An easy and unobtrusive addition to soups, stews, and even scrambled eggs, verdologa is also high in Vitamin C, antioxidants, and omega-3s.
Stories by Janet Blaser
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What goes on top of nachos? Just about anything your heart desires!
Nachos may seem as American as apple pie, but a creative maître d’ in a Coahuila restaurant invented them for a customer in 1940.
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Sweet yet high in fiber, the 50-million-year-old date is as popular as ever
Be it a quick smoothie or a luxurious meal or a healthy dessert you crave, the date adds compelling flavor to both sweet and savory recipes.
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Brighten your holiday with Mexico’s ever-popular ponche navideño
For Christmas, families all over Mexico pull out their treasured recipes for ponche navideño, a fruity holiday punch.
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Reach out this season with the gift of homemade Christmas cookies
During this isolated holiday season, these sweet holiday treats are a safe way to reach out to friends, neighbors, and loved ones.
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Homemade seasonings spice up holiday gift giving
Freshly ground spice mixes are a unique alternative to holiday cookies and make for a one-of-a-kind gift your friends will remember all year.
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Making tasty treats for finicky felines means knowing what your cat loves
Cats are finicky eaters, so to get enthusiastic results, adapt homemade cat treat recipes to include failsafe ingredients you know they love.
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Cream cheese brings a subtle decadence to many dishes
It may come as a surprise, but delicious cookies, enchiladas and alfredo sauce all begin with the subtle decadence of added cream cheese.
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Lentils make for a cheap, unassuming start to some highly flavorful meals
Found in every market in Mexico, lentils are a versatile base that make it easy to quickly expand your cooking repertoire.
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Arroz con leche varies with each Mexican grandmother who makes it
In Mexico, finding the “best” arroz con leche recipe depends on which grandmother you ask. Each reply will be slightly different.
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Homemade dog biscuits: an easy treat your dog will bark for
Dog treats are easier to make than you might think to make and well worth the effort: a batch will store nicely in the fridge for two months.
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Broccoli: a ubiquitous, healthy treat to enliven your table
With more vitamin C than oranges, tasty broccoli recipes are a healthy addition to anyone’s dinnertime repertoire.
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Coffee is not just for drinking: it adds a complex richness to many dishes
For cooking with coffee, recipes abound. Italian tiramisu, waffles, chocolate cake or brownies all benefit from the addition of coffee.
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Winter is coming but will there be a southward migration this year?
66% of Mexico News Daily readers believe that most travelers will feel it’s too soon to vacation in Mexico.
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Preparation is the key when cooking eggplant
Like tomatoes, they’re a fruit belonging to the nightshade family.
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Sometimes you need something fun and potato chips can do it
Potato chips can be a worthy (albeit disguised) part of some tasty recipes. And it really is fun to squish the whole bag into little bits.
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Dining out? Consider these tips for doing so safely
Be vigilant, carry hand sanitizer and keep your mask on when not eating are some tips for eating out in the new normal.
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Do you feel safe eating at restaurants? Weighing the risks in the ‘new normal’
As the pandemic closed restaurants and cafes, people adjusted and stayed home. Now, as restaurants reopen, people are wondering what to do.
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Chickpeas are a protein powerhouse, and there’s no end to recipes
Masquerading as a simple dried bean, garbanzos are actually a powerhouse of protein eaten all over the world.
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What makes oranges green? A sudden rise in temperature
Especially near the equator, where temps are consistently high, ripe oranges are commonly green.
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Stuck inside: readers share their tips for keeping busy—and having fun
So what have people been doing during Covid isolation? Several hundred responses to posts on expat Facebook pages gave us some answers.
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Bring on the blueberries! Mexico, after all, is one of world’s top producers
Pancakes, cobbler, pie, jam, muffins, cheesecake … the list of baked goods that blueberries work with goes on and on.
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What was Little Miss Muffet eating? The Indian version of requesón
Requesón is the Mexican version of curd in East Indian cooking. As a simple cheese, requesón is almost the same as ricotta.
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There are several things to look for when selecting a good watermelon
Watermelons are grown in several states but are plentiful, delicious and inexpensive throughout Mexico.
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Because some like it hot: jalapeños add kick to everything they touch
The secret to the popularity of jalapeños may lie in their hot but tolerable (and often irresistible) chile pepper kick.
