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…
Read moreDesperately Seeking Authenticity
I finally got around to scanning and posting an article called desperately seeking authenticity that I published in the Los Angeles Times on 9 December 2001. It was a lot…
Read moreThe Cuisine of Mexican Convents
As someone once said to me, in the eighteenth century well-to-do Mexican families were as determined that one of their daughters become a nun in a major convent as twentieth-century…
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