sluggy McSluggerson recounts some Mexico Highlights!</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/02/11/sluggy-mcsluggerson-recounts-some-mexico-highlights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/02/11/sluggy-mcsluggerson-recounts-some-mexico-highlights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archaeological Sites]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Guerrero State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucha!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oaxaca State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tourist Spots in D.F.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alebrijes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[beaches]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dia de la Independencia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[La Capellina]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oaxaca City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pyramids]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[San Miguel de Allende]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so I&#8217;ve been a slug. Every now and then, I like to do a blog post outlining all the riveting topics I&#8217;ve been meaning to write about, promise you that I will actually write about them, and then never execute on this.  Which sucks, because we have been some really amazing places in Mexico [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flores de Calabaza (aka Squash Blossoms)</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/02/09/flores-de-calabaza-aka-squash-blossoms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/02/09/flores-de-calabaza-aka-squash-blossoms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On almost every trip to the mercados or grocery stores here in Mexico, I find myself admiring the flores de calabaza, a.k.a. squash blossoms. Not being a fan of actual squash, I consider these guys by far the best thing to emerge from the squash family:
I never got around to actually buying them due to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Las Jirafas y la Mula in Santa Maria la Ribera</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/01/27/las-jirafas-y-la-mula-in-santa-maria-la-ribera/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/01/27/las-jirafas-y-la-mula-in-santa-maria-la-ribera/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cerveza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colonias]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Las Jirafas y la Mula]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in December, John, friend Susan &#38; I went on a long overdue visit to one of Mexico City&#8217;s up-and-coming neighborhoods, Santa Maria la Ribera. (Read as: no Starbucks yet) For additional colonia commentary, check out SMlR resident Jesus Chairez&#8217;s blog, or Lesley&#8217;s post re. her visit.  There are several cute little spots, like the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newsflash: free water at restaurant in Polanco!</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/01/14/newsflash-free-water-at-restaurant-in-polanco/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/01/14/newsflash-free-water-at-restaurant-in-polanco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brassi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free water in Mexico City]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Polanco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polanco restaurants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living in the fancy-pants neighborhood of Polanco in Mexico City, we see loads of overpriced, trendy restaurants where the food tends to be sub-par. There are a few diamonds in the rough, but it is rare you can escape lunch (much less dinner) with a bill of &#60;$200 pesos at any of the see-and-be-seen joints. These are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The best tacos come from the back of a van</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/01/05/the-best-tacos-come-from-the-back-of-a-van/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/01/05/the-best-tacos-come-from-the-back-of-a-van/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[street food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The two friends visiting us this week are your classic &#8220;work hard, play hard&#8221; types. Since there is no work for them to do here, the focus has been largely on playing. In Mexico, &#8220;playing&#8221; loosely translates &#8220;tequila, cerveza, and more tequila&#8221;.
As you can see, this team was well prepared to handle its tequila:
After a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unique shopping &amp; snacking in DF</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/11/06/unique-shopping-snacking-in-df/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/11/06/unique-shopping-snacking-in-df/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artefacto]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Condesa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[El Encrucijada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fresa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Itten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Itten Deco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maison Belen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve never been a big fan of cookie-cutter, chain restaurants/shops (except in a pinch), so I am always excited to find a unique, locally-owned spot to spend my pennies (or pesos in this case). God knows there are zillions of non-chain options in Mexico City, but here are a few of the more amusing selections I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good steaky-beef in Mexico City</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/09/15/good-steaky-beef-in-mexico-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/09/15/good-steaky-beef-in-mexico-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Argentine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arrachera]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not a huge steak eater, but every now and then, a big slab of meat sounds like the perfect way to create both a food-induced coma &#38; feelings of regret over not wearing one&#8217;s &#8220;fat pants&#8221; out to eat. Conveniently, John is an avid beef fan, and has gone through the burden (?) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who doesn&#8217;t have a line of credit at their local steakhouse?</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/08/25/who-doesnt-have-a-line-of-credit-at-their-local-steakhouse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/08/25/who-doesnt-have-a-line-of-credit-at-their-local-steakhouse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[financial ruin]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=1354</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a sign that Mexico has learned well from its northern neighbor about how credit is great for encouraging people to spend money they don&#8217;t have, I recently observed the below sign at a steak/pasta restaurant here in DF that is popular with the work crowd.
Shoppers in the US have faced plenty of reprimands over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Never try to give a Chilean advice about spicy food&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/08/20/never-try-to-give-a-chilean-advice-about-spicy-food/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/08/20/never-try-to-give-a-chilean-advice-about-spicy-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Spanish]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chileans don't actually like chile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instant messaging]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;when you speak Spanish like a 5-year-old.
One of my good friends from my MBA program is originally from Chile, and recently moved from Mexico City to Kentucky due to a change with her husband&#8217;s job. (Now THAT would be a &#8220;cultural differences&#8221; blog I would LOVE to read!!) Since we no longer get to spend hours in class [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Mariachi-filled Night Out in Plaza Garibaldi</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/08/12/a-mariachi-filled-night-out-in-plaza-garibaldi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/08/12/a-mariachi-filled-night-out-in-plaza-garibaldi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tourist Spots in D.F.]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=1316</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You may have heard of Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City, best known as the local hub of mariachi action. I posted back in March about our visit there after the Cantina Crawl, but I thought I&#8217;d follow up with a bit more detail on how to spend a night out in Garibaldi (for those suspicious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modern poultry refrigeration techniques continue to sweep Mexico by storm</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/07/30/modern-poultry-refrigeration-techniques-continue-to-sweep-mexico-by-storm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/07/30/modern-poultry-refrigeration-techniques-continue-to-sweep-mexico-by-storm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chickens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a follow-on to last year&#8217;s photo of [dead] chickens on the move, my brother Tim snapped this gem while we were wandering around the Centro during his visit the other week.
We observed that the ladies (may they rest in peace) were being watched over by a singular guard wandering through the gutter nearby&#8230;
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		<title>Best summer soup ever: Mangospacho</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/07/20/best-summer-soup-ever-mangospacho/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/07/20/best-summer-soup-ever-mangospacho/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mangoes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=1245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been inspired lately by Lesley&#8217;s multiple mouthwatering food pics &#38; recipes that she has posted on her blog, so I thought it was time to finally share one of my own. I first tried this recipe for Mangospacho (from the &#8220;Stop and Smell the Rosemary&#8221; cookbook by the Junior League of Houston) while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is &#8220;Mickey Burger&#8221; the correct Spanish translation?</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/05/17/is-mickey-burger-the-correct-spanish-translation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/05/17/is-mickey-burger-the-correct-spanish-translation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 20:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[grocery store]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my continued fascination with the wares of Mexican grocery stores, we came across this gem yesterday at Superama:
How quickly Mickey has apparently forgotten his long-time friend, Clarabelle Cow. I was also struck by the elegant array of seafood on display, namely the purply octopuses. I like most seafood, but I will admit I&#8217;m not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pig Flu Mexico City Day 6: in which we decide to eat lots of Bacon</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/04/30/pig-flu-mexico-city-day-6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/04/30/pig-flu-mexico-city-day-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swine Flu!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bacon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dirty pig farms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grocery store panic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we close out Day 6 of Mexican Swine Flu Mania, it appears this virus has no intent of leaving the country quietly. A smattering of recent developments for anyone living under a rock:

The World Health Organization has raised the pandemic alert level to phase 5 on a scale of 6, meaning there is &#8220;sustained transmission [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malinalco with the visiting Nebraskans</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/04/12/malinalco-with-the-visiting-nebraskans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/04/12/malinalco-with-the-visiting-nebraskans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archaeological Sites]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mexico State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Museum of Malinalco]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My parents from Nebraska came for a visit last month, so we decided to show them some of rural Mexico in addition to the Big Taco, D.F.  We spent a couple nights in Malinalco, located roughly 40 miles south-ish of Toluca or 60 miles (but ~2 hours) from Polanco in Mexico City.
Malinalco is a cute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Map of Cantinas in downtown Mexico City!</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/03/06/map-of-cantinas-in-downtown-mexico-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/03/06/map-of-cantinas-in-downtown-mexico-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tourist Spots in D.F.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cantina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cantinas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centro Historico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cerveza]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a few &#8220;bottle service&#8221; episodes at the über-trendy clubs &#38; lounges here in Mexico City, we have been itching to check out the more autentico cantinas in the Centro Historico. (For those not in the know, most of the glam spots here are big fans of the &#8220;buy a whole bottle of liquor&#8221; approach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dinner at Izote!</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/03/02/dinner-at-izote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/03/02/dinner-at-izote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fine dining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Izote]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mole]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[restuarants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Blog updates have a been a bit slow recently, due to a combination of a looming accounting exam this past Friday and visitors in town!  John&#8217;s mom and aunt, Penny and Chris, made the trek down to Mexico to escape the highly-unpleasant climes of most of the US during the month of February.  They seemed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dining in Condesa: know thy strengths</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/02/02/dining-in-condesa-know-thy-strengths/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/02/02/dining-in-condesa-know-thy-strengths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tourist Spots in D.F.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Condesa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[El Tizoncito]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flora Lounge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tacos al pastor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WTF that's not a pizza]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today was John&#8217;s birthday, so I ambitiously decided to make chilaquiles, only the best Mexican breakfast food ever. It is basically crispy, fried pieces of corn tortillas doused in a tasty salsa verde (tomatillos, onion, garlic, cilantro, serrano peppers) &#38; cooked briefly until the chips soften a bit. Mix in some shredded chicken, top with optional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Not to Wear&#8230; to a Mexican market</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/01/28/what-not-to-wear-to-a-mexican-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/01/28/what-not-to-wear-to-a-mexican-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City public transit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tourist Spots in D.F.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[huaraches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercado de la Merced]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercado Sonora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[not blending in]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[witches market]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend, we decided to check our Mercado Sonora and Mercado de la Merced here in Mexico City. Mercardo Sonora is known as the &#8220;Witches Market&#8221;, meaning that its vendors proffer a wide variety of goods that tend to fall under the &#8220;potions&#8221; category (perhaps optimistically). So lots of incense, herbal/folk remedies, images of saints [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mercado de Jamaica&#8211; the flower market of Mexico City</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/01/19/mercado-de-jamaica-the-flower-market-of-mexico-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/01/19/mercado-de-jamaica-the-flower-market-of-mexico-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tourist Spots in D.F.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carnitas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carnitas Paty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ciudad de Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flower dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flower market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamaica market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercado de Jamaica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercado Jamaica]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday afternoon, we decided to go for a exploration of the wholesale flower market of Mexico City, Mercado de Jamaica. This massive market is apparently *the* place for purchasing flowers for basically all flower vendors in Mexico City and for locals looking for fresh, gorgeous, bargain-priced flowers. We decided to go here with John&#8217;s dad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We are one with Street Food Vendors of Querétaro</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/01/04/we-are-one-with-street-food-vendors-of-queretaro/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/01/04/we-are-one-with-street-food-vendors-of-queretaro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Querétaro State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[churros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elote]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[esquimos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Querétaro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[street food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[street vendors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tacos al pastor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tamales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We felt obligated to take advantage of both of us having New Year&#8217;s Day 2009 off from work, and so parlayed it into a 2-night stay in Querétaro, a town of ~1.6 million people located two hours northwest of Mexico City. Our recent string of luck continued, as we happened upon yet another holiday festival&#8211; the town [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pizza Hut México: Trailblazing paths to new levels of obesity</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2008/12/04/pizza-hut-mexico-trailblazing-paths-to-new-levels-of-obesity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2008/12/04/pizza-hut-mexico-trailblazing-paths-to-new-levels-of-obesity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I walked to DHL in my neighborhood to mail something today, and on the way home decided to grab a quick personal pizza from Pizza Hut. Yes, it was against my better judgement, but I was in a hurry &#38; we have virtually no food in our house. While waiting for my pizza, I was almost tempted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday to Me</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2008/11/25/happy-birthday-to-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2008/11/25/happy-birthday-to-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embassy Interactions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MBA program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dress-up]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marine ball]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In lieu of the witty posting about some aspect of Mexican life that you were expecting to find here, I will instead take this opportunity to post a self-aggrandizing Happy Birthday to Me announcement for this Tuesday November 25th. I am excited as John is taking me to Pujol tonite, some trendy restaurant here in Polanco [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live caterpillars: Not my normal market purchase</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2008/11/20/live-caterpillars-not-my-normal-market-purchase/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2008/11/20/live-caterpillars-not-my-normal-market-purchase/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maguey worms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mercado]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[things I am too scared to buy at the market]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The markets of Mexico provide for a veritable photographic wonderland, provided you are ballsy enough to break out your camera, blatantly take a photo of something, and run away without buying anything&#8211; all under the EXTREMELY watchful eye of the vendor of the object in question. Normally I am a bit shy when it comes to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snacks of D.F.: Alegrías</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2008/11/18/snacks-of-df-alegrias/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2008/11/18/snacks-of-df-alegrias/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food of Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alegrías]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogsherpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dulces]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[


One of the many hot sales items in the streets &#38; the stalls of D.F. are these little numbers, which I understand may or may not be called alegrías. This word means &#8216;happiness&#8217; in Spanish, which is essentially how you HAVE to feel when eating anything this brightly colored. The paper-thin disks are usually made from ground up [...]]]></description>
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