May 20, 2020 - La Gourmandista

French Onion Soup for the Cold Weather

December 13, 2014

More than three years ago have passed since I arrived to this city. Throughout this time I have looked for an onion soup to conquer

Be Humble: A Life Lesson

December 13, 2014

17h45 was the time the clock was ticking to when I was born in Mexico City on November 4, 1977. My parents were the happiest

Paris: The City of Lights, and Love

December 1, 2014

How many people can a person meet in his or her own professional path? I honestly cannot count each and every one of them. Many,

How to Make the Perfect Pumpkin Soup

November 25, 2014

It’s the middle of the fall and the temperatures are starting to fall. Whose mouth doesn’t water when seeing the big orange pumpkins that invade

Chiles en Nogada: A Recipe full of Secrets, History, and Myths

November 24, 2014

To talk about Chiles en Nogada seems to me is to go looking for unnecessary trouble if we don’t really know what it is all

How to Bake a Great Pan de Muerto (Day of the Dead Bread), the traditional Mexican sweet bread of the Festivity

October 16, 2014

I generally don’t whine about missing Mexican food because I try to reproduce our favorite foods at home, however, there are some which I have

Overcoming Writer’s Block?

September 1, 2014

So much to share. So many adventures from the summer, yet, so little words flowing. I guess it’s because there has been much to be

How to Make Authentic Lebanese Tabbouleh

August 14, 2014

When the summer arrived I bumped into a Lebanese gourmet store that made me remember my mother’s cooking afternoons with her Middle Eastern friends; their

Brie en Croûte (in Puff Pastry): An Irresistible Appetizer that will Take 5 Minutes of Your Time

July 25, 2014

This recipe was given to me more than ten years ago. I modified back then and this is how I have prepared it ever since.

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