Haciendas in Guanajuato: Big Farming in Mexican History

Today I took a morning off work to explore. I live in Guanajuato, Mexico which was for hundreds of years one of the richest silver mining towns in the world.…

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Mexican Moles: Are They a Family?

Back to the Mexican dishes called moles.  Confusion reigns.  Often when talking about mole, people mean mole poblano, the rich reddish sauce of spices (including chocolate), chiles, tortillas that is…

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The Power of Delia or Cheap Chicken Again

Delia Smith, that is. If you don’t live in Great Britain, you’ve probably never heard of her. So you don’t know that when she did a television cooking show on…

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