Where is the Chili Pepper Capital of the World?
In a nod to Mexican Independence Day today, and in appreciation for all that Mexico has given us, me thinks the answer to this question is MEXICO. However, New Mexico thinks otherwise. It’s newest license plate proclaims this as truth and features big red and green chili peppers next to the identity number of the […]
Recipe: Making Authentic Mole Rojo in Teotitlan del Valle
My Australian friend Tracey Ponting came back through Oaxaca this week on her way from San Cristobal de las Casas to Distrito Federal and on to England to visit her parents. Tracey and I met on the bus to San Cris in January when we stayed at the same posada. From there we traveled […]