Tangerine & Ginger Sparkling Agua Fresca – Agua Fresca de Mandarina y Jengibre

I know that in many parts of the world they are having a harsh winter, with very heavy snow storms. Here in Mexico it's cold in the mornings and evenings, but during the day we get around 22°C (72°F), so we cannot complain. Generally, we relate aguas…...

Sweet Potato Chocolate Mini Muffins – Mini Muffins de Chocolate con Camote

I'm so happy using my wedding presents, this time was the turn of the mini muffins pan. My husband complains that most of our gifts are kitchen utensils; but when I prepare something, he wants to taste it first, and he is always making suggestions on…...

Marinated Baked Chicken With Roasted Shallots And Peppers

This quick, simple and healthy supper is only 306 calories per portion. Bursting with flavours and colours, it's enough to satisfy even the most hungry diner. If time allows pop the chicken into the marinade before leaving for work. Calories 306g…...

Southwest Spiced Kale Chips

Southwest Spiced Kale Chips 2 bunches of kale (I used 2 varieties) 1/4 c lime juice (~3 small limes) 1/4 c apple cider vinegar 1 sorreno pepper (diced) 1/3 c flour (can also use whole wheat flour or nutritional yeast) 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper 2 tsp garlic...

Drug test kits used by police are total science fraud: They produce positive results 70% of the time, no matter what is being tested

Most sane people - even a significant percentage of law enforcement authorities - now freely admit that the War on Drugs has been a complete and utter failure. It's been a costly war, both in financial and human terms. Millions of Americans are serving...

What Are You Saying?

I thought about putting this aside. But something occurred yesterday that changed my mind.  Add in a dream where the "prison cell" was constructed of actual words and I thought this was important. There are three topics that have been on my heart...

Chai Baked Doughnuts – Donas Chai Horneadas

It really amazes me that every time we have a cold and cloudy day in Mexico City, it seems like no one leaves their houses, or they get out for the minimum time possible. It is true that many of our buildings are not made for the cold weather, but I...