Agua Fresca 19: Agua de Jamaica, The Basics

Agua de jamaica (pronounced ag-wah de ham-ay-ca) is perhaps the most adorable of all the agua frescas.  It’s the dependabale agua you turn to when all else fails.  It’s made…

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Fideos and Fideu: More on the Mexican-Islamic Connection

Tomorrow I will do a radio interview on the Islamic roots of the Mexican kitchen.  I always like to give this a bit of a new twist, so this time…

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Mea Culpa

I just deleted the last twenty five comments.  That means lots of comments that I have not replied to or that are part of on-going discussions. You can, with justice,…

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