Saturday 22 August 2020, 3:19am: It’s been more than a week since I last heard el vecino gallo. Has he moved away? Has he gone on holidays? Has he died of coronavirus? Is he busy making sourdough? Has he been turned into caldo de pollo? Or has he just decided to shut up? I guess…… Continue reading If 2020 was a pizza topping, it would be pineapple & pubes: reflections on teaching
Tag: Mexican food
Te extraño mucho, dogos
4 June 2020, 1.33am: One thing I appreciate about el vecino gallo is that he seems to sleep early. I enjoy the time when I can’t hear him calling out or rattling around trying to get attention. Although I often hear him, it’s been two and a half months since I last saw him, the…… Continue reading Te extraño mucho, dogos
Recipe 2: Tacos de tinga de zanahoria (tacos of tinga with carrots) and being run out of town
Annoying food blogger bit – just 5 sentences I promise! Tinga originated in Puebla, a state in central Mexico, not too far from Mexico City. Puebla is one of my favourite places in Mexico – I can’t even be angry at it after I ate some dodgy street food and shredded my asshole in the…… Continue reading Recipe 2: Tacos de tinga de zanahoria (tacos of tinga with carrots) and being run out of town
Recipe 1: Sopa de tortilla (soup – not soap, possibly coriander though)
This is my first recipe post. I am taking the opportunity while I live in Mexico to practice cooking some Mexican food and share them with my readers. I am focusing on recipes that are: – relatively easy- have ingredients you can buy easily in Australia (sometimes I have modified recipes slightly so this is…… Continue reading Recipe 1: Sopa de tortilla (soup – not soap, possibly coriander though)
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