Tag Archives: food

101 pleats = one ‘toque blanche’

Posted on 3 Jul ’11 by Salted Herring

Yes­ter­day San Miguel res­i­dents and vis­i­tors were able to taste the most orig­i­nal rice recipes, pre­pared by the best chefs at the Fiesta Arroz, Pan y Vino. The scene was chef-hat galore, min­gling with enor­mous paella pans, and moun­tains of … Con­tinue read­ing →

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neighborhood milkman

Posted on 26 May ’11 by Salted Herring

Around nine o’clock in the morn­ing I see elfish man on his don­key doing rounds deliv­er­ing milk to neigh­bor­hood house­holds. Tweet

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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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wake-up sunshine

Posted on 13 Mar ’11 by Salted Herring

I’m not really a great morn­ing per­son, but when we are run­ning out of beau­ti­ful deep dark greens, col­or­ful beets or chard, or the fresh­est organic eggs one can imag­ine, I put spe­cial effort in wak­ing up before the sun. … Con­tinue read­ing →

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La Sirena Gorda

Posted on 2 Mar ’11 by Salted Herring

One of our new favorite hang­outs in San Miguel de Allende is ‘can­tina’ La Sirena Gorda on Calle Bar­ranca at the cor­ner with Calle Huer­tas. La Sirena Gorda (aka El Man­an­tial the orig­i­nal neigh­bor­hood can­tina name since 1920 ) serves the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Rancho la Trinidad

Posted on 22 Feb ’11 by Salted Herring

Today I have been in green heaven.… peas, kale, swiss chard, dan­de­lion greens, mus­tard greens, green onions, beet greens.…..all from close by organic farm Ran­cho la Trinidad. It is great to be able to make those few miles by foot … Con­tinue read­ing →

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blue man group a la mexicana

Posted on 18 Feb ’11 by Salted Herring

I adore the view from our bal­cony over­look­ing the beau­ti­ful hills of San Miguel de Allende, and the life on the street below is ever so enter­tain­ing with its con­tin­u­ous street the­atre. This ‘blue man’ neigh­bor was likely return­ing home … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on 14 Feb ’11 by Salted Herring

Happy Valentine’s Day! Hyvää Ystävän­päivää! Feliz Día! Tweet

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Chinelos at Mercado

Posted on 6 Oct ’10 by Salted Herring

Dur­ing Fiesta time you never know who you meet at the mercado.….next to ice­berg let­tuce… Tweet

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time for food and music

Posted on 1 Aug ’10 by Salted Herring

Sun­days are won­der­ful, and the enter­tain­ment is end­less. Tweet

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carniceria

Posted on 1 Aug ’10 by Salted Herring

there is time to wait and to visit Tweet

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Young tortilla maker

Posted on 1 Aug ’10 by Salted Herring

You learn the tricks when you start young. Tweet

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