Jan, the catrina veracruzana, me and Manolo One of the things that I learned on this trip is that Veracruzans, as in other parts of Mexico, breakfast is still the most popular meal to eat out. At 8:00 AM... (Continue reading)
When I had finished writing The Food and Life of Oaxaca, I thought I’d never want to write another cookbook. Not only was I exhausted from the work of getting a complex book into print, but my heart and mind... (Continue reading)
Bret Thorn wrote an article on blackberries for Nations Restaurant News and posted it on his Facebook profile. Of course no Mexican recipes were included because no one associates blackberries with Mexican cooking but they are very much used in... (Continue reading)
This weekend my dear friend Antonia, choreographer, yoga master and healer is putting on a show based on Mary Magdalene, the fallen woman who mended he ways and was declared a saint. It was quite a performance with sacred chants,... (Continue reading)