Posole or Pozole? A Rose By Any Other Name
Recently on Twitter, the very talented Pati Jinich wrote that she was irked by the word posole. "It is Pozole with a Z!!!! Posole is nothing, nada!! Posole equals not...
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Travel in Mexico
Breakfast of Champions: Eggs in Green Salsa with Epazote
I've been in Mexico working on a project and this dish stood out. Scrambled eggs cooked separately and then drowned in tomatillo salsa, topped with a handful of chopped epazote....
Rant: Let's Go Mexican Countries!
A few years ago, a friend's teacher daughter described a situation where her students were intensely debating whether they could call people Mexicans. "You can't call them that!" The teacher...
Beans As Part of the Columbian Exchange
Part of the fun of being featured in The New Yorker was hearing from people all over the world and their stories about beans and/or Mexico. One of the most...
The Burden of Fame: I Kind of Like It!
Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal. -Marilyn Monroe I'd be willing to try having caviar...
Guisado de Lupe: A Delicious Tomato Surprise That Will Make You Flip
In Hidalgo, a meal with my pal Lupe is essential. She is a great cook. I would almost describe her cooking as colonial. She prefers good olive oil to manteca...
Road Trip: Convento de los Los Santos Reyes
For me, there's little better than a road trip in Mexico. My friend Gabriel estimated that over nine years we've traveled approximately 50,00 kilometers (about 32,000 miles) together. I'm glad...
Post Vacation Breakfast: Things Could Be Worse
My favorite sentence is, I just got back from Mexico. I would like to write it more often! The down side is coming home to an empty refrigerator. This morning,...
One More Photo Album of the Rancho Gordo-Xoxoc Project
Random Photos from over the last several years with the Rancho Gordo-Xoxoc Project. I am one lucky fellow!
On the Road: Veracruz and Why It's Possibly My Favorite Spot on Earth
Delicious, beautiful, exotic. Did I say delicious? I meant to. I don't have favorites but if you were to invite me to Veracruz I would only hesitate for a few...
The Simplest and Best Soup I Know and the Trick to Make It Magnificent
If you love beans, you want beans. You don't want a lot of other things getting in the way. But if you're making soup, you do need to do something....
Eating Goat in Tehuacan: Mole de Caderas
For many reasons, this post won't be for my vegetarian and vegan friends. For many reasons. I was in the Valley de Tehuacan with Yunuen and Gabriel from Xoxoc. We...