CATHERINE PAWELEK
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Appetizers for Evening Entertaining
ARGENTINE EMPANADAS (makes 12) Ingredients 450g ground beef 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tomatoes, finely chopped 2 medium onions, finely…
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Mushrooms of Mexico
No Sleepy or Grumpy here, but like the seven dwarfs, we could give names to the tastes and smells of…
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Pumpkin, Squash or Yam?
“Don’t let a pumpkin confuse you….it is only a squash”, it was once said. A couple of weeks ago I…
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Breaking Bread for the Day of the Dead
Although the Dia de los Muertos may seem like a somber affair, in reality it is more of a pensive…
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Healthy Home Dining
Many Mexican dishes are carb-loaded and somewhat greasy, but an easily substituted ingredient here and there will give you wholesome,…
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Cheap Eats in Playa
Sometimes it is whom you know and other times it is what you discover. Playa del Carmen has grown in…
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Maria de Lourdes Ancona Diaz de Leon
It is that serpentine road that is often traveled, in order to land us in Mexico whether temporarily or permanently,…
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Chocolate Truffles a la Mexicana
Ingredients (Makes about 25 truffles) 315g 50 – 70% dark Mexican chocolate 2/3 cup heavy cream 7g pure vanilla ¼…
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Summer Sauté
Let’s give those summer vegetables a run for their money with a triple purpose. Here is a quick, simple, and…
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In Season: Fresh, Fresher, Freshest Produce
This month you will begin to see hues and shapes you didn’t see in July. No, it isn’t the opening…
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