This beats any lemon or lime ade I’ve ever tried. Its sweet-and-tart zing makes it a good substitute for margaritas if you want to serve appetizers without alcoholic beverages. The recipe comes from my consuegros, Teresa and Enrique. ( Consuegros literally means “co- inlaws” and is used in reference to the parents of your son – or daughter-in-law.) […]
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In addition to being served in Mexican homes during the Christmas and New Year holiday season, hot Mexican holiday punch, or ponche navideño is sold at night by street vendors who ladle it out from steaming cylindrical vats. The tejocote is a small fruit, golden in color when mature, similar in taste to an apple, but with a pastier […]
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This recipe, from the state of Jalisco, is usually served as an aperitif before a fiesta meal. In Mexico, the word ponche is most often used to mean a fruit-based alcoholic beverage. Upon aging, this drink becomes similar to a fortified wine like Madeira. I usually squeeze a large quantity of pomegranates during September when they are […]
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The oldest winery in the Americas is in Parras de la Fuente In Mexico, vineyards and wineries exist in several states, including Baja California, Sonora, Zacatecas, Querétaro, and Coahuila. Wine experts usually claim that Mexico’s finest wines come from Baja California, but award-winning wines are also now emerging from the oldest winery anywhere in the […]
Continue ReadingSweet and juicy, cantaloupe melons make a delicious agua, one of the most popular with visitors and newcomers to Mexico, probably because of their widespread use as a breakfast fruit in the U.S. Ingredients: 1/2 cantaloupe, seeds and rind removed, diced (about 1½ – 2 cups diced melon) 1 quart water 1/4 cup sugar, or to […]
Continue ReadingAgaves can be thought of as another chain of “7-Elevens”. The numerous members of the Agave family are all native to the New World. “Agave” is derived from the Greek word “agauos” (admirable). Agaves, the “admirable plants”, are the source of several commercial products, including tequila, the equally admirable national drink. Known as “magueys” in Spanish, the plants have […]
Continue ReadingI know what you’re thinking: “Tequila prices have been rising for years, but 225,000 dollars for a bottle is ridiculous!” “Are we talking about a regular-sized bottle, or a supersized jumbo-jet full of liquor?” It may be ridiculous, but it is nonetheless true. The tequila company Tequila Ley .925 issued a press release in July […]
Continue ReadingIngredients: 1 measure of tequila 1 measure of orange juice 1 measure of carrot juice 1 measure pineapple juice 1 measure grenadine mineral water Preparation: In a shaker, mix juices and shake vigorously, pour in tall glass over ice and top off with mineral water. Garnish with a slice of pineapple if desired. Published or […]
Continue ReadingIngredients: 3 or 4 ice cubes 1 measure of tequila 2 Tbsp. lime juice 2 jiggers orange juice 1 jigger grapefruit soda salt for the edge of the glass Preparation: In a tall glass, wet the rim of the glass with some lime juice and dip it into the salt. Place all the ingredients in […]
Continue ReadingMexican wines may finally be gaining ground in a centuries-old battle fraught with political, sociological and economic challenges, not to mention the usual climatic problems. Father Hidalgo would be proud. He reportedly launched the independence movement in the early 19th century to prevent authorities from uprooting grapevines Indians tended for him in Dolores, Guanajuato. Viceroys, […]
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