MexicoKaren
Head Chef
What a great site you have here! So many good recipes and friendly people willing to share their good advice...my husband and I have recently retired, and we moved from the Pacific Northwest to beautiful Puerto Vallarta, Mexico a few months ago. Right now, we are in the middle of the hot and humid rainy season, and I haven't had the courage to fire up the gas oven in my stove since I got here. I normally love to bake, so one of these days soon I'll turn on the air conditioning for awhile and make some cookies or a Kentucky Butter Cake, our favorite.
Of course, I am fortunate to have access to some wonderful natural ingredients, especially fresh, ripe fruits and vegetables. Some of the items we all take for granted are hard to find - no 2% milk, no half and half, no low-fat anything. Baking soda is sold in the pharmacy as "bicarbonata". So maybe I will ask you for advice from time to time on recipe substitutions? Is there room here for a "foreigner"? And I would be happy to share what I am discovering about authentic Mexican cooking. Thanks! Karen
Of course, I am fortunate to have access to some wonderful natural ingredients, especially fresh, ripe fruits and vegetables. Some of the items we all take for granted are hard to find - no 2% milk, no half and half, no low-fat anything. Baking soda is sold in the pharmacy as "bicarbonata". So maybe I will ask you for advice from time to time on recipe substitutions? Is there room here for a "foreigner"? And I would be happy to share what I am discovering about authentic Mexican cooking. Thanks! Karen