Category Archives: markets

San Pascual

Posted on 7 Apr ’11 by Salted Herring

Most of the time our San Miguel kitchen is filled with fresh pro­duce from the favorite organic farm. Now I like to intro­duce you to my ‘secret’ helper’, San Pas­cual, the patron saint of cooks and kitchens. There he is … Con­tinue read­ing →

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at the mercado

Posted on 21 Feb ’11 by Salted Herring

mar­ket day: begin with yummy guava nectar/smoothie… then some peo­ple watch­ing.… then more peo­ple watch­ing… Tweet

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Valentine’s Day in San Miguel

Posted on 14 Feb ’11 by Salted Herring

‘Valen­tines’ at the lit­tle mar­ket adja­cent to Mer­cado Juan Dios. Tweet

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Tequisquiapan

Posted on 3 Jan ’11 by Salted Herring

A few weeks ago friend took me along to run some errands in Teq­ui­squia­pan, town about two hour leisurely drive from San Miguel de Allende. Tequisquiapan is becom­ing a pop­u­lar tourist town, famous for its spas with ther­mal waters, and noted … Con­tinue read­ing →

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New Year Tradition

Posted on 30 Dec ’10 by Salted Herring

One unusual Mex­i­can New Year tra­di­tion involves under­wear. The color of a woman’s panties at mid­night help decide her fate in the New Year. The Mex­i­can woman is ensured love if she wears red ones and a good job and finan­cial … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Mexican Christmas Market

Posted on 26 Dec ’10 by Salted Herring

Like all over in Mex­ico also San Miguel de Allende has bustling Christ­mas Mar­kets. My daily walk to ‘cen­tro’ leads me through Mer­cado San Juan de Dios. I have been delighted about the mélange of items for sale. Gar­lands, twin­kling … Con­tinue read­ing →

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