Tag Archives: San Miguel de Allende

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And the Winner Is… Photoburst Daily Photo Contest

  My trip to Mexico in June seems to be the gift that keeps on giving. Another shot from that trip won a travel photo contest over at Photoburst (check out the other winners; you wont be disappointed). I submitted … Continue reading →

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A New Cazuela

  The jeep swayed around the ruts and potholes along the edge of the San Miguel reservoir, down a grassy, well-traveled lane, past brick kilns fired orange and black, toward the house of Don Esteban. On the console rested a warm … Continue reading →

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One Man’s Trash. Another’s Treasure.

[click image for larger view] “In what may well be the ultimate culinary story of one man’s trash being another’s treasure we have Ustilago maydis. On a menu in Mexico you can see it presented as Huitlacoche Crepes with Squash … Continue reading →

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One Hundred and Ninety Seven

[click image for larger version] This cactus fruit, or tuna, come in a variety of tastes and colors. These pinkish ones found their way into a salsa but I also had the green and red varieties right off of the … Continue reading →

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Eat Real Food

[click images to view larger size] “The problem was, our food was rotten. Not literally decaying but just bad, barely worthy of the name. Nothing makes this contrast more obvious than some time spent in Mexico. You know those goose … Continue reading →