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We are busy working on our next gastronomic event. Stay tuned for details.
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Hot coffee for cool days
Knowing full well that the cool weather of late cannot last, we have been squeezing in as many hot coffees into our days as we can. Soon, they will disappear in favor of the iced variety and there will be no more cafe de ollla until next winter. Learn to make you own from the [...]
Fish from Progreso
The days are warming up and our thoughts start turning to the beach. Itching to hit the coast, we headed to Progreso to find some fresh fish for Pescado a la Talla -a whole fish, butterflied and basted with chilies before being grilled over open flame. Washed down with a few beers, it was a [...]
Cooking the carnitas – Part 1 and 2
After a successful market shop, we returned home to turn our gorgeous pork into delicious carnitas. Watch part one and two of the video to see it made (along with a few other goodies). Also, check out the carnitas and salsa verde recipes to make it yourself. For more great videos about life in the [...]
Shopping at Merida’s central market
Our friend Erich at intheyucatan.com just posted a video of Brent scouring Mérida’s central market for ingredients to make carnitas. Brent is preparing to lead a series of three-day culinary workshops on Mexican cuisine for MexicaChica Getaways, and thus we’re cooking up lots of dishes to see which ones will make the final cut. Although [...]