What do you call a McDonalds drive-through in Guadalajara, Mexico? Apparently, “Auto Mac”?  That’s a new one. And no, we did not partake...

Much of Latin-American cooking is admittedly not vegetarian or vegan-friendly. Alas, before I moved south I purchased a vegan cookbook, entitled “Viva Vegan”. It took me about half a year to make anything beyond just a classic red sauce to pour over rice and beans (which is heavenly, and worth the book purchase alone!). Many of her recipes require forethought (such as, I would like to make ___, so I should buy those ingredients today,...

Flashback, folks. I just found a pre-written blog post that never got published! Jared and I were very excited to be able to go on a date night last September 15th, a very important date in Mexican culture. We had a friend come over to babysit, and we went out to a popular restaurant in downtown Ajijic. You never know what you’re going to get when you order a meal at a restaurant in Mexico.  I saw an interesting appetizer on the menu,...

Sounds silly, doesn’t it?  I mean…who wouldn’t want to eat Mexican food in Mexico? Before you judge me, please keep in mind that Mexican food in the United States is NOT like Mexican food in Mexico. Which is fine and dandy in its own way…but after eating out 2 meals a day for a month, an individual can get really sick of Mexican food. In fact, even a family like ours can get sick of Mexican...

Tamales throughout Mexico vary from place to place. In the West, where we live near Guadalajara, tamales come wrapped and steamed in corn husks. In the more tropical areas, they come cooked in banana leaves. The tamales in Bacalar Mexico are bigger than most I’ve seen, and they have some interesting ingredients. The flavor at this particular tamale place didn’t tickle my taste-buds, but I loved the little sope-type tacos on...

We started our big month-long Yukatan trip on December 10th, a few days later than originally planned. Ella´s school changed their exam dates, and we decided to roll with it instead of insisting on them giving them to her as scheduled. You win some-you lose some. The first day we drove just east of Puebla. There is a LOT to see in Puebla, and we simply couldn´t even begin to fit that in on this trip. Another trip!  As soon as we hit the...