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Our Favorite Ice Cream in México

When we travel in México we always keep our eyes out for Tepoznieves, our favorite ice cream store. Founded in the beautiful town of Tepoztlán, Morelos, there are outlets in many places in México.   They are well known for their interesting flavors of ice cream, but also their aguas – waters – that are my preference.  In the picture above you’ll see my guanábana agua on the left and I think Paul had tres leches. You can page through images...

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I love my kitchen

I love my kitchen. I really love it.* But maybe I love it even more than I did before with our latest addition. If you live in the US or Canada you probably cool or heat your house so that it stays in some sort of reasonable middle range. We don’t do that, though – in the summer our living spaces are made more comfortable through the use of lots of fans but the temperature is just what it is....

Cooking Fun in Mazatlán!

  • March 11, 2015
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One of our favorite restaurants in Mazatlán is the Water’s Edge Bistro. I had heard that Chef Alastair was giving cooking classes on Mondays but I hadn’t looked into taking one since I assumed my being a vegetarian would be an obstacle. Now I know I should never assume… because Chef adjusts the menu each time based on each unique group. Last Monday my visiting sister and I took Chef Alastair’s class and had a wonderful time. We had fun...

Let’s buy our local Mexican apples

  • July 20, 2014
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I’ve been reading lately about the sad state of the Mexican apple market thanks to possible dumping by US apple growers. Here are a few articles if you’re interested in learning more: Apple Appeal (The Mex Files, March 7, 2014) Mexico is Waging War Against American Apples (PRI, May 14, 2014) Apple Growers in Mexico Call Foul on Trade With the US (Seattle Times, July 13, 2014) I have been visiting the mercado often checking for anyone selling Mexican apples,...

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Mazatlan’s New Organic Market

I know I mentioned before that we have a weekly organic market here in town.  Every Saturday until the end of May in the Plazuela Zaragoza from 8 am until noon you will find at the latest count about a dozen vendors selling their most excellent organic and homemade items.  You can read the M! Magazine article about the market/a> or if you’re on Facebook, like their Facebook page. This week I came home with such great stuff!  Organic almond...

The cost of vegetables in México

  • November 15, 2011
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I went to the grocery store on Saturday as the cupboards were bare and I thought I’d show you what vegetables I bought – and what they cost.  Above is the whole batch, glistening with water as they were just washed. Below is my spreadsheet, both in kilos and pounds as well as pesos and US dollars.  I see the most expensive item was the apples – of course, because they were imported, and probably even from Washington!  Saturday was...

Kitchen Tips: Slicing Jalapeños and Limes the Sinaloa way

  • October 12, 2011
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I’ve got bad hands.  Well, actually, I have sensitive skin.  But I like my peppers – serrano and jalapeño being my favorites.  I don’t like to wear gloves, so my strategy is to cut peppers quickly and without having to have my hands on them for very long. I thought I’d show you how I handle peppers to get most of the meat and save my hands, too. 1.  This is the way I use most often. (See above)  Slice...

ToniCol… Sinaloa’s local cream soda cola

  • October 10, 2011
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I like cream soda. I like root beer. I like cola. I don’t know how they did it, but ToniCol is like all three rolled into one. What is ToniCol? It is a local vanilla flavored soda invented by Antonio Espinosa de los Montero from Rosario, Sinaloa, around 1870. Rosario is a town about 30 miles South of Mazatlán, and is also the hometown of the singer Lola Beltrán, and a pleasant afternoon outing. But even if Rosario is the...

Fall is Tomato Roasting Time

  • September 24, 2011
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The state of Sinaloa is the leading tomato growing region in México.  I’m not even sure what the tomato growing season is here because we have wonderful tomatoes all year long!  In the US and Canada, though, fall is tomato harvest time.  I was on the phone with my sister last weekend and she was talking about having a lot of tomatoes from her garden that she needed to make use of.  I described what I do with our tomatoes,...

Now we’re cooking

When I move into a new home I always feel a sense of urgency to transform the space into one that reflects our taste and is more efficient for us to use.  I don’t know why the urgent feeling is there – because really it is almost always better to live in a space for a while to see what you really need.  In the past we’ve wasted money and time doing things too quickly. I am proud of us,...

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  • July 7, 2010
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Anyone who is around me very much is aware that I am turning (or maybe have already turned) into a bread nut.  Since I was raised in San Francisco I can’t help but be partial to a wonderful sourdough, but truly I love them all.  I’ve made a lot of bread over the years, too… my copy of A World of Breads by Dolores Casella was well worn by the time we packed up for México. I didn’t bring it...

domestic wonder

  • May 26, 2010
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Maybe I wonder why I am being so domestic?  I have been having a lot of fun playing at home lately.   All my life while I was busy working I made time for sewing, baking, knitting, and gardening… but since we’ve retired I am really having a ball. In the last couple of weeks I’ve done some sewing – repairing clothes and altering clothes for better fit.  I bought some great fabric and made a bed cover and pillow shams...

What’s going on ’round here…

  • May 14, 2010
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Well, let’s see. I’ve been busy lately – nothing too crazy to report, but having a good time.  A couple of weeks ago I took a breadmaking class that came at the perfect time for me.  I had been baking bread on and off mostly using the no-knead recipe provided by Pátzcuaro resident Tancho at Rancho Canyon Cookbook.  My results were usually edible but I didn’t feel I had the kind of control I wanted, so I knew I wanted...

Vamos a comer! (Let’s go eat!)

Above is a picture of Hector standing behind some of his freshly baked breads.  This amazing scene is at the new bakery-restaurant Molika that is occupying the space formerly occupied by the 28 Centro deli.  Paul and I take our blogging job seriously and had to head out to check it out last week.  And, just for you, dear readers, again today.  Hector and his wife have moved here from England where she had been a chef.  Last week we...

Beautiful Mazatlán Evening

Last weekend Paul and I headed out to dinner at Le Sorelle, the restaurant at the Casa Lucila Boutique Hotel.  We like the food there – mostly mediteranean – and the service and atmosphere.  The restaurant and bar has very high ceilings with exposed vigas and the windows open wide so you can watch the sunset.  We sat in big comfy leather armchairs.   Last year we watched an electrical storm from there – it was the perfect place to...