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Summer in the Kitchen

  • May 25, 2009
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We’re in summer mode in the kitchen these days.  But even with it being warm, I have been enjoying cooking and baking more than ever.  I just turn on the overhead fan and it keeps me cool while I work. This morning I had a smoothie, my favorite summer breakfast.  Carrot, Banana, Pineapple, Yogurt, A few pieces of frozen strawberry, granola, and water.  (I am not a fan of milk.)  We have a Vita-Mix blender and it will make a...

Where Mazatlecos head for Sunday breakfast

  • March 29, 2009
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Panamá, of course.  Panamá Restaurant y Pasteleria is a Sinaloa chain restaurant that is always packed with Mazatlecans eating Panamá’s excellent food. I’m not a big fan of chain restaurants, except maybe for breakfast sometimes.  But Panamá is different.  First, it’s a small chain, only three restaurants/bakeries in Mazatlán and five in Culiacán.  In addition, there are seven bakeries in Mazatlán and three in Culiacán. The chain was started in the 1970’s as an outgrowth of the Mazatlán grocery store,...

Shrimp season is here!

  • September 21, 2008
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In Mazatlán, shrimp is king!  It is a working city, and a lot of the work has to do with fishing – and of course shrimp is a big part of our fishing industry here. The shrimp boats are these crazy kind of winged creatures – I can’t say I really understand how it all works but I believe the “wings” are structures that help them haul in the nets. During shrimp season there are always a few of them...

Shopping trip

  • August 20, 2008
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Magnetized ramp at Mega  We went shopping today at Mega and thought that the cost of our purchases might be interesting, especially to those of you planning a budget for when you move. Grocery prices have been rising everywhere, though, and there is an article in the paper at least every week about inflation and its impact on the poor.   PRODUCE I am going to make gazpacho and garlic soup in the next couple of days, as well as...

Odd Food Day

  • August 10, 2008
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Hot days change the way you think about food. It started out kind of normally for me with an espresso and a piece of toast with peanut butter. We went to Mega for groceries mid-morning. So, for lunch I had a croissant a la Mega and a bit of Watermelon-Jicama-Mint salad that I made with our newly purchased produce. And a bag of gomitas, courtesy of Grocery Shopping Day. Dinner was a half of a cucumber and about 20 almonds....

Eating Close to Home

  • July 27, 2008
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Gas costs a lot. Refrigeration costs a lot. Loading and unloading do, too. So it makes a lot of sense – even in just financial terms – to eat food that is grown locally. A lot of people are beginning to question our desire for out of season foods – why eat strawberries in January in Seattle when they’ll be fresh in May? Especially if they’ll have to be shipped from South America? How good can they taste after travelling...

I love gomitas

  • June 17, 2008
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In the US my favorite candies were Hot Tamales, Red Vines, and Spice Drops. I seem to like things kind of chewy and sometimes with sugar sprinkles. When we moved here it took me a while to find a new addiction….above, you see my favorite pre-packaged treat and below, the ones I buy at the mercado. I like them both equally, but the packaged ones are more gooey. Yum....

What we miss

Paul and I have been asked what we miss from up North by several people who are considering moving to Mexico. At first we said “nothing” and then realized that there are a few things that we miss – in varying amounts… Natural Peanut Butter….you can get small jars of sweetened peanut butter in most grocery stores, and occasionally I’ll see a decent sized jar of Skippy, but that’s it. I should buy some peanuts and grind them in my...