Is the Cold Weather Getting you Down?
Filed Under Destination Features, Travel Tips Mexico
Today we're feeling the bite of father Winter and are thinking about the sun and delicious food of Mexico and our Mexico culinary tours. We don't have a large number of cooking vacations in our neighbor to the south, but what we have is outstanding, and any of it can be customized even for small groups of 4 or more. Right now I have a hankering for the coastal itinerary… Read
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Halloween and the Day of the Dead
Filed Under Special Occasions, What's Up at TIK Mexico, USA
Halloween used to be a predominantly American holiday - and it still is to tell the truth. But from my first visit to Italy in 1990, when my Italian friends wondered what that thing was they saw in American movies with costumes and candy - to now, Halloween has grown in popularity across the globe. It's no wonder really: as the globe "shrinks" our festival and holidays bleed into other… Read
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Chef David Sterling's Recipe for Chiles en Nogada
Filed Under Food History, Recipes, Special Occasions Mexico
Next Friday, September 16, the Mexicans will celebrate their independence day. (No, it's not celebrated on May 5!) The traditional dish for the day is the famous "chiles en nogada," or stuffed poblano chile pepper in walnut sauce. The colorful dish mimics the red, white, and green of the Mexican flag (much like Napoli's famous pizza Margherita echoes the colors of the Italian flag). Browse our cooking vacations in Mexico.… Read
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Our Favorite Holiday and Festival Food Traditions
Filed Under Special Occasions, What's Up at TIK France, Italy, Mexico
We're talking about festivals this week, and for us at The International Kitchen, festivals mean food! Whether we're talking sausages at Oktoberfest, or barbacoa during Cinco de Mayo in Puebla, there are certain foods and certain festivals that just seem to go together. This got us to thinking about some of our favorites. Corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day? Of course, although you won't find that in Ireland… Read
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Pozole Rojo (Red Pozole with Pork)
Filed Under Destination Features, Food History, Recipes Mexico
Pozole is a traditional dish that you'll find throughout Mexico -- but the ingredients and preparation often varies from region to region, and even family to family. At its most basic, it's a soup or stew that's most often served on special occasions, like birthdays and holidays, and is typically either a white, green, or, as in the case of this dish, red. Like many other Mexican dishes, it also… Read
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Roasted Quail Recipe from Chef David of our Yucatan Cooking Vacation
Filed Under Destination Features, Kitchen Tips, Recipes Mexico
Heading south to the Yucatan, travelers will discover a cuisine that's heavily influenced by the hot tropical climate, its situation on a peninsula, and its ancient roots in Mayan civilization. Influenced by the likes of everyone from the Caribbean to the Spanish and Dutch -- to name a few -- it's a pretty incredible variety in dishes too. While fruits and vegetables figure heavily into the gastronomy, so too does… Read
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