Preparing Mexico's classic chiles rellenos: Step by step
One of the most comforting and traditional dishes in this country is chiles rellenos, literally translated as "stuffed chiles" — a dish that originated in the colonial city of Puebla and that evolved into an uncountable amount of varieties and versions. The original and most simple one is the chile relleno stuffed with cheese.
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Cooking in Puerto Escondido: Fish and fruit from Mexico's tropics
Chayote soup with poblano chile: Sopa de chayote con chile poblano
This recipe is adapted from one taught at Susana Trilling's Seasons of My Heart cooking school, located in the beautiful Etla Valley of Oaxaca. The soup is refreshing cold, or may be served at room tem...
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Chayote: Squash dresses up for the holidays
Mexican Christmas menu ideas: Posadas, Noche Buena, Navidad
During this celebratory month, preparing seasonal dishes is an important part of the festivities, with each occasion having its own specialties. These can be easily adapted to holiday menus everywhere, and a Mexican culinary theme is fun, festive, and versatile. read more
Pomegranate champagne cocktail: Coctel de champaña y granada
When we lived in Oaxaca, we had neighbors with a pomegranate tree that seemed to bear fruit much longer than in other places. In Puebla, the pomegranate season is late summer, after which pomegranates ...
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Baked chilaquiles: Chilaquiles al horno
We usually make chilaquiles right on the stovetop and gobble them up immediately, but in this recipe, they are baked in the oven, which means that all work can be done before guests arrive. Leave out t...
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Mexican stews: healthy winter comfort food
Revolutionary Days: A Chronology of the Mexican Revolution
Modern Mexico: Through the Eyes of Modern Mexicans
March memories linger in Mexico
Mexico City's San Fernando Cemetery for famous sons, present or not
The San Fernando Cemetery first began operating in 1713. The poor were first buried there, in the section known as the "Panteón chico." Later, aristocrats nudged their way in, and then in 1835 the "Panteón grande" was constructed and it became an all-purpose public bone yard.
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Heart healthy lentils: Mexican fall favorites
Fragrant, festive Mexican guavas: For Christmas punch and other delights
Better than a Cuban cigar: Mexico's Santa Clara Puros
Puros Santa Clara number among the world's finest cigars. In fact, these fine Mexico cigars rival — and surpass — Cuban cigars in flavor and quality.
Señor Jorge Ortiz Alvarez
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Curious coming to Mexico's Mormon Colonia Juarez
Miles and other Mormon pioneers made something out of almost nothing and the small towns are is still there in the Chihuahua desert, not far from the Piedras Verdes River, on the flat ground near the Sierra Madre Occidental.
Colonia Juarez is 15 or 20 kilometers southwest of Casas Grandes. read more
Mexican jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese and smoked fish: Jalapeños rellenos con queso crema y pescado ahumado
Mexican jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese and smoked fish are a wonderful botana adapted from Susana Trilling's Oaxaca cookbook, Seasons of My Heart. Just be sure to use the pickled jalapeños and n...
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Mexican mini chicken tortas: Tortitas de pollo
Miniature torta rolls or any small water rolls work well for these mini chicken tortas. Refried beans, tomatoes and avocados are always found on tortas, but either ham or Oaxaca cheese is an easy subst...
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Mexico's Boys Town, Villa de Los Niños
It all began with a casual comment by my friend Rodrigo Orozco — also known as Tarantula Man, thanks to the anti-poaching project he leads in western Mexico — when I told him about a hike I was org...
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Tricksters, avengers and guardian spirits: Mexican Ghosts
Mexican wines: Perfect pairings with holiday dishes
Busing it in Mexico: What's not to love?
I adore travelling Mexico by bus. Mexico's bus system offers travelers an economical, efficient and effective means to explore the entire country. The routes are highly organized and the connections a...
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