Aguas Frescas, Cool Drinks for a Hot Day
Aguas Frescas (Cool Waters) are cold refreshing drinks perfect for a hot day in Mexico. I learned how to make a whole bunch of them in my Mexican cooking class […]
Category Archives: Mexico & Central America
Pastry Pandemonium
Pasteleria Ideal is one of Mexico City’s historic bakeries near the Zócalo. The place is pure pandemonium as the baker’s assistants roll out new baked confections and the customers surge […]
Orange Walls in Mexico
A collection of orange walls in Mexico. Shadow of a palm tree against an orange wall in Huatalco. An orange wall with a ladder near the aqueduct in Zacatecas. Orange […]
Prolific Pastries in Mexico City
Pastries at La Vasconia, a traditional Mexican bakery in Mexico City. Our breakfast selection for Day 1 in the city: almond/chocolate croissant, fig Danish, custard/jam Danish, and a nut twist.Donut-type […]
My Favourite Place: Mexico City, DF (and Things to Do When There)
A friend told me that Al and I were considered to be the experts on Mexico City. And since we’ve been there at least a dozen times, I guess we […]
Patterns in Nature: Fauna (& a Bit of Flora) in Costa Rica
A ‘cocodrilo‘ (crocodile) lurking amongst the flower petals in very pretty pond in Costa Rica.Also in Costa Rica, this tiny green and black patterned frog known as the Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates auratuz. Its […]
Partway up the Mountain, Las Palmas de Arriba
Partway up the mountain we came upon the outskirts of a small village. We never learned its name but from Google maps I presume it to be Las Palmas de […]
