Hard Choices: Tortillas de Maiz or Tortillas de Maseca
The NY Times today had an article on (finally) a place in New York that is making tortillas from maize not from Maseca. If that sounds like double dutch to…
Read moreThe Sugar Plum Fairy in Mexico
This post is for Sonia Bañuelos, who fondly remembers candied fruits, and her little one, who is yet to learn about them. To encounter Mexican frutas cristalizadas or cubiertas is…
Read moreLest We Forget. Servants in the Kitchen
Last year I wrote a series of posts on servants in the kitchen. A reader asked me to put them together, so here goes. 1. Lest We Forget: Servants in…
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