Leap frogging the Pacific: Chocolate and the Acapulco Galleon
The Pacific is a terrifying ocean. It’s not so much the storms. The Indian Ocean and the north Atlantic, the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn trump it there. …
Read moreGolden tejocote: Praise to a humble Day of the Dead fruit
A clutch of tejocotes (te-ho-COT-es) with a plum tomato by their side to give you a sense of scale. They look like minature golden apples, don’t they? Doll’s apples. So…
Read moreNo sweat
Really, grinding’s no sweat. Put on a pretty dress, find ribbons for your hair, layer on the jewelry, hang your hat in the corner of the kitchen and buckle down…
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