Posted by on
It’s a cold sunny day here in the Antigua, Guatemala. Just came back from Monterrico, a black sand beach yesterday and I am all ready for the upcoming week. I am going to cook so much more food now that I have a fully equipped kitchen. I am proud to say that my spanish is getting better after spending 6 weeks in Central America. More updates soon!
A simple pasta dish with a little twist.. Hope you guys love it!
Posted by on
Posted by on
Stepping out from Mexico City’s Awesomeness, I took a 2 hours ride and arrived at Puebla. This town is beautiful, filled with many colonial architecture and great food. The most lovable things about this town is the drastic lessening of people compared of DF aka Mexico City. I love the city a lot mainly because of 3 incredible people, Mafer, Igor and Igor’s mum, Pati. Thank you so much for the hospitality and warmth. Here’s the guide!!
1) Mole Poblano
A dish that is made from more than 15 different spices including chili peppers and chocolate. It is usually a little more than expansive (80 Pesos) than the rest of the food because of the amount of ingredients used. Other variation of Mole can be found in Oaxaca!
La Poblana
6 Oriente Calle (Zocalo)
2) Cuexcomte
It is believe that it is smallest volcano in the world. The cool thing about it is that there is a metal staircase descending to the bottom where cultural event are being performed.
3) Pryramid of Cholula
The pyramid is easily seen around Cholula with the landmark Nuestra Señora de los Remedios church on top of it. The church can be easily climb from the foot of the hill. The view on top is absolutely breathtaking. If you are lucky, you might be able to a performance of the flying man, where 4 man climb on top of this 3 story tall pole and guide down together with a cloth tied to his legs.
4) Chapulines (Fried Grasshoppper)
On the climb up to the church in Cholula, we have spotted some insects on the streets. After some persuasion from the abuelo, I plunge myself in into all things Mexican and try a fried grasshopper. It is actually not as slimly and disgusting as I though it would be, I enjoyed it. The girls brought a bag of grasshopper and we had a Mexican pinic at the top of the pyramid.
4) Piensa Piensa
After the picnic on the pyramid, we walked around the town of Cholula and found ourselves in a super cool shop, Piensa Piensa. The shop sells handmade 3D wooden puzzle of everything! The owner, Luis share with us that he used work in Finance. He got really tired of his job and wanted to try something new. He started learning and working with wood. One day, someone suggested to make a puzzle. One thing lead to another, his is now a famous wooden puzzle maker and his design are sold to the whole of Mexico.
He is very kind to show us his workshop and says that anyone is welcomed to use his workshop to create and play. Don’t forget to ask him about his cute little puppies 🙂
Av Morelos #405 , Col. Centro,
San Pedro, Cholula, Puebla
http://www.piensapiensa.com.mx
Click here for more.
Posted by on
Hello everyone, this is Rani Hoover. I do not know where to start the story. Rani has the biggest heart, a great cook, make an awesome fireplace, drive a black jeep, wears leather boots and plans lovely weddings. We meet each other for the first time and she brought me lunch, Crabs!! I had the pleasure of meeting Rani’s friend who are all super cool, wine makers and photographers. Thank you Rani for all the warmth, knowledge, food and the awesome tour of the Valley.
This is one of Rani’s late night healthy creation, Pear and Avocado salad. I never know it tasted so good!
Ingredients
1 Avocado
1 Pear (super ride)
1 teaspoon of Balsamic vinegar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Sriracha (optional)
Instructions
Cut the pear and avocado into small cubes
Stir in the Balsamic vinegar
Season generously with salt and pepper
Siriracha for your added kick!
Below are more pictures of my adventure with Rani Hoover. *for you Mum
Posted by on
Hey people,
It’s a sunny day here in the Northern California. I am currently crashing with one of the coolest chick in the east bay, Julie Huang! By day, she is a hardworking HR executive at a local community college interview professors. By night, she become puts on her make-up and becomes a professional belly dancer in a troupe. On the weekends, she skates, sews her dress, cook some asian noodles and fixes her house. Thank you so much for the warmth (literally) house. Haha.
This is a super delicious dish that is so easy to make. Hope you guys love it.
