Huaxmole–Ancient Mexican Goat Stew
We are in Puebla where Mole Poblano rules and great cuisine is around most corners from the zocalo. For two nights running we gave eaten at El Mural de Los Poblanos. Hail to executive chef Lisett Galicia Solis who knows how to transform ingredients into sublime flavors. I would go to Puebla for no other […]
Chipil Grows Wild in North Carolina
Jose is with us today helping Stephen in the yard, clearing out the woodshed in preparation for winter, sorting through the detritis of a cluttered garden shed, and making a haul or two or three to the dump. He and his wife just had a new baby boy, his third, three weeks old. They named […]
Predictability of Daily Life
The big looms are on the second story balcony of the Chavez house at Francisco I. Madero #55. They are 12 feet and 8 feet wide respectively. Two apprentices are here this week working at these looms. They arrive at 7 a.m. and leave 3 p.m. for comida. Yesterday, the younger one returned and worked […]
Your Local Mexican Tienda: Shopping for Maggi
Still on the quest for the perfect Michelada and getting ready to host Cindy and Sue for dinner tonight to recreate our La Olla Oaxaca experience in the humble environs of my kitchen, I ventured out yesterday on Labor Day to the bustling metropolis of downtown Pittsboro, North Carolina, wondering if anything would be open. […]