For cooking with coffee, recipes abound. Italian tiramisu, waffles, chocolate cake or brownies all benefit from the addition of coffee.
Mexico Life
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Mexico City’s best-known haunted houses, real and fake
With Day of the Dead and Halloween coming up thoughts turn to the hereafter at this time of year. And Mexico has many ghost stories.
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Western Mexico is an extraordinary place for camping. But is it safe?
There are so many protected places to pitch your tent — parks, campgrounds and private property — that safety is not a problem.
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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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There are some hidden gems on the list of Mexico’s Pueblos Mágicos
The list of Magical Towns makes for a good starting point for those looking to see something more than beaches.
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Lake Chapala’s Igloo Kokolo has come a long way
The waterless toilets are an especially clever invention at this eco-destination in Jalisco.
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It takes Concepción Fernández two full days to prepare chiles en nogada
The Puebla cook shares her method of making the traditional dish, typically served during September to celebrate Independence Day.
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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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Can Mexico’s artisans make the shift to online selling?
The experimentation with online marketing is an important step for the handcraft industry in Mexico.
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The Mazati Project: the biggest private wildlife reserve in Mexico
Mazati has 2,750 hectares in Jalisco’s Sierra de Amula, of which 1,100 are a nature reserve where no building will be permitted.
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Group of young men who serve Catholic Church has origins in Franciscan friars
Los Varones dedicate a year or more to serving the Catholic Church. It is the only group of its kind in Mexico, and perhaps the world.
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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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Born to be salvaje: biker culture in Mexico more than an imitation of US
Mexico has put its own touches onto this worldwide phenomenon such as religious elements and emphasis on family.
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At Villa Fantasía, meet Pancho the croc and the Ocelot without a name
It used to be a zoo but is now dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and return to the wild of hapless mammals, reptiles and birds.
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The hair-raising ‘bridge of death’ in Chiapas: perhaps it was a test
It was constructed of thin boards and narrow tree limbs, all held together with barbed wire, and spanned a raging river 25 feet below.
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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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Chiapas through the eyes of Akio Hanafuji, who came to paint and never left
Japanese-born artist depicts the life and rituals of the peoples of the Chiapan Highlands region from a unique perspective.
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Los Morosos and Los Tramposos, or The Deadbeats and The Tricky Ones
Life in rural Mexico: it took an incorruptible presidente to deal with the Tricky Ones, but the Deadbeats were another matter.
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Migrating to Mexico with an aging parent proved to be right for US couple
Millions of Americans are considering living overseas and for many the reality of taking along aged parents is part of the decision.
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It’s a magical place and a beautiful pueblo. But the mole is the main attraction
San Pedro Atocpan is a beautiful little pueblo with a lovely church and a pretty park. But that’s not why people visit.
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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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The rebozo: Mexican women’s annual ritual of wrapping themselves in patriotism
On Mexican Independence Day, millions of women dig out the rebozos in their closets to wear with pride.
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How to make distance learning successful: Guadalajara college leads the way
Covid-19 has forced schools to switch to remote learning. For many it may have been a challenge, but not for Guadalajara’s IMI College.
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In San Gregorio, a velación kicks off all important fiestas
The cool night air fills with the smoke and smell of burning copal while musicians herald a ritual held the night before big events.
