Visiting Hacienda Petac
Last week I headed off to Hacienda Petac, tucked away and surrounded by a humble little town outside of Merida in the Yucatan, for my second Mexican culinary adventure.
read moreMy Mexican Adventure Part 5 – Puebla
I ducked out of the class at Casa Carmelita a bit early on my last day there, to ride about an hour away to Puebla for my Puebla Behind the Scenes: Food and Culture tour.
read moreMy Mexican Adventure Part 4 – Casa Carmelita, Tlaxcala and Beyond
A longing for Mexican food – and a pull for an adventure – led me to sign up for a culinary vacation exploring the home cooking of Puebla. A private car taking me from Mexico City landed me at Casa Carmelita, run by Jon, an American expat, and Esthela, his Mexican wife.
read moreMy Mexican Adventure Part 3- Mexico City!
The next segment of my Mexican adventure – a stay in La Condessa and a food tour of Colonia Roma.
read moreNational Taco Day!
Sharing a couple pics of tacos sampled on my recent Mexico trip on this National Taco Day!
read moreMy Mexican Adventure – Part 2- Valle de Guadalupe
Our day started with a stop at Dona Esthela’s for a hearty Mexican breakfast, a trip to a tiny local farmer’s market, then it was off to find the wineries.
read moreMy Mexican Adventure – Part 1 – Arriving in Baja
I didn’t set out to have a Mexican themed month, but I had been hearing about the Valle de Guadalupe- Baja’s wine country-for several years. Around the same time, I found myself suffering from Mexican food lack…
read moreHow to Spend a Wintry Afternoon in Oakland
Spending a luxurious wintry afternoon in Oakland at Piedmont Springs and Ninna Thai.
read moreVisiting Natchez, Mississippi
An easy drive from New Orleans, Natchez, MS offers a perfect getaway with river views and the nation’s largest stock of antebellum homes.
read moreVisiting the Whitney Plantation
I returned to River Road this past weekend to spend an aptly cloudy afternoon visiting the Whitney Plantation, the United States’ only plantation dedicated to the enslaved.
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