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Tips on Moving to Mazatlan

Are you thinking about moving to Mazatlán, or are you going to spend some time here this winter to see what you think?  I thought you might like a few tips on how to make friends and find out what is going on.  I hope a few of these will make you feel comfortable in your new home right away. First, I would suggest you check out our Mazatlán Links page. Take your time looking around and you will soon...

Tips for Travel to Mexico City

We’ve visited Mexico City numerous times – but this time we’re here for two weeks and have put together a list of tips for Mexico City, we hope you find them helpful. 1.  Comfortable shoes. Avoid blisters like the plague.  If you’re like us you’ll walk 120+ blocks a day and one little blister can wreck the whole plan. 2.  A smart phone helps. We are always forgetting our map or changing our plans and need to consult a map...

Tips for Moving to México

Are you one of the 10,000 baby boomers reaching retirement age every day? Yes, every day for the next 18 years 10,000 people in the US turn 65. Even if only 1% of those people consider México, that is 36,500 people per year. Are you one of them? Paul and I decided on México for retirement for a lot of reasons. We wanted an adventure. We wanted to learn a new language, learn about a different culture, and experience life...

Tips from My Mexican Kitchen

  • March 30, 2012
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I have learned a lot over the years in my Mazatlán kitchen. I shared a few tips with you once before – how to slice jalapeños and limes the Sinaloa way – but I recently realized I had a few more tips to share. At the top of the post is a pile of blue corn tortillas.  I love these tortillas, and will pick up a package even if it contains more tortillas than I really want.  Watch the video...

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...

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,...

How to be a successful expat….

-or- How to Move Away From Your Home Country and Not Want to Move Back in Six Months. People go on vacation every day and comment “Oh, I would so love to live here! Maybe someday!” That’s fine, but would you really? How would you do if you actually made the move to México? Here are my thoughts on what makes a successful expat. Know Yourself You know what you love and hate, what will irritate you and what you...

How to make a difference in 2010

  • January 1, 2010
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The cathedral at sunrise – January 1, 2010 Most of us have been thinking about our resolutions for the new year. Some want to lose weight. Some want to exercise more. I know those are two of my resolutions. But I’d like to suggest that everyone add one resolution to their list.  Only one.  And it isn’t too hard to do. Eat less meat. I’ve been a vegetarian for more than 20 years.  I became a vegetarian mainly because I...