Oaxaca white beans with dried shrimp: Frijoles blancos con camaron seco
This recipe for white beans with dried shrimp from the southern Pacific coast of Oaxaca is adapted from Susana Trilling’s wonderful regional cookbook, Seasons of My Heart. Use other beans, such as fava…… Mexico Connect Latest Articles More...
Mexican dried shrimp soup: Caldo de camaron seco
Dried shrimp soup is a Mexican cantina classic that has fueled many a “next round.” Friday afternoons are an especially good time to find this beloved soup at your friendly neighborhood watering hole. More...
Mexican scrambled eggs with dried shrimp: Huevos revueltos con camarones secos
I went through several versions of Mexican scrambled eggs with dried shrimp, a common dish in Oaxaca’s Isthmus region, to find my favorite. In the Isthmus, it is made with camarones oreados, or partial…… Mexico More...
For sauces, soups and snacks: Using Mexican dried shrimp
In Mexico, dried shrimp come in a range of sizes, from the tiny quarter-inch river shrimp to larger ones from the ocean. The tiny ones are ground into a powder, used for adding flavor and body to soups… Mexico More...
Fresh Mexican salsa and dried shrimp appetizer: Pico de gallo con camaron seco
A lively accompaniment to margaritas or cold beer, this fresh Mexican salsa and dried shrimp appetizer needs to be made as close as possible to serving time. … Mexico Connect Latest Articles More...
Canada to Mexico: From there to here
Happiness is following memorable footsteps under more favorable conditions. Most of 50 years ago, outside London, Ontario, brothers Jim and Jack Young acquired an old truck and bulldozer and made a bo…… Mexico More...
Mothers Day in Mexico: an extraordinarily special day
What a special and grand celebration Mothers Day in this beautiful country called Mexico! The beach, restaurants and streets are overflowing with families celebrating Moth… Mexico Connect Latest Articles More...
An ancient Aztec betrayal Biblical style
Our knowledge of ancient Aztec civilization comes from many different sources: archaeology, codices or painted books, comparative ethnological studies and the like. But it is not until the advent of writing that More...
Did You Know? Cinco de Mayo is more widely celebrated in USA than Mexico
Of the many battles fought on Mexican soil in the nineteenth century, only one — the Battle of Puebla, fought on May 5, 1862 — has given rise to a Mexican national h… Mexico Connect Latest Articles More...
Did You Know? Cinco de Mayo is more widely celebrated in USA than Mexico
Of the many battles fought on Mexican soil in the nineteenth century, only one — the Battle of Puebla, fought on May 5, 1862 — has given rise to a Mexican national h… Mexico Connect Latest Articles More...
