Posts Tagged ‘food’

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’d discovered (vastly unlike what we’d been exposed to [...]

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 & your daily food intake. The sheer number of chicharrones (fried piggie skins) on [...]

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 [...]

I have been inspired lately by Lesley’s multiple mouthwatering food pics & 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 “Stop and Smell the Rosemary” cookbook by the Junior League of Houston) while [...]

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’m not [...]

To add to my list of “firsts” here in Mexico, I can now add “having Thanksgiving Dinner outdoors by a pool in 75-degree weather”.  This may not be novel to those of you in warmer climes, but for those of us whose past Thanksgiving celebrations have been limited almost exclusively to states north of the Mason-Dixon line, [...]