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Huatape Veracruzana con Camarones, a Mole with Prawns from Veracruz

The entrée of our menu from Veracruz featured Huatape Veracruzana con Camarones. Special large sweet prawns are traditionally used in this dish, and Rossana felt that the BC spot prawns would be a perfect substitute. They were cooked in a … Continue reading

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Mexican Cooking from Sinaloa

The Mexican state of Sinaloa is between the Sea of Cortez and the Sierra Madres. Seafood abounds along the 640 km of Sinaloa’s coastline. The primary cities of the state are Mazatlán,  Culiacán and Los Mochis. Aguachile de Camarón Sinaloense … Continue reading

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Johnny serves up oysters on the beach in PV

On the beach just north of Puerto Vallarta’s malecon you can find Johnny, the singing oyster vendor. Even if you don’t buy oysters he will often croon you a little song before he’s off in search of other customers. I … Continue reading

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Mexican Cooking from Jalisco, the land of Mariachis & Tequila

The Jalisco Menu Ensalada de camarones, or shrimp salad camarones prepped for the ensalada oil is added to the tequila and vinegar mix for the dressing of the ensalada de camarones ensalada de camarones with onion, cilantro, avocado, tomato, lettuce and … Continue reading

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Central Region of Mexico: Chalupitas with Two Salsas

The appetizer or ‘antojito’ from the central region of Mexico was ‘Chalupitas de pollo poblanos con dos salsas’. Two different salsas were prepared: a salsa verde (green sauce) made with tomatillos, serrano chiles, onion, garlic and cilantro; and a salsa … Continue reading

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From the Central Region of Mexico: Bistec con Nopales, Chorizo y Frijoles

This is the main course from our cooking class featuring food from the heart of Mexico: Bistec con Nopales, Chorizo y Frijoles ‘Bistec‘ (beefsteak) is an inside round steak, sliced roulade-style, and marinated for several hours in a mix of oil, … Continue reading

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Wildberry atole ‘custard’ with home-made almond ice cream

Continuing on with our Michoacán menu, the dessert was a wildberry atole ‘custard’ with home-made almond ice cream. Atoles are usually hot drinks made of masa (corn flour), with the addition of unrefined cane sugar, cinnamon-infused water, as well as optional vanilla, … Continue reading

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Agua de Jamaica, a Type of Agua Fresca or ‘Iced Tea’

Aguas Frescas are the Mexican answer to iced teas. Agua de jamaica is one of the more popular flavours, a sweet/sour ‘tea’ that refreshes on a hot Mexican afternoon. In our class we made ‘Agua de Jamaica‘ by adding the dried … Continue reading

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Mexican Cooking Class: Sopa Tarasca from Patzcuaro

door way into a secret jardin, Patzcuaro.  It was in 1976 that I first went to Patzcuaro, and on that first trip I fell in love with the city. And when I was in Patzcuaro, I fell in love with … Continue reading

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Mexican cooking class featuring a menu from Puebla

This menu is from my Mexican cooking class featuring the foods of the state of  Puebla. My favourite dish of the evening was the ‘sopa poblano‘, a creamy almost vegetarian soup to die for. Served along with the soup was … Continue reading

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