We'll miss the mole
*(but not the mildew) Mole sauce makes our black beans never get old. Well, ask...
2019, Mar 13 — 1 minute read- Posts
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Feliz cumpleaños
For my birthday we did 108 sun salutations but Phillip is alone on his birthday...
2019, Mar 10 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsTea cookies
Simple cookie to dress up after baking: • 1 c butter/coconut oil, room temperature (aka...
2019, Mar 03 — 2 minute readSourdough lasagna noodles
Keeping sourdough starter active means using it multiple times a week, so I’m enjoying finding...
2019, Feb 24 — 2 minute readPepper sourdough cornbread
To keep our sourdough starter happy we need to pour some off a few times...
2019, Feb 23 — 1 minute readSimple sourdough cornbread
I used to be bored by bread. And it can be empty calories that tempt...
2019, Feb 14 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsSourdough pancakes
Since we’re growing a sourdough starter, we get to increase the vitality of our (nearly...
2019, Feb 10 — 2 minute readMore brownies - now sourdough
Which phrase subtly means “healthy” to you? gluten-free low fat low sodium no added sugar...
2019, Feb 08 — 2 minute readSoaking was a slippery slope to sourdough
With so many delicious, quick ways to eat bread, why bother with the time commitment...
2019, Feb 06 — 3 minute read — 1 commentsSourdough pizza
Since the best part of a pizza is the toppings, we don’t care much about...
2019, Feb 05 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsPretty in pink chocolate cake
We’ve got a new favorite adult chocolate cake recipe (though we still love this one,...
2019, Jan 23 — 3 minute read — 3 commentsBuckeyes
From total gluttony to relatively innocuous, we’ve been making buckeyes. It started when we were...
2019, Jan 20 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsBest chocolate cake
Cake 1 cup flour (above picture was version with oats, slightly ground, can use ground...
2019, Jan 11 — 2 minute read — 2 commentsMexico meets Middle East
We got on a preserving kick so we wouldn’t waste a bounty of lemons. While...
2019, Jan 10 — 1 minute readMexico meets Korea
We planted a bunch of daikon radishes since they’re known as tillage radishes for growing...
2019, Jan 05 — 2 minute read — 2 commentsFastest restaurant in the world!
We ate at Karne Garibaldi, a restaurant in Guadalajara which holds the Guinness Record for...
2019, Jan 03 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsPregnant chickens for lunch
Sounds creepy, sorry for the sleazy headline. Actually, I had no idea how sleazy pollo...
2019, Jan 02 — 1 minute readEating in Puerto Vallarta
We’ve been eating at “home” with our friends most meals on our Puerto Vallarta vacation,...
2018, Dec 31 — 2 minute readBlack bean brownies
Can’t think of a better Christmas present than these black bean brownies: Gluten-free Sugar-free option...
2018, Dec 26 — 2 minute readFestival de Órgano
Morelia has a couple unique annual festivals, including guitar, film and organ. The international film...
2018, Dec 24 — 1 minute read — 2 commentsNight of the Living Radishes
We’ve grown a lovely variety of radishes en El Terreno, but we just eat them....
2018, Dec 22 — 1 minute readCooking in a sleeping bag
Maybe we have to cook in a sleeping bag cause we’re living offgrid and it’s...
2018, Dec 21 — 2 minute read — 2 commentsChiles en Nogada
‘Tis the season for green, red and white, so I’m borrowing chiles en nogada from...
2018, Dec 20 — 1 minute read — 2 commentsGrilled squash
I scratched this squash getting it out of the tree, so we decided to eat...
2018, Dec 08 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsPear chocolate cake
We ended up with a bounty of pears, and we love chocolate desserts. Of course,...
2018, Nov 26 — 2 minute readHow to make brownies in a grill
Though chocolate has been in (what is now called) Mexico longer than almost anywhere else,...
2018, Nov 21 — 2 minute readCheap eats
There is so much good food to enjoy in Morelia - with all the fresh,...
2018, Nov 17 — 2 minute read — 2 commentsPatzcuaro
Patzcuaro is a fun and funky town less than an hour from Morelia. It’s an...
2018, Nov 15 — 2 minute read — 2 commentsBaking in a grill
Baking in our grill is disappointing. But we love dessert so we keep trying. We’ve...
2018, Oct 30 — 2 minute readAvocado turtle brownies
These brownies are a great way to add nutrients to dessert - and you won’t...
2018, Oct 27 — 2 minute readGranola
Before we bade farewell to our friends in Atlanta, we made a last big batch...
2018, Oct 18 — 1 minute readMight as well eat the succulents
Aloe In the US you can spend $10 for a bottle of aloe gel and...
2018, Oct 14 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsWhose larva?
A couple weeks ago we celebrated Mexican independence at the festival de mezcal. Mezcal is...
2018, Oct 08 — 1 minute read — 2 commentsMezcal
Between the festival de mezcal and talking with mezcal producers, we’ve discovered a few reasons...
2018, Oct 03 — 1 minute readSolar dehydrator, 2nd attempt
Our first solar dehydrator didn’t last. The rainy season has consumed many cardboard/paper items. The...
2018, Oct 02 — 1 minute readWhat *did* happen to that chicken?
(That recent sacrifice to dog instinct.) We ate it. It was good! Since we cook...
2018, Sep 28 — 2 minute read — 2 comments11 chickens...but counting
Phillip puts a lot into our chickens, from crawling around in their poop to fix...
2018, Sep 19 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsOur favorite mistakes
Here’s an abbreviated gallery of mistakes we’ve made: We’ve been baking in our grill and...
2018, Sep 17 — 3 minute read — 2 commentsCorn smut
Cuitlacoche or huitlacoche is a delicacy. It’s not recognized as such by most US Americans,...
2018, Sep 14 — 1 minute readSkillet cookie
We graduated to an all-stevia dessert! No matter which school-of-diet-thought you turn to, sugar is...
2018, Sep 12 — 2 minute read — 4 commentsPrickly pears
Resilient, independent, delicious, nutritious, evolving prickly pears. Not just a plant - a role model!...
2018, Sep 11 — 2 minute readPizza on the grill
Phillip perfected pizza on the grill when we were still in PA and had a...
2018, Sep 10 — 3 minute read — 4 commentsChocolate avocado mousse
This is probably our least-unhealthy dessert: • 2 ripe avocados, chopped/sliced • 1/2 cup cocoa...
2018, Sep 04 — 1 minute read — 2 commentsChocolate mallow ice "cream"
Ever wonder where the word marshmallow comes from? Well I learned recently, wondering what that...
2018, Aug 29 — 2 minute read — 4 commentsHow to make apple crisp in a grill
With hidden vegetables! You could make it in an oven, too. We’re still hoping to...
2018, Aug 27 — 2 minute readSolar dehydrator, 1st attempt
We’ve been harvesting wild edibles (also known as weeding the gardens) and can’t eat them...
2018, Aug 19 — 2 minute read — 2 commentsHow to make squash pancakes
These days we’re eating squash pancakes, which means we get vegetables and comfort food in...
2018, Aug 09 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsOur grill
Our grill is called RoadTrip and that’s accurate - we’ve cooked in city parks, state...
2018, Aug 08 — 3 minute readHow to make *chocolate*
If you ask for chocolate here (cho-co-lah-tay) it’s hot chocolate. That’s how people first consumed...
2018, Aug 02 — 3 minute read — 4 commentsHow to make coffee off-grid
Update After our pour-over fell to the rustic kitchen floor, we’ve been making cowgirl coffee....
2018, Jul 31 — 2 minute read — 2 comments13 pesos
Someday we’ll have a bike delivery business. We imagine selling coffee on beaches or in...
2018, Jul 26 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsPancakes
We eat a lot of pancakes. Our grill has a griddle top and pancakes are...
2018, Jul 17 — 2 minute read — 3 commentsChilaquiles
We eat a lot of chilaquiles. Our traditional version is: totopos (tortilla chips) black beans...
2018, Jul 04 — 1 minute read — 2 commentsRustico
We have a new kitchen! It’s glorious, fancy and oh-so-useable. Also rustico. Yeah, rustic. Victor...
2018, Jun 30 — 2 minute read — 2 commentsGallinas aqui!
We got chickens! Phillip built the chicken tractor weeks ago. While Max enjoyed it, we...
2018, Jun 24 — 1 minute read — 6 comments