December Cooking Tips
As I mention before on the “About” page I started writing this blog to share with my family and friends the stories and recipes that have brought us the discovery of world stories, the joy...
Latin America
What do you need to host a Posada?
One of the things I miss most from my childhood was “Las Posadas”. When I was young I waited for a whole year to break a piñata during “Las Posadas,” because that was the only...
Cooking Tips for October
Growing up we had the heaviest meal at 2 pm and supper was the light meal around 7 pm. One of the light meals I liked the best were “Chiles Rellenos” and other vegetables cooked...
The Gift of Freedom – An Incan Story
A Gift of Freedom. Legend from the Mochica people of Peru. The tribe of the Caris invaded the land of the Aymara people and treated them as slaves. Choque the son of the last Aymara...
250 year Trade Route – Manila – Mexico – Spain, from 1565 to 1815.
In 1565 Andrés de Urdaneta, and Alonso de Arellano made the first successful return voyage from Acapulco, Mexico to Manila, in the Philippines across the Pacific Ocean making it possible to make one or two...