Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Mexico and Central America”
By Nancy and Jeff Gerlach Ever since our first visit to this part of Mexico, we have felt drawn back to the area, and when we have to return home we feel as though we leave a little bit of ourselves there. We openly admit to being hooked on the Yucatán! And what’s not to like? The weather is just …
By Paul Ross Recipes: Suban-IckPork in Adobado SaucePepian de PolloGarafuna Seafood StewOyster Ceviche Dotted with more than 30 volcanoes, Guatemala is the kind of country where folks like to take the family on a Sunday afternoon picnic up the slopes of an erupting peak, straight past signs cautioning “unstable ground and dangerous fumes.” Then the survivors stand atop a crumbling …
By Dave DeWitt and Nancy Gerlach Recipes: Habanero Hot Sauce Ceviche with Habaneros Coconut-Chile Rice Grilled Snapper Fillets with Red Chile Butter Spicy Salbutes It’s tough work traveling to paradise to study chile peppers and taste exotic hot sauces, but somebody has to do it. Over the last Christmas holiday, the over-worked editorial staff journeyed to Belize (formerly British …
By Dave DeWitt and Nancy Gerlach Recipes: Spicy Sweet Potato Soup Gallo Pinto Avocado Herb Omelet with Hot Chutney La Junta Jalapeño Steaks Picadillo de Chayote Cinnamon-Spiced Dessert Plantains with Natilla Cream In September, 1992, your editors joined forces once again to invade a Central American country–ostensibly for a vacation, and this time Costa Rica was the target. …
By Dave DeWitt Above, the Sierra Madre, Home of Chiltepins My amigo Antonio swears that the motto of the Sonoran bus lines is “Better Dead Than Late,” and I believe him. The smoke-belching buses were flying by us on curves marked by shrines commemorating the unfortunate drivers whose journeys through life had abruptly ended on this mountain road. We waved …
