Dry Soup

Dry soup is not the same as wet soup around here. In fact, it is not soup. People refer to sopa seca (dry) versus sopa aguada  (watery), although I think that saying sopa con caldo (broth) sounds more savory for the latter.

Dry soup commonly refers to rice deliciously prepared a la mexicana, with tomato, onions, garlic and bits of vegetables.

So if someone asks you if you would like sopa seca, say "yes"...unless, of course, you are in a restaurant and trying to order what you think of, by definition, as soup.

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Find your house.

Brazilian "Chôro" in Patzcuaro

Cine Lunes showed "Brasileirinho, Grandes Encontros do Chôro" last night at Posada Yolihuani. The documentary both entertained and informed.

Brazilians dance! I was overcome by maudlin nostalgia for a time and place.

A place in Patzcuaro.

Querétaro Doorways

Enter here to a distant past.

Short residents preferred at #20.

Stay on the straight and narrow to access this house.

Other houses.

Gastronómico

Gastronómico. Great name for a fast-food food court at a shopping center. We had to run errands in Morelia and needed to grab something quick to eat. We each ordered a daily special at the Plaza Fiesta Camelinas in Morelia for Pesos $40 (USD $3.15). We sat at an outside table and the meal was served in two courses. My first was a delicious bowl of fresh calabacitas, summer squash, cooked with onions, garlic and fresh tomatoes (dish not shown). My second course was chicken in salsa verde, rice, beans, tortillas, salsa, and hibiscus tea. Good food.

A home base in Patzcuaro.

M-m-m-my Mexico Mantra

Never travel in the highlands in January without my wintersilk longjohns.
O-o-o-h-h-m-m-m.

Never travel in the highlands in January without my wintersilk longjohns.
B-b-r-r-r-r.....!

-2 C ̊ / 28 F ̊ in Saltillo, 38 F ̊ in Querétaro, no heat in rooms...

I know that. What was I thinking?

Cozy places.

Winterscape

Shocks of corn stand forlorn.

Sere, they yearn for their lost Spring.

More Patzcuaro...

Breakfast on the Plaza Grande

I walked to Plaza Vasco de Quiroga for breakfast recently. I ordered this appetizing platter of huevos divorciados which was every bit as good as it looks. Cost: 35 Pesos or US$2.68 at the exchange rate of the day. Glen and I usually split such a dish, which then works out to US$1.34 per person. My tasty cappuccino was extra.

Why wait?

Sing for your Supper

One evening recently, we opted for a big Patzcuaro night out and went for a bowl of soup on the Plaza Grande. The customers at the next table stopped a strolling guitarist and the three of them regaled us with all of the couple's favorite Mexican ballads for almost half an hour. We enjoyed listening and watching them have such a good time.

Come to Patzcuaro.

Waters of Cupatitzio

A short drive from Patzcuaro, we can enjoy the springs and pristine water of  Rio Cupatitzio in the Parque Nacional Barranca del Cupatitzio, Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico.

Be at home in Patzcuaro.

You might also like to see the waterfalls of Tzararacua.

Foods of Michoacan

Patricia Jinch wrote a good article entitled "Foods of Michoacán are Forever" on npr.org. See also her recipes at Pati's Mexican Table. (Thank you, mi amiga, Elvira.)

Live in Patzcuaro, Michoacan.

Painter Lalo Garcia

Biblioteca Publica Federal Gertrudis Bocanegra is currently featuring an exhibit by painter Lalo Garcia. I like the simple forms, the composition and earthy colors of his abstract style. He also showed a few paintings in a more figurative style. Visit Lalo Garcia's online gallery.