Prozac In The Air - Zirahuen, Michoacán
Uruapan - The Real Mexico
They call it "the place where the flowers bloom," this steamy edge of subtropical landscape, as rich in history as it is in surprise and beauty where superlatives and contrasts abound.
read moreMexico's Morelia - More Than Meets The Eye
Michoacán-Style Tortilla Soup: Sopa Tarasca
This version of tortilla soup is similar to central Mexico's Sopa Azteca. We enjoyed its warm and robust flavor after a drive over the cool mountain pass called Mil Cumbres (A Thousand Summits) from Morelia to Zitácuaro. The wooden buildings that characterize the region are called trojes, which is also the local name for small food stalls.
read morePlaza-Style Chicken: Pollo Placero
From early evening until late at night, stands are set up in the plazas of Morelia, Pátzcuaro and other cities in Michoacan selling this popular supper. We watched women bring the different elements of this dish - chicken, vegetables and enchilada sauce - which had been pre-cooked at home, then heat them in hot oil or lard just before serving individual customers. The same thing is easy to do for guests, preparing the chicken, vegetables and enchilada sauce separately, ahead of time, and frying and assembling just before serving. Use individual oval platters if possible.
read moreSpicy Braised Pork: Puerco Estilo Apatzingan
The area around Apatzingan is famous for its pork. The flavor of this dish is somewhat reminiscent of the carnitas for which Michoacán is famous. Unlike carnitas, the pork is baked in the oven instead of fried in lard, and the seasoning ingredients make serving a salsa unnecessary.
read moreSweet Milk Curd Dessert: Chongos Zamoranos
This dessert is so popular in Mexico that it comes in cans, but nothing beats home made. Chongo is the Spanish word for a chignon, which the curds resemble when they separate from the whey. This dessert should be prepared in an earthenware pot such as a Mexican clay cazuela.
read moreFlavors of Mexico's Indigenous Kitchens The Purepecha of Michoacan
The colorful wood carvings of Cuanajo, Michoacan
Catrina: Skeletons take over the art of Capula, Michoacan
Cupatitzio Gorge National Park in Uruapan
Jose Maria Alejos Madrigal: Generations of ceramic creativity in San Jose de Gracia, Michoacan
"I learned from my parents. It's been passed down from generation to generation."
read moreArte plumaria: the feather art of Martha López Luna
A Mexico love story
Link to clickable interactive map of Michoacán, Mexico
Clickable interactive map of Pacific Coast beaches: Jalisco, Nayarit, Colima, Michoacán, Mexico
Colonial Lake Pátzcuaro
Personal Views of Easter in Mexico
Semana Santa in Morelia means a vacation at home for me. For one thing, I don't want to become a statistic by hitting the open road, and for another, I don't like crowds. But most importantly, I bask in those times when the help are gone and it's just me and my Doberboys.
read moreMexico Highway Maps, Driving from Nogales to Uruapan
HI, MY SELF AND MY FAMILY ARE TRAVELING TO MEXICO IN A FEW WEEKS. WE ARE ENTERING THROUGH NOGALES AND TRAVELING TO URUAPAN, MICHOACAN. I HAVE BEEN TRYING (UNSUCCESFULLY) FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO FIND A MAP OF MEXICO THAT HAS THE NEW HIGHWAYS (CUOTAS?) SHOWN. I KNOW FROM PAST EXPERIENCE THAT THE SMALLER HIGHWAYS ARE JUST TO NERVE WRECKING. DO YOU KNOW IF THERE IS ANY WHERE THAT I COULD GET MY HANDS ON THIS TYPE OF MAP. DOES THE GOVERNMENT EVEN PRODUCE ONE? I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.
read moreMap of Pátzcuaro
Michoacán's Rural Education
Trip report: Morelia, Michoacan
Visit to Patzcuaro
I’d like to share a few thoughts having just returned from a brief visit to Pátzcuaro, made for the purpose of sizing it up as a possible retirement venue. Let me start by saying that Pátzcuaro is unquestionably one of the greatest places to visit that exist in Mexico. As a travel destination, it’s difficult to beat, with great hotels and restaurants, a lively upbeat zócalo, the lake, and more crafts than you could take in during a six month stay. read more
A Michoacan tradition: the needlework artistry of Hermelinda Reyes
Zirahuen, Michoacan: Mexico's Walden Pond
