Posts Tagged ‘Xico’

Breakfast in Xico, Veracruz, Mexico

Breakfast in Xico, Veracruz, Mexico

  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)

A private culinary tour of Veracruz and Oaxaca

 A private culinary tour of Veracruz and Oaxaca

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)

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Blackberries or Moras

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)

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“Bad girl turns good” or why Mary Magdalene is so popular.

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)

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