Rachel Laudan

Christmas Eve in Guanajuato

By Rachel Laudan December 22, 2009 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Mexican Food No Comments

Proof, if it were needed, of vast differences in Mexican cuisines. 1.  A family in a rancho, a biggish village, about 10 miles from Guanajuato. For the evening meal on…

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Pinole. A Gift for Christmas

By Rachel Laudan December 21, 2009 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Food History, Mexican Food 6 Comments

Happy Christmas to all and especially to all those who have commented on my blog this year. Just yesterday Sra Cruz Reyes Ramos sent me this wonderful story about pinole…

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Why 1492 is a non-event in culinary history

By Rachel Laudan December 16, 2009 Food History, Globalization Then and Now, Mexican Food 11 Comments

Ok, what do I mean by culinary history?  Culinary (from the Latin culina, kitchen) history traces the history of the (guess) the kitchen or more generally, the techniques used to…

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