Máscaras de madera
A new mascara has entered my collection. I first heard about his mask a couple of weeks ago when a friend noted he had seen a tiki mask (at a thrift store I don’t often visit) and that he was waiting until payday so he could go purchase it. 2 weeks later I visited the store and. noticed the mask on my way out. I … Continue reading Máscaras de madera
The Gods are at it Again in Mexico
Battle of the Gods in Yucatan Sure. It starts off romantically enough with rainy day afternoon strolls in the CDMX Aaah. Young love But…….. ……..then it turns into something that strikes awe into even the most devout of Gods servants Gods you say? Tlaloc te ofresco6 Nopaleros de San Juan5 Teporochos de San Pedro3 Malandros de Coyula. .. 1 kilo de hongos… 2 cartones de … Continue reading The Gods are at it Again in Mexico
The Art of Luis Amendolla
Are you one for coincidence or for synchronicity? I’m one for synchronicity. I like to think that there is a connection but its just that I can’t see it. The pattern of events occurring in an engine as big as the universe can’t possibly be discerned by a human mind. On to the synchronous then. I always loved this image of Xochipilli. I figured it … Continue reading The Art of Luis Amendolla
Papalo in my garden. 2024-2025
I love this herb. I first came across it (and the class of herbiage called “quelites”) in a book by Josefina Howard. At this stage of my life I was a qualified chef (although at this time my primary interest was in the spices and cooking of India) and a trained herbalist (I later became qualified in Naturopathy) and I realised as I thumbed through … Continue reading Papalo in my garden. 2024-2025
Mexican Cooking Equipment : The Alcahuete
We can thank Mexico (and mesoamerica in general) for chocolate. How chocolate is done outside of Mexico is very different to how it was traditionally used. One aspect of this is the variety of drinks produced from chocolate (1) and another is the equipment used. I have looked at one of these tools previously (2) and today I would like to look at another, the … Continue reading Mexican Cooking Equipment : The Alcahuete
Pixtle. The Mamey Seed.
also called : pixtli, piztli. I have also seen it written as piscle, pixcle, pixle, pixte. Todays ingredient is a seed. The seed of the fruit called a mamey sapote. Borne of a tree called Pouteria sapota. Pouteria sapota (Jacq.) H.E. Moore & Stearn. Synonyms Common Names Now mamey is an interesting name. It is also linked to an evergreen species of tree (or its … Continue reading Pixtle. The Mamey Seed.
Tragedy Strikes the A.R.M. Cuauhtémoc
The ARM (1) Cuauhtémoc, also affectionally known as ‘El Embajador y Caballero de los mares’ (2), is a steel hulled, three-mast barque commissioned in 1982. In September of 2024 this grand vessel visited the Port of Fremantle in Western Australia and I was lucky enough to have walked her decks. For more information on this visit (and the history of the tallship itself) please read………The … Continue reading Tragedy Strikes the A.R.M. Cuauhtémoc
Tlaxcalatolli. Atole de Tortilla.
Tlaxcallan bread soup? Bread “soup” is a food of the poor (well at least that’s how it started) . Nothing was “left over” and nothing went to waste. Stale bread (and as we’ll see, tortillas) can be used as the base of a recipe. In this case we are looking at atole made with yesterdays tortillas (instead of masa or masa harina) but first lets … Continue reading Tlaxcalatolli. Atole de Tortilla.
Can Machines Art ?
Can calculators math? It’s a routine, a program. They (the machine that is) don’t actually “do” anything, they just follow the program. Does that make it math? And that’s not even A.I. A.I. is so far ahead (technologically speaking) when compared to a calculator but interestingly enough not nearly as effective as a calculator (at calculating that is). Generally speaking A.I. is considered bad at … Continue reading Can Machines Art ?
Shrekxicanismo.
Language interests, amuses and often amazes me. I love the evolution of words and language and always enjoy botanical terms in particular as they tell a whole story (usually in Latin) that is glazed over when the words are simply used just to identify the plant by name. Another thing I love is slang (1) For some reason it reminds me of graffiti and, like … Continue reading Shrekxicanismo.
Masa Americana 