I am glad to say that I have not posted regularly for a while because I am working with some amazing kids that keep me busy. As a middle school teacher, life at work is a bit unpredictable. Add coaching soccer, even more. But I love it! Recently, […]
This is a recipe from one of Mexico’s smallest states, officially known as El Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro de Arteaga. It is a state that is just northwest of Mexico City. This is a simple but delicious soup. Diana Kennedy tells us that she learned this […]
I’ve always loved good food. My mom made sure I tasted something delicious every day, no matter how humble the meal. But I first started cooking “on purpose” when I began watching the Food Network. Along with Sara Moulton’s Cooking Live (a fellow University of Michigan alum), I […]
Though I have heard it said many times, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” I usually don’t have it. I rarely feel hungry in the morning, so why eat? And when I do, I try to keep it simple. But for some reason, weekends are […]
We came across this recipe while escaping the long, cold Wisconsin winter on a beautiful beach in Mexico last February. But it wasn’t until we came home that we had a chance to try it. One taste and we were right back on the beach even though the […]
One of the best things about Christmas for me growing up were the tamales my mom and my tías made for Christmas dinner. No turkey or ham for us. Tamales! And there were different kinds: beef with a red chile sauce, chicken with a green tomatillo sauce and […]
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