2016-09-04 16:06
Chiles en nogada (stuffed chiles poblanos in walnut sauce), Pátzcuaro, Michoacán. Photo by Mexico Cooks!. Mexico celebrates its independence the entire month of September with… Read More
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Mexico: a culinary travelogue, an adventure for the palate, mind, and spirit. Mexican food and culture at their best.
2016-08-27 15:00
North-central Michoacán is frequently and with much reason called paradise on earth. Autumn's wildflowers, ripening corn, green mountains, and a partly cloudy sky combine to give you… Read More
2016-08-20 15:00
Lovely young Agustina in her pink silk rebozo (long rectangular shawl). Pátzcuaro, Michoacán. A friend recently gave me a copy of an old and anonymous Mexican poem, written in… Read More
2016-08-13 15:00
The wild Amanita caesarea and amanita jacksonii are two edible varieties of the common amanita fungus. Watch out for the amanita phalloides, though: it's known as the death cap and Read More
2016-08-06 15:00
The 19th Annual Feria del Hongo (Mushroom Fair) will take place in Senguio, Michoacán, during the weekend of August 19, 20, and 21st, 2016. This small and delightful fair offers Read More
2016-07-30 15:58
Daniel Ovadía of Restaurante Nudo Negro, Mexico City. Photo courtesy Chilango.com. During the last 10 years, Daniel Ovadía has ranked among the wunderkind of Mexico City's rest… Read More
2016-07-23 15:00
Blackberries are one of the staples of the Mexico Cooks! kitchen. In season nearly year-round, Mexico's blackberries are commercially grown primarily in the state of Michoacán. I'm cr… Read More
2016-07-16 15:00
The chile poblano is one of the most commonly used fresh chiles in Mexico's kitchen. A very large, fleshy chile, it can measure as much as seven or eight inches Read More
2016-07-09 15:10
The man who operates this cart in Mexico City's Centro Histórico (Historic Center) wheels his baked plátanos y camotes (bananas and sweet potatoes) around during the day. In re… Read More
2016-07-02 19:32
In Mexico, a complete main meal will most often start with an entrada (appetizer). This dish of guacamole is meant to be scooped up with its garnish, crispy chicharrón (fried Read More
2016-06-25 15:00
A classic quick breakfast in the USA, circa 1950s: cold unsweetened cereal with milk and sugar, plus a banana. Several times a month, Mexico Cooks! receives vacation-time queries from folks… Read More
2016-06-18 15:00
Several years ago, Mexico Cooks! was thrilled to meet doña Yolanda Rodríguez Orozco. At the time, she was working at a now-defunct buffet restaurant in Morelia, Michoacá… Read More
2016-06-11 15:00
Tamales in the tamalera (the steamer) at Tamalería (tamales shop) Méndez, on the street at the corner of Av. Baja California and Av. Insurgentes, Colonia Condesa, Distrito Fede… Read More
2016-06-04 16:09
Cochinita pibil from the Yucatán (seasoned pork, slow-cooked and then shredded), a specialty of Ricardo Muñoz Zurita's Restaurante Azul/Condesa. Served in a banana leaf with a… Read More
2016-05-28 15:00
Due to an unexpected health issue, Mexico Cooks! is unable to attend the sixth edition of Morelia en Boca, taking place this weekend in Morelia, Michoacán. Rather than miss the Read More
2016-05-21 15:00
Due to an unexpected health issue, Mexico Cooks! is unable to attend the sixth edition of Morelia en Boca, taking place this weekend in Morelia, Michoacán. Rather than miss the Read More
2016-05-14 17:11
Meet sopa seca de lenguitas, one of Mexico's many so-called 'dry soups'. This dry soup of tiny tongue-shaped pasta is one of Mexico Cooks!' favorite accompaniments to a home-style comida Read More
2016-05-07 15:00
Chef Fernando Martínez Zavala, in charge at Restaurante Yuban. Chef Fernando has headed up the kitchen at Yuban for about two years; he's made changes in both the space and Read More
2016-04-30 15:26
Our magnificent cooking teacher, Maestra Celia Florián, owner at Restaurante Las 15 Letras, Oaxaca. Sometime in late 2015, I was chatting with my dear friend Celia Florián, who… Read More
2016-04-23 15:00
You can get anything you want--including these highly colorful, durable plastic shopping bags--at the exciting Sunday market in Tlacolula, Oaxaca. In Mexico Cooks!' opinion, the Tlacolula ma… Read More
2016-04-16 15:00
Day Three of Mexico Cooks!' February 2016 Oaxaca tour started with a superb breakfast at the municipal Mercado de la Merced. For starters, we ordered hot chocolate, traditionally made with… Read More
2016-04-09 15:00
The second day of Mexico Cooks!' February 2016 tour to Oaxaca was devoted to visiting Ocotlán de Morelos, less than an hour south of Oaxaca. The small city of Ocotlán Read More
2016-04-02 16:00
Mid-February 2016 in Oaxaca. The sky really is that blue, the sun really is that strong, and the flowers really are that pink. Winter in Oaxaca? The daytime temperatures during Read More
2016-03-26 16:00
Restaurante La Tecla at Calle Durango 186-A, Colonia Roma Norte, Mexico City. Several months ago, Mexico Cooks! arrived by pure happenstance at the door of Restaurante La Tecla--not to dine… Read More
2016-03-19 16:00
Calabaza de Castilla, the squash Mari brought me, seen here with a charming artisan-made cloth figure of a Purépecha woman with her miniature pottery. The squash was about 8" high Read More
2016-03-12 16:00
Originally published in October 2011, this illustrated recipe for Adobo de Cerdo Huasteco is a perfect meal for February's chilly weather. Mexico Cooks! celebrates its ninth anniversary of p… Read More
2016-03-05 16:00
A delicious Oaxaca specialty: sopa de guía, a clear soup made with chicken broth, tendrils of squash plant, and squash flowers. While in Oaxaca with a writers' group, I took Read More
2016-02-27 16:00
This article, originally published in 2014, promised that Mexico Cooks! would be back in Oaxaca and would return to Tlamanalli. This week, we're there again, this time leading a tour Read More
2016-02-20 16:00
Mexico Cooks! travels once again to Oaxaca! A week in this marvelous city is barely enough time to experience some of the wonders it has to offer. We'll be at Read More
2016-02-13 16:00
La bella Lula'a...beautiful Oaxaca, as said in the indigenous Zapotec language. You are looking through a window toward the Capilla del Rosario (Chapel of the Rosary) dome and bell tower Read More
2016-02-06 16:00
Niños Dios: one Christ Child, many colors: ideal for Mexico's range of skin tones. Mercado Medellín, Colonia Roma, Mexico City, December 2013. For about a month prior to Christ… Read More
2016-01-30 16:00
This recipe, initially published in the early days of Mexico Cooks!, continues to be the most popular of all our articles. Any time of year, but especially in the winter Read More
2016-01-23 16:00
In Mexico, once we've rung in the New Year, the next party is ordinarily for Los Reyes Magos--the Three Kings--on January 6, their feast day. The photo above shows the Read More
2016-01-16 16:00
The main dining room at Fonda Fina is cozy in the best possible ways: it's warming to the spirit and feels just like the party you always wanted to attend Read More
2016-01-09 16:00
This article, originally published at Christmastime 2007, has been extremely popular every Christmas since then. We think you will enjoy this slightly updated version... A Seattle Christmas… Read More
2016-01-02 16:00
In Mexico and other Latin American countries, women wear yellow underwear on New Year's Eve to bring good luck and wealth in the year to come. Red underwear indicates a Read More
2015-12-26 16:00
A Christmas tree may be the central focus of your home decoration during this joyous season of the Christian year. In most parts of Mexico, though, the Christmas tree is Read More
2015-12-19 16:00
Huge piñatas at a Mexico City market. Among clean ollas de barro (clay pots), plastic receptacles filled with engrudo (flour/water paste), and colorful, neatly stacked rounds of papel… Read More
2015-12-12 16:00
The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City. This newest Basílica was constructed between 1974 and 1976. Mexico Cooks! went to vis… Read More
2015-12-05 16:00
This article about Mexico City's ever-popular Restaurante Nicos bears repeating today for an important announcement. Just a few weeks ago, our much-loved Nicos was named to the list of 50 Read More
2015-11-28 16:00
Cabaña Carmelita, La Marquesa, Estado de México (the State of México, or Edomex). When you think of national parks, what comes first to your mind? Smokey the Bear? That… Read More
2015-11-21 16:00
This white pozole from Mexico's state of Guerrero ranks close to the top of Mexico Cooks!' list of best pozoles in Mexico. The pozolería (pozole place) is right here in Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Lovely young Agustina in her pink silk rebozo (long rectangular shawl). A friend recently gave me a copy of an old and anonymous Mexican poem, written in Spanish, in homage Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, was March 5, 2014. The following article has been very popular as a reference since it was first published on Mexico Cooks! Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
"Bush Eats Mexico's S**T". San Cristóbal, Chiapas, 2006. All photos by Mexico Cooks! unless otherwise noted. Looking around--really observing the flow of life--in Mexico, it's easy to… Read More
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