Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
We often walk to Viva Mexico, a restaurant not far from our home in San Juan Cosala, for lunch. It’s also known as Tia Lupita’s, and there must be a story there. I know Lupita — she makes such delicious handmade tortillas that I have basically stopped eating any others. Someday I’ll write more about […]
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Friday, March 13, 2009 — ACA is an organic farm and information center which does a lot of community outreach to both Mexicans and foreigners. Wednesday we took part in one of their bus trips to the huge wholesale food market in the heart of Guadalajara. The Mercado de Abastos stretches for many, many blocks. […]
Nov. 23, 20008 — Okay, I know that isn’t exactly the way the old saying goes. But it’s what happened around here this afternoon. It’s the time of year when our lemon tree goes bananas. We have banana trees too but they are not going bananas in this cooler early winter season. It’s getting into […]
Nov. 23, 2007 – Our friend Peter stopped in recently for a couple of days. He’s just finished a month in Guadalajara at the International Teacher Training Organization, where he got TEFL-certified, to teach English as a second language. This school helps its graduates find jobs. Peter’s classmates are heading to Cancun, Chiapas, Puerto Vallarta, […]
March 3, 2006 — We have a small lemon tree in our yard and it is dropping at least one lemon a day on the ground. When we got back from our recent five-day trip, there were 15 lemons on the ground! We’ve been making lemonade, but can’t keep up that way. Marmalade is on […]
May 1, 2005 — “It’s the best Italian food we’ve ever eaten, including in Italy,” said a well-traveled American who lives in our small town of Bernal, not far from Queretaro in central Mexico. That was certainly recommendation enough, so last night Kelly, our friend Rob, and I went out to eat at Piave, an […]
April 14, 2005 — Every Sunday morning, there’s a small market in a plaza in the village we’re living in, Bernal, Queretaro, Mexico. I (or Kelly and I) grab a tote bag or two and some pesos and head over there around nine or so. If we arrive much later, the produce has really been […]