The Art of Mexican Graphics
This is what I would normally say is a very typical Mexican store. I don't think the panda aspect is all that inspired but I love the look of the...
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On the Road
More Enfrijoladas, More Happiness
This beautiful dish is known as Zopilotas. It's basically an enfrijolada without chicken or filling but served with some crudely scrambled eggs. The sauce is only going to be as...
Another Night, Another Hacienda
A recent trip to Mexico sent me to Tlaxcala, not far from Mexico City, looking for masks. I don't have a thing for masks in general, but I do love...
From Veracruz: Stuffed Chiles
In Xico, Veracruz, enjoying some incredible chiles rellenos. A stuffed chipotle and a stuffed jalapeno, both excellent.
Cooking With Clay No. 11: The Red Clay of San Marcos Tlapazola, Oaxaca
In the big market at Oaxaca, in the clay cookware area, you will find a stand featuring beautiful red clay cookware. It comes from a village called San Marcos Tlapazola,...
Eating FIsh and Seafood in Puerto Escondido
My last trip to Oaxaca was mostly spent in the car, driving to markets and to meet potential farmers. It was very productive and it's always a pleasure for me...
Grinding Chiles with Clay
I've seen these clay bowls with lines before and I knew they were some kind of mortar. In Hidalgo and Oaxaca, they seem to be called molcajetes, just like their...
Beans From Oaxaca
I've just returned from a quick week in Oaxaca. What a wild state! You round a mountain and the next thing you know you're in a completely different terrain with...
Women's Folk Arts in Berkeley and Sonoma
My friend Peggy Stein and her family import all sorts of off-beat treasures from Mexico into the US but I think her most important work is with lead-free pottery, making...
Noche Mexicana: A Day in the Beanfields Part Two
After the tour of the bean and corn fields, it was time to eat! Lupe shows off the masa made from blue corn. These tasted as good as they look....
Noche Mexicana: A Day in the Beanfields Part One
As part of our tour, I think one of the unexpected highlights was visiting the bean farmers in Hidalgo. They grow our Moro and Ayocote Morado beans and they were...